Bob Sadowski vs. Mike Strahler — Career Comparison

Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Sadowski built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Strahler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Sadowski led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 80), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 91). Role difference aside, Bob Sadowski holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Sadowski and Mike Strahler

Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.87
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.57
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
8.52
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.84
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.66
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.48
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
5.26
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.54
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
37.62
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
39.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.28
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.54
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
34.64
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
33.92
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Sadowski and Mike Strahler

Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.99
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
159.1
9
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.84
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.69
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.58
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Sadowski and Mike Strahler

Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
479.17
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
50
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
35.42
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
37.5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
62.5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
237.5
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA