Cal McLish vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 91). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Matt Strahm

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Matt Strahm

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Matt Strahm

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
208.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA