Dick Starr vs. Mike Strahler — Career Comparison

Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Starr 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 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. By the career numbers, Mike Strahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Starr and Mike Strahler

Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.57
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
10.18
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.04
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.48
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
41.31
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
39.08
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
35.88
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
33.92
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Dick Starr and Mike Strahler

Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.99
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159.1
9
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.02
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.69
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.58
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.528
0.528
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.53
24.53
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Starr and Mike Strahler

Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
515.04
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.27
22.65
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
35.42
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100.88
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
132.74
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
69.03
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
17.09
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
53.1
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
191.15
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA