Denard Span vs Lorenzo Cain

Denard Span and Lorenzo Cain compared on their MLB careers: Denard Span played 11 seasons, 2008 to 2018, Lorenzo Cain 13 seasons, 2010 to 2022. Denard Span has .281 batting average to Lorenzo Cain's .283. Lorenzo Cain won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Denard Span and Lorenzo Cain career totals
1,359GP1,171
5,326AB4,314
773R626
1,498H1,220
71HR87
490RBI454
185SB190
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Denard Span and Lorenzo Cain postseason
14GP46
66AB184
4R28
17H51
0HR1
2RBI21
2SB9
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.4
0.6OPS0.7

Titles and awards

  • Denard Span: 0 championships; none on file
  • Lorenzo Cain: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Denard Span and Lorenzo Cain season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2008.2946472010.306113
2nd2009.3118682011.27301
3rd2010.2643582012.266731
4th2011.2642162013.251446
5th2012.2834412014.301553
6th2013.2794472015.3071672
7th2014.3025372016.287956
8th2015.3015222017.3001549
9th2016.26611532018.3081038
10th2017.27212432019.2601148
11th2018.26111582020.33302
12th2021.257836
13th2022.17919

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI