Matt Cain vs. Rick DeHart — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rick DeHart
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick DeHart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Cain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 6.14 and 1.889 for Rick DeHart. By the career numbers, Matt Cain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Rick DeHart

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
11.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.86
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.57
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
6.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
42.71
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Rick DeHart

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Rick DeHart

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
261.02
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA