Les Cain stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1972

Pitcher

Age 78

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Les Cain played 4 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1972.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
68
W
23
L
19
ERA
3.98
IP
373.0
K
303
BB
225
WHIP
1.49

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1968DET8103.0024.013201.88
1970DET291273.84180.2156981.47
1971DET261094.35144.2118911.47
1972DET5033.8023.216161.44

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
8
SHO
1
K/9
7.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1968DET0004.90000
1970DET0507.80000
1971DET0317.30000
1972DET0006.10000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
78 yearsJan 13, 1948
Debut
1968

What were Les Cain's career stats?

Les Cain played 4 seasons for the Tigers. He had 23 wins and 303 strikeouts with a 3.98 ERA over 373.0 innings. His best season was 1970: 12 wins, a 3.84 ERA and 156 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

4 seasons, 1968 to 1972

Championships

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