Matt Cain vs. Daniel McCutchen — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Daniel McCutchen
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Daniel McCutchen 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 61), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 75), and run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 87). Daniel McCutchen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 101). Role difference aside, Matt Cain holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Daniel McCutchen

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
10.04
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.32
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
40.1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
35.39
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
40.1

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Daniel McCutchen

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.07
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.93
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Daniel McCutchen

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
1868.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
6.58
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100