John Strohmayer vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

The numbers give Cecil Upshaw a clear advantage over John Strohmayer across the core pitching metrics. Cecil Upshaw led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 83), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 123 vs 105). John Strohmayer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 88). Cecil Upshaw was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.