Matt Cain vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Matt Cain and Charley Wilson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Matt Cain posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.68 vs 4.02) and WHIP (1.248 vs 1.353). Charley Wilson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.34 per nine innings vs 0.91). 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 Charley Wilson

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
38.44
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Charley Wilson

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Charley Wilson

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
295.76
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
44.92
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA