Brian Meadows vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Brian Meadows
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Brian Meadows 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 60), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 88). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Meadows and Matt Strahm

Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
3.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.12
43.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.31
36.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
5.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2882
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
10.74
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.61
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4208
39.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
5.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3838
35.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Brian Meadows and Matt Strahm

Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
3.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2882
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.05
95.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.31
36.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Meadows and Matt Strahm

Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
336
964.59
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
516.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
51.67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.33
9.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
68.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
83.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.97
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.8
-5.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.97
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
218.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA