Les Cain vs. Mike Perez — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Perez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Perez led in run prevention (ERA+ 157 vs 89), walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 66), and home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 107). Les Cain held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 92). Role difference aside, Mike Perez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Mike Perez

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.42
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.76
54.76
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.98
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.56
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
8.69
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.68
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.12
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
7.31
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
5.83
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.994
0.994
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
38.37
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.58
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.85
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
33.76
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Mike Perez

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.25
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.68
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.95
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.56
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.87
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Mike Perez

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
11047.06
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
566.9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
23.56
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-6.16
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
124.14
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
95.17
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
10.54
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-16.07
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.28
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
186.21
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA