Matt Cain vs. Lance Cormier — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lance Cormier
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Cormier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Cain led in run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 70), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 74). Role difference aside, Matt Cain holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Lance Cormier

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.07
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.31
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.36
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
40.63
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
5.49
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
35.51
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Lance Cormier

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.94
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Lance Cormier

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
3283.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
44.92
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
8.51
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.91
-10.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
192.45
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA