Lynn McGlothen vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Lynn McGlothen
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lynn McGlothen 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 98). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lynn McGlothen and Matt Strahm

Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
1.91
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.04
48.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.21
63.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
3.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4493
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1553
9.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.76
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
3.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
5.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6468
38.87
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
4.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
34.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Lynn McGlothen and Matt Strahm

Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
1.91
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4493
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.49
97.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.855
0.855
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.21
63.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn McGlothen and Matt Strahm

Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
320
379.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
540.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
93.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
73.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
20.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
20.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.71
19.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
113.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
106.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
35.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
29.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.81
14.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
122.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
4.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
42.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA