Matt Cain vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Cain and Bruce Howard are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 113 for Matt Cain and 116 for Bruce Howard, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 103 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Matt Cain gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Bruce Howard

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
7.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2229
37.95
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
33.74
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Bruce Howard

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Bruce Howard

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
416.18
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0