Matt Cain vs. Brian Fisher — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian Fisher
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Matt Cain a clear advantage over Brian Fisher across the core pitching metrics. Matt Cain led in run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 84), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 85). Matt Cain was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Brian Fisher

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.48
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.28
29.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
4.39
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
8.97
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
3.54
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
5.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2758
38.78
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.86
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.66
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
34.43
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Brian Fisher

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.56
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.46
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.28
29.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Brian Fisher

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
1091.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
105
516.39
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.93
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.1
25.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
103.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
113.11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
28.81
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
11.36
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
261.02
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0