Bill Pertica vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Bill Pertica
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bill Pertica 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 4.27 and 1.535 for Bill Pertica. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Pertica and Matt Strahm

Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.01
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
10.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.66
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
39.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
5.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
35.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Bill Pertica and Matt Strahm

Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.147
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Pertica and Matt Strahm

Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
75
401.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
562.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
85.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.57
19.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
112.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
96.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
160.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA