Matt Cain vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Matt Cain posted a stronger line than Bill Williams. Matt Cain posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.68 vs 5.06) and WHIP (1.248 vs 1.313). 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 Bill Williams

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
7.98
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Bill Williams

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Bill Williams

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA