Pitcher · 2026
Matt Strahm
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #25
- Born
- November 12, 1991 in West Fargo, ND, USA
- MLB debut
- July 31, 2016
- Drafted
- 2012, round 21
- College
- Neosho CC
- High school
- West Fargo
- Salary, 2026
- $4.5M
- dbWAR
- 1.7 3 season(s)
- IP
- 35.2
- ERA
- 7.32
- FIP
- 7.12
- K/9
- 7.6
- FIP−
- 171 100 = avg
Matt Strahm is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 30 batters over 35.2 innings across 41 appearances, going 3-4. His ERA of 7.32 was 75.2% higher than the league average of 4.18 — the worst on his team, and 459th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 7.12 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 23.2% of swings (11.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.6%. His -1.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 54 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .269 | .296 | .462 | .327 | 22.2% |
| vs RHB | 107 | 93 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 18 | .269 | .364 | .634 | .419 | 16.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Matt Strahm throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 246 | 91.3 | 2,544 | 52.4% | 26.2% | |
| Slider | 177 | 81.2 | 2,684 | 49.2% | 27.8% | |
| Sinker | 92 | 91.4 | 2,439 | 50.0% | 9.1% | |
| Changeup | 72 | 82.3 | 1,671 | 34.7% | 17.1% | |
| Cutter | 46 | 87.4 | 2,593 | 39.1% | 28.6% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 0 | 35.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 7.32 | 7.12 | 1.49 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 175 | 171 | -1.0 | |
| 2025 | 66 | 0 | 62.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 19 | 70 | 20 | 2.74 | 2.99 | 1.07 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 66 | 72 | 1.1 | |
| 2024 | 66 | 0 | 62.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 79 | 11 | 1.87 | 2.29 | 0.75 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 46 | 56 | 1.6 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.