Matt Cain vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Matt Cain a clear advantage over Michael Lorenzen across the core pitching metrics. Matt Cain led in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 98). Matt Cain was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Michael Lorenzen

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.54
49.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.13
30.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
4.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
8.32
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
3.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1694
7.31
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4214
38.08
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
4.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3751
33.89
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Michael Lorenzen

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
3.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.03
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.03
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.96
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.14
29.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Michael Lorenzen

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
1844.9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
542.86
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
44.92
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.93
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
28.81
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
191.84
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43