Brandon Bailey vs. Matt Cain — Career Comparison

Brandon Bailey
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.68 and 1.248 for Matt Cain. By the career numbers, Brandon Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Bailey and Matt Cain

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
7.98
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
36.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8699
37.54
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.228
1.228
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
31.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Brandon Bailey and Matt Cain

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Bailey and Matt Cain

Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
295.76
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
600
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brandon Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA