Joe Palumbo vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Joe Palumbo
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Palumbo 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 9.47 and 1.842 for Joe Palumbo. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Palumbo and Matt Strahm

Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
11.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.79
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
12.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
10.13
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.32
12.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.947
1.947
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
38.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Joe Palumbo and Matt Strahm

Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Palumbo and Matt Strahm

Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA