Les Cain vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 66), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 107). Les Cain held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 97). Role difference aside, Gary Wayne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Gary Wayne

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.98
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
7.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.58
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Gary Wayne

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Gary Wayne

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
566.9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
86.9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
66.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
23.56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
124.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
95.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
74.48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
10.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
45
186.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA