Webster McDonald vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Webster McDonald
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Webster 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 3.8 and 1.247 for Webster 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 Webster McDonald and Matt Strahm

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
3.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3799
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
9.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.61
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
3.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
34.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.07
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4340
30.84
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
33.32
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.32
34.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Webster McDonald and Matt Strahm

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Webster McDonald and Matt Strahm

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
223
252.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
535.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
115.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
96.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
12.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
19.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.25
38.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
144.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
90.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.76
43.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
29.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
265
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
35.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA