Matt Strahm vs. Vern Underhill — Career Comparison

Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Vern Underhill
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Underhill 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 5.7 and 2.092 for Vern Underhill. 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 Vern Underhill

Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
11.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
44.83
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.04
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
8.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.092
2.092
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.91
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83

Fielding Stats for Matt Strahm and Vern Underhill

Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Strahm and Vern Underhill

Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
15
642.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA