Bill Phyle vs. Dick Strahs — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Strahs
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Strahs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.65 and 1.674 for Dick Strahs. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Dick Strahs

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.48
34.48
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.02
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.02
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
42.7
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.28
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
36.35
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
37.67
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Dick Strahs

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.51
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.51
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Dick Strahs

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA