Carl Mays vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Carl Mays 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. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 3.36 and 1.127 for Matt Strahm. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Matt Strahm

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Matt Strahm

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Matt Strahm

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
29.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA