Matt Cain vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lawrence Simpson
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Matt Cain posted a stronger line than Lawrence Simpson. Matt Cain posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.68 vs 4.3) and WHIP (1.248 vs 1.398). By the career numbers, Matt Cain had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Lawrence Simpson

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Lawrence Simpson

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Lawrence Simpson

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
295.76
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
526.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
44.92
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
23.43
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100