Tom Means vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Tom Means
UnknownThrows RightBats RightChicago Columbia GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tom Means 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 4.05 and 0.900 for Tom Means. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Means and Matt Strahm

Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
7.32
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.04
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
28.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
33.32
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Tom Means and Matt Strahm

Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Means and Matt Strahm

Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
34.87
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA