Jim McDonald vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Jim McDonald
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim McDonald 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. Matt Strahm posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 4.27 and 1.543 for Jim McDonald. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McDonald and Matt Strahm

Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
2.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1404
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2064
39.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
5.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1825
35.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Jim McDonald and Matt Strahm

Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
7.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
6.87
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
6.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
8.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.44
15.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McDonald and Matt Strahm

Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
139
545.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
501.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
90.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
66.67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
38.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
117.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
160.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
39.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
94.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
39.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
188.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
27.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA