Les Cain vs. Josh Lindblom — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lindblom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Les Cain led in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 107), home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 96). Josh Lindblom held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 66). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Les Cain.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Josh Lindblom

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.98
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
8.83
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.75
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
7.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
39.01
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.58
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
34.36
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Josh Lindblom

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.25
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.68
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Josh Lindblom

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
566.9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
23.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
124.14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
95.17
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
10.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
186.21
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA