Les Cain vs. Jim Todd — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Todd
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Todd as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Todd led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 66), home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 89). Les Cain held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 63). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Todd.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Jim Todd

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.44
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.08
52.08
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.98
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
4.23
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
9.53
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.21
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
7.31
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.42
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
39.61
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.1
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.58
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
4.98
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.23
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.491
1.491
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
34.45
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Jim Todd

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.25
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.94
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.68
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.77
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.56
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.66
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Jim Todd

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
8526.32
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
566.9
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.9
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
23.56
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.21
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
124.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
95.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
10.54
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-43.55
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
186.21
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA