Alex Meyer vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Alex Meyer
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Alex Meyer 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 4.63 and 1.458 for Alex Meyer. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Meyer and Matt Strahm

Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
7.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
7.32
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
10.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
40.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
33.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Alex Meyer and Matt Strahm

Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Meyer and Matt Strahm

Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
274.29
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA