Russ Meyer vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Russ 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 3.99 and 1.409 for Russ 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 Russ Meyer and Matt Strahm

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
3.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6570
38.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Matt Strahm

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
6.87
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Matt Strahm

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
510.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
65.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA