War Sanders vs. Mike Strahler — Career Comparison

War Sanders
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

War Sanders 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. Mike Strahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 5.64 and 1.610 for War Sanders. By the career numbers, Mike Strahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for War Sanders and Mike Strahler

War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.22
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.64
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.57
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
11.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.36
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.48
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.05
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
0.712
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
42.25
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
39.08
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.93
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
38.44
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
33.92
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for War Sanders and Mike Strahler

War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.99
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159.1
9
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.69
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.75
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.58
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for War Sanders and Mike Strahler

War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
342.86
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
35.42
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-42.94
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA