Rube Marquard vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Rube Marquard
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rube Marquard built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Strahm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Marquard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 3.36 and 1.127 for Matt Strahm. By the career numbers, Rube Marquard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Marquard and Matt Strahm

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
1.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.17
53.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.37
75.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.36
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9920
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3233
8.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.61
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
4.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13657
37.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
3.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.237
1.237
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12760
34.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.17
37.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Rube Marquard and Matt Strahm

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
19.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
6.87
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
25.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
28.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Marquard and Matt Strahm

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
269.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1107
555.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
99.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
88.87
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.2
23.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
112.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
119.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
31.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
63.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.98
22.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
104.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
24.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA