Matt Cain vs. Zeb Eaton — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Zeb Eaton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Zeb Eaton 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 4.43 and 1.667 for Zeb Eaton. 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 Zeb Eaton

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
8.74
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.48
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
39.91
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
33.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Zeb Eaton

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6257
27
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2085.2
9
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Zeb Eaton

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
488.37
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
586.05
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
44.92
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.93
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
55.6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
223.26
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
28.81
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
49.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA