Kris Medlen vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Kris Medlen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kris Medlen 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. Kris Medlen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 108), run prevention (ERA+ 163 vs 135), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 143). Matt Strahm held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 109). Role difference aside, Kris Medlen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kris Medlen and Matt Strahm

Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.19
61.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.36
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
8.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.61
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
7.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2467
37.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
3.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2256
33.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Kris Medlen and Matt Strahm

Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.97
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.71
97.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Medlen and Matt Strahm

Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
177
689.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
502.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
50.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.44
25.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
97.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
116.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.61
17.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
233.77
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
46.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA