Matt Strahm
Relief Pitcher · #25 · Kansas City Royals
6' 2" · 190 lbs · Age 34 · 11 yrs exp · Neosho County CC KS · Pro since 2016
MS
Kansas City Royals
Relief Pitcher
#25
Rafters file
Relief Pitcher
#25
Rafters file
Matt Strahm
44/100 stock
STRIKEOUTS49
COMMAND50
RUN PREVENTION49
WORKLOAD46
DURABILITY52
Rafters Stock44/100
12-tick model+0 (Holding)
Matt Strahm checks in with a Rafters Stock score of 44/100. Strongest grades: DURABILITY, COMMAND, STRIKEOUTS. Current tape reads HOLDING for Kansas City Royals.
2026 · pitching
3.29ERA
1W
14K
Statistical Snapshot
W1
K14
ERA3.29
WHIP1.17
2026 · pitching
| GP | GS | W | L | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | SV | HLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 1.17 | 13.2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
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Career Snapshot
pitching · 2016–2026
| GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 409 | 35 | 35 | 38 | .479 | — | 3.36 | 1.11 | 531.0 | 596 | 156 | 3.8 | 431 | 214 | 198 | 15 | 101 | 22 |
Postseason Pitching · 2020–2025
| GP | W% | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | .000 | 6.00 | 1.67 | 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Opponent Batting · 2016–2026
| P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8649 | 2188 | 3.953 | .219 | .286 | .372 | .659 | 99 | 5 | 64 | 732 | 225 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 12 |
Expanded Pitching · 2016–2026
| P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 | 16.3 | 10.1 | 6 | 506 | 894 | 0.6 | 160 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 140.0 |
Season by Season
pitching
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.1 | 1.23 | 1.09 | 22.0 | 30 | 11 | 2.7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | -0.1 | 5.45 | 1.50 | 34.2 | 37 | 22 | 1.7 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | San Diego Padres | 41 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1.4 | 2.05 | 0.98 | 61.1 | 69 | 21 | 3.3 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres | 46 | 16 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0.7 | 4.71 | 1.25 | 114.2 | 118 | 22 | 5.4 | 121 | 61 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.5 | 2.61 | 0.87 | 20.2 | 15 | 4 | 3.8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.2 | 8.10 | 2.40 | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0.3 | 3.83 | 1.23 | 44.2 | 52 | 17 | 3.1 | 38 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 10 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.2 | 3.29 | 1.02 | 87.2 | 108 | 21 | 5.1 | 68 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.5 | 1.87 | 0.75 | 62.2 | 79 | 11 | 7.2 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 2.74 | 1.07 | 62.1 | 70 | 20 | 3.5 | 47 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 4 |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 3.29 | 1.17 | 13.2 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Postseason Pitching
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | San Diego Padres | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 11.57 | 3.86 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.94 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 3.86 | 0.86 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Opponent Batting
| Season | Team | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals | 433 | 88 | 4.920 | .173 | .284 | .200 | .484 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals | 647 | 154 | 4.201 | .236 | .362 | .417 | .779 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | San Diego Padres | 998 | 245 | 4.073 | .178 | .258 | .306 | .564 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 67 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres | 1789 | 487 | 3.674 | .267 | .311 | .477 | .787 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 216 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres | 308 | 83 | 3.711 | .189 | .277 | .338 | .615 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres | 136 | 36 | 3.778 | .441 | .457 | .588 | 1.045 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox | 764 | 193 | 3.959 | .224 | .311 | .353 | .664 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1366 | 351 | 3.892 | .213 | .263 | .375 | .638 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 120 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 981 | 237 | 4.139 | .166 | .224 | .276 | .500 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 993 | 256 | 3.879 | .208 | .273 | .341 | .613 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 234 | 58 | 4.034 | .196 | .293 | .373 | .666 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Expanded Pitching
| Season | Team | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals | 0.0 | 19.7 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 23 | 1.0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals | 215.7 | 18.7 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 | 39 | 53 | 0.7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 2018 | San Diego Padres | 40.4 | 16.3 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 56 | 96 | 0.6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12.0 |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres | 80.4 | 15.6 | 9.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48.6 | 128 | 212 | 0.6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 67.0 |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres | 0.0 | 14.9 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 33 | 0.8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres | 44.0 | 20.4 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 16 | 15 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox | 0.0 | 17.1 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 73 | 0.6 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies | 51.5 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 74 | 145 | 0.5 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 45.0 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0.0 | 15.7 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 96 | 0.5 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0.0 | 15.9 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 125 | 0.3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 0.0 | 17.1 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 23 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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