Mike Strahler vs. Leroy Sutton — Career Comparison

Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Sutton
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leroy Sutton 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. Leroy Sutton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.57 and 1.450 for Mike Strahler. By the career numbers, Leroy Sutton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Strahler and Leroy Sutton

Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.57
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.77
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
8.88
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.48
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.47
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.14
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
39.08
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
38.53
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.54
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.76
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
33.92
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
35.45
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Strahler and Leroy Sutton

Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.99
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159.1
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.69
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.58
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.58
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.08
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.852
1.852
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Strahler and Leroy Sutton

Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
27
279.31
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
548.28
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
35.42
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.98
20.52
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.82
18.85
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA