Matt Cain vs. Tim Lincecum

Ahh...Matt Cain lets do this

First off i'm not saying Matt Cain you are a horrible pitcher. Not in anyway at all. Please understand that first point. But understand this between him and TL (Tim Lincecum) i don't think he's the best pitcher on the staff. Despite the face that Cain does have the "lower" ERA

TL Vs. MC arguement... Take one

Has Matt Cain won more games? Yes

Does Matt Cain have a better ERA? Yes

But right that is as far as Matt Cain goes..

Lincecum has pitched more innings (88 v. 86.2) in the same amount of games. While cain has 3 CG and Lincecum only has 1, TL has the only shutout between the two.

Lincecum has more strike outs (103 v 68) AND LESS walks. (26 v 34) and has compiled a WHIP of wins the WHIP war (1.17 vs. 1.26) and has the lowest OBP (.294 vs. .313)

TL has only given up 3 home runs vs the 9 that MC has let go out of the yard.

TL wins the *FIP( 2.18 v 4.04)and matt cain leaves the inning 88% of time with runners on base vs. Tim Lincecum 75% ...

FIP - Fielder Independant Pitching on an ERA scale...if he didn't have such good defense matt cain would be on the out...

Just because Cain has more wins and a lower ERA dosn't make him the better pitcher. He is obviously having a great season and the two are very close, i side with TL in this comparison simply because i don't believe that Matt Cain is going to sustain this type performance at this time.