Al Sima vs. Mike Strahler — Career Comparison

Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. 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 Sima and Mike Strahler

Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.48
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
39.08
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
33.92
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Al Sima and Mike Strahler

Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.99
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159.1
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.69
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.58
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.53
24.53
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Sima and Mike Strahler

Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
529.03
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
35.42
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA