Matt Cain vs. Zach Phillips — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Zach Phillips
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.522 compared to 3.68 and 1.248 for Matt Cain. By the career numbers, Zach Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Zach Phillips

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.22
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.67
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.63
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1694
7.31
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.3
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.22
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.27
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Zach Phillips

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.074
0.074
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Zach Phillips

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