Matt Cain vs. Michael Schwimer — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Michael Schwimer
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Schwimer 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 4.62 and 1.459 for Michael Schwimer. 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 Michael Schwimer

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.62
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
8.32
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1694
7.31
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.62
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
39.02
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.88
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
32.73
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Michael Schwimer

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.128
0.128
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Michael Schwimer

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
28200
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
261.02
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Michael Schwimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Schwimer
Career
Per 600 PA