Roy Meeker vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Roy Meeker
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Roy Meeker 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 4.73 and 1.651 for Roy Meeker. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Meeker and Matt Strahm

Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.97
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
10.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
41.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.651
1.651
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
36.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Roy Meeker and Matt Strahm

Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Meeker and Matt Strahm

Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
42
360
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.25
27.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.27
28.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
180
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA