Matt Cain vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams 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 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. 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 Leon Williams

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Leon Williams

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6257
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2085.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Leon Williams

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA