Matt Cain vs. Eric Lauer — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Lauer
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Cain and Eric Lauer are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 113 for Matt Cain and 112 for Eric Lauer, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 103 and 99 respectively. If forced to pick, Matt Cain gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Eric Lauer

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.43
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.58
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.81
85.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
4.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
8.66
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.42
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.29
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1694
7.31
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.59
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3003
38.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
4.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2699
34.64
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Eric Lauer

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.43
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.85
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.32
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.21
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.26
91.26
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.81
85.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Eric Lauer

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
743.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
96
476.03
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
15.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.79
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
261.02
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
262.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.86
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA