Matt Strahm vs. Tommy Thompson — Career Comparison

Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tommy Thompson
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Thompson 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 6.06 and 1.714 for Tommy Thompson. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Strahm and Tommy Thompson

Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
11.85
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
39.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.04
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
34.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Matt Strahm and Tommy Thompson

Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Strahm and Tommy Thompson

Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
43.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
66.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0