Matt Cain vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Matt Cain a clear advantage over Jake Peavy across the core pitching metrics. Matt Cain led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 96). Jake Peavy held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 101). Matt Cain was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Jake Peavy

Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.43
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2134
8.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1694
7.31
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8699
37.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.228
1.228
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
33.8
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Jake Peavy

Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.43
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Jake Peavy

Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
598
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
53
44.92
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
28.81
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
52
52.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0