Bill Piercy vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bill Piercy 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 4.26 and 1.546 for Bill Piercy. 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 Piercy and Matt Strahm

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
33.32
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Bill Piercy and Matt Strahm

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Piercy and Matt Strahm

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
528.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
60.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
27.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.87
27.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
124.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
116.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.6
23.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA