Billy Pierce vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Billy Pierce
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Billy Pierce 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 113), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 109), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 97). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Billy Pierce and Matt Strahm

Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
585
1.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.53
55.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
3.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.36
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9920
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2989
8.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.77
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
3.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
5.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
0.961
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13853
37.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
3.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.64
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12645
34.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.7
37.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Billy Pierce and Matt Strahm

Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
2.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6250
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
2.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
2.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.78
47.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Billy Pierce and Matt Strahm

Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
294.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1255
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
526.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
97.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
88.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
6.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.12
22.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
107.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
130.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
44.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
32.99
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
77.93
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.54
23.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
31.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
110.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
39.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
24
11.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA