Rube Parnham vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Rube Parnham
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rube Parnham 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 4.04 and 1.710 for Rube Parnham. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Parnham and Matt Strahm

Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9.84
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
38.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
33.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
33.32
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Rube Parnham and Matt Strahm

Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.833
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Parnham and Matt Strahm

Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
35.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
33.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA