Red Oldham vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Red Oldham 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 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Oldham and Matt Strahm

Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Red Oldham and Matt Strahm

Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Oldham and Matt Strahm

Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
32.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
124.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA