Nels Potter vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Nels Potter 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 3.99 and 1.366 for Nels Potter. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Matt Strahm

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Matt Strahm

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Matt Strahm

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.96
34.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
137.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
33.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA