Matt Cain vs. Brian Gordon — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian Gordon
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Matt Cain posted a stronger line than Brian Gordon. Matt Cain posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.68 vs 4.4) and WHIP (1.248 vs 1.395). By the career numbers, Matt Cain had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Brian Gordon

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.05
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
38.93
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
35.16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Brian Gordon

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Brian Gordon

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1500
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
261.02
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA