Matt Cain vs. Humberto Robinson — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Humberto Robinson
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Humberto Robinson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Humberto Robinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.68 and 1.248 for Matt Cain. By the career numbers, Humberto Robinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Humberto Robinson

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.31
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
7.99
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.72
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
3.8
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.68
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
4.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.958
0.958
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
38.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.99
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.89
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
34.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Humberto Robinson

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.31
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.59
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.82
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.41
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Humberto Robinson

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
1390.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
518.18
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
44.92
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
25.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
23.05
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
218.18
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Humberto Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Humberto Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA