Matt Cain vs. Carlos Velazquez — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Carlos Velazquez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlos Velazquez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carlos Velazquez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 3.68 and 1.248 for Matt Cain. By the career numbers, Carlos Velazquez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Carlos Velazquez

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.35
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
39.44
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.52
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.94
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
36.39
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Carlos Velazquez

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.64
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Carlos Velazquez

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
295.76
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
600
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Carlos Velazquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Velazquez
Career
Per 600 PA