Frank Pearson vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Frank Pearson
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Frank Pearson 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 4.07 and 1.313 for Frank Pearson. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Pearson and Matt Strahm

Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
10.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.79
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.61
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
38.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
35.83
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Frank Pearson and Matt Strahm

Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Pearson and Matt Strahm

Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
291.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
12.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
4.9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA