Bob Cain vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Bob Cain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 4.5 and 1.487 for Bob Cain. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Cain and Bob File

Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.28
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.63
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.57
63.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.5
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.86
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.89
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.72
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.53
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
3.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2761
39.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
4.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2423
34.72
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Bob Cain and Bob File

Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
27
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111.1
9
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Cain and Bob File

Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
378.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
539.5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.19
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.69
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.38
31.2
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
131.09
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
141.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.44
31.35
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
113.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.08
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA