Matt Cain vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Matt Cain and Thornton Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 3.68) and home runs allowed (0.47 per nine innings vs 0.91). Matt Cain had the advantage in WHIP (1.248 vs 1.358). By the career numbers, Thornton Lee 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 Thornton Lee

Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Thornton Lee

Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6257
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2085.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Thornton Lee

Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
349
295.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
708
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
53
44.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
34
28.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA