Ed Smith vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Smith 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 3.72 and 1.332 for Ed Smith. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Smith and Matt Strahm

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
8.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
37.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
34.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Ed Smith and Matt Strahm

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Smith and Matt Strahm

Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
514.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA