Matt Cain vs. Jailen Peguero — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jailen Peguero
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Jailen Peguero 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 7.5 and 1.833 for Jailen Peguero. 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 Jailen Peguero

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.38
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
5.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
40.88
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.792
1.792
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
32.63
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Jailen Peguero

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.38
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Jailen Peguero

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
295.76
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
600
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Jailen Peguero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Jailen Peguero
Career
Per 600 PA