Willie Pope vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Willie Pope
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Willie Pope 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 4.04 and 1.427 for Willie Pope. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Pope and Matt Strahm

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.76
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.94
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
35.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Willie Pope and Matt Strahm

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Pope and Matt Strahm

Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
20.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
18.01
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA