Matt Cain vs. Morris Madden — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Morris Madden
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Morris Madden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Cain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 5.91 and 2.391 for Morris Madden. By the career numbers, Matt Cain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Morris Madden

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.97
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.7
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
43.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.297
2.297
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
32.91
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Morris Madden

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Morris Madden

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2700
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.86
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA