Matt Cain vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Cain led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 89), walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 98). Lance McCullers held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 101). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Cain.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Lance McCullers

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
7.98
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.8
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1694
7.31
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
37.98
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Lance McCullers

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Lance McCullers

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
28.81
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
233.9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100