Matt Cain vs. Christian Roa — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Christian Roa
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Christian Roa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Christian Roa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.68 and 1.248 for Matt Cain. By the career numbers, Christian Roa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Christian Roa

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
7.98
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1694
7.31
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8699
37.54
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Christian Roa

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Christian Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Christian Roa

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