Matt Cain vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Seth Lugo a clear advantage over Matt Cain across the core pitching metrics. Seth Lugo led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 103). Seth Lugo was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Seth Lugo

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
8.06
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1694
7.31
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8699
37.54
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.228
1.228
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3740
33.9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Seth Lugo

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Seth Lugo

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.93
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
28.81
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA