Brian Matusz vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Brian Matusz
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Matt Strahm a clear advantage over Brian Matusz across the core pitching metrics. Matt Strahm led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 71), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 109). Matt Strahm was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brian Matusz and Matt Strahm

Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.77
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.64
24.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
9.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
3.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
7.87
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2335
39.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.68
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
5.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2081
35.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Brian Matusz and Matt Strahm

Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.77
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.64
24.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Matusz and Matt Strahm

Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
21000
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
6788.57
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA