Al Schroll vs. Mike Strahler — Career Comparison

Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Schroll 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 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Mike Strahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Schroll and Mike Strahler

Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.54
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.002
1.002
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
39.08
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
33.92
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Al Schroll and Mike Strahler

Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.99
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159.1
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.53
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.75
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.69
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.68
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.58
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Schroll and Mike Strahler

Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
35.42
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
44.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA