Matt Cain

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 230lb (190cm, 104kg)

Born: October 1, 1984 in Dothan, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (25th) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Houston HS (Germantown, TN).

High School: Houston HS (Germantown, TN)

Debut: August 29, 2005 (Age 20-332d, 18,749th in major league history)
vs. COL 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 30, 2017 (Age 32-364d)
vs. SDP 5.0 IP, 2 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: CAA Sports

Full Name: Matthew Thomas Cain

Nicknames: The Horse or Big Sugar

Pronunciation: \mat kayn\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.1

104

118

ERA

3.68

342

331

2085.2

1694

WHIP

1.228

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Team Record in Appearances: 18-15 / in Starts: 18-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2011 Pitching Game Log

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2011 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	172	3	Apr 2	SFG	@	LAD	W,10-0	GS-6	W(1-0)	99	6.0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	2.03	22	87	63	17	5	11	8	3	0	0	65			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.250	.74	0.15%	2.64	1b start tie	6b 3 out a8
2	173	8	Apr 9	SFG		STL	W,3-2	GS-7		6	7.0	5	2	2	2	4	1	0	1.38	3.41	28	99	66	12	8	14	8	3	2	0	61			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.30	-0.024	1.19	-0.01%	0.95	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
3	174	13	Apr 15	SFG	@	ARI	W,5-2	GS-7	W(2-0)	5	6.0	4	1	1	2	3	0	1	1.42	3.45	25	102	59	13	9	9	10	1	3	0	61			2	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.164	.66	0.10%	1.85	1b start a 3	7b 12- 0 out a5
4	175	18	Apr 20	SFG	@	COL	L,2-10	GS-5	L(2-1)	4	4.2	9	6	6	2	6	1	1	3.42	3.79	26	100	63	17	11	6	11	5	2	0	26			0	0	0	23	4	0	1	0	0	0	.74	-0.308	1.02	-0.26%	-3.62	1b start a 1	5b -2- 2 out d5
5	176	22	Apr 26	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS-6		5	6.0	4	2	2	1	6	1	0	3.34	3.77	23	97	62	11	11	6	10	2	0	0	61			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.049	.79	-0.03%	0.61	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	177	27	May 1	SFG	@	WSN	L,2-5	GS-6	L(2-2)	4	6.0	7	3	2	3	5	0	0	3.28	3.61	27	107	65	15	9	4	15	7	3	0	50			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	-0.089	1.53	-0.06%	-0.26	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
7	178	32	May 6	SFG		COL	W,4-3	GS-7		4	7.0	5	3	3	2	4	1	1	3.38	3.85	29	100	61	14	9	6	16	6	3	0	57			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	.62	-0.115	.76	-0.08%	-0.05	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
8	179	37	May 12	SFG		ARI	W,3-2	GS-8	W(3-2)	5	7.2	7	2	2	1	7	0	0	3.22	3.50	30	112	73	18	14	8	14	5	0	0	63			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.429	1.65	0.36%	2.92	1t start tie	8t 1-3 2 out a3
9	180	42	May 18	SFG	@	LAD	W,8-5	GS-8		5	7.1	3	3	3	3	7	1	1	3.28	3.63	29	111	70	15	12	5	13	2	5	0	64			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.197	1.76	0.18%	1.05	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out a3
10	181	47	May 24	SFG		FLA	L,1-5	GS-6	L(3-3)	5	6.0	6	4	4	3	5	1	0	3.53	3.76	27	98	65	15	11	12	7	3	0	0	46			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.228	1.09	-0.19%	-1.48	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
11	182	52	May 29	SFG	@	MIL	L,0-6	GS-6	L(3-4)	4	6.0	11	5	5	1	6	0	0	3.88	3.57	29	106	73	22	6	6	16	6	2	0	35			1	0	0	28	1	0	1	1	0	0	.62	-0.195	.86	-0.16%	-2.18	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	183	57	Jun 3	SFG		COL	W,3-1	GS-7	W(4-4)	4	7.0	4	1	1	4	7	0	0	3.64	3.49	29	116	71	21	15	7	11	3	2	0	68			1	0	0	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.221	2.11	0.21%	1.95	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
13	184	62	Jun 8	SFG		WSN	W,3-1	CG	W(5-4)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	11	0	0	3.36	3.22	33	110	78	22	14	10	11	3	2	0	83			2	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.318	1.66	0.28%	2.79	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
14	185	67	Jun 14	SFG	@	ARI	W,6-5	GS-7	W(6-4)	5	6.2	8	5	5	2	4	1	0	3.61	3.33	30	105	66	11	9	9	15	3	0	0	40			1	0	0	26	4	0	0	0	1	0	1.10	-0.112	2.19	-0.13%	-2.01	1b start a 1	7b -2- 2 out a1
15	186	72	Jun 19	SFG	@	OAK	L,1-2	GS-7		4	7.0	3	1	1	0	5	0	0	3.44	3.21	25	106	69	24	8	5	14	2	5	0	72			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.276	1.74	0.25%	2.44	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
16	187	77	Jun 25	SFG		CLE	W,1-0	GS-8	W(7-4)	5	7.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	1	3.22	3.14	27	104	72	22	11	12	7	2	2	0	74			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.321	2.08	0.31%	2.58	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a1
17	188	82	Jun 30	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS-7		4	7.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	3.02	3.05	26	111	68	15	10	11	8	4	0	0	74			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.484	1.96	0.44%	3.23	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	189	87	Jul 5	SFG		SDP	L,3-5	GS-7	L(7-5)	4	7.0	7	5	5	1	6	0	0	3.22	2.98	29	92	61	14	14	10	12	2	1	0	48			0	0	0	28	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.14	-0.390	1.76	-0.36%	-2.05	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
19	190	92	Jul 10	SFG		NYM	W,4-2	GS-6	W(8-5)	4	6.0	5	0	0	3	4	0	0	3.06	2.99	26	118	73	18	7	9	10	5	2	0	63			0	0	0	23	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.307	1.89	0.29%	2.53	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
20	191	96	Jul 17	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-3	GS-6		6	6.0	3	3	1	2	9	0	1	2.99	2.92	25	102	64	23	10	8	5	1	3	0	65			1	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.36	-0.206	2.00	-0.18%	-0.45	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
21	192	100	Jul 22	SFG		MIL	L,2-4	GS-6	L(8-6)	4	6.0	8	4	3	1	2	0	0	3.06	2.92	27	94	65	18	8	11	13	6	1	0	43			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	.91	-0.227	1.28	-0.19%	-1.48	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
22	193	104	Jul 27	SFG	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	W(9-6)	4	7.0	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.91	2.93	27	102	70	25	4	12	12	1	3	0	67			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.22	0.237	1.80	0.21%	1.86	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	194	109	Aug 1	SFG		ARI	L,2-5	GS-6	L(9-7)	4	5.2	8	5	5	3	5	0	0	3.10	2.93	28	105	63	22	8	12	8	1	2	0	35			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	-0.343	4.31	-0.54%	-2.67	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out d4
24	195	114	Aug 6	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	GS-8	L(9-8)	4	8.0	3	2	1	2	8	0	0	3.00	2.87	28	103	68	24	10	6	12	3	3	0	76			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.70	0.032	1.31	0.04%	1.37	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
25	196	119	Aug 12	SFG	@	FLA	L,1-2	GS-6	L(9-9)	5	6.0	6	2	2	2	4	0	0	3.00	2.86	24	114	71	24	9	7	11	6	1	0	54			0	1	0	22	1	1	1	0	0	0	.82	0.044	1.48	0.05%	0.77	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d1
26	197	124	Aug 17	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-5	GS-8	W(10-9)	4	8.0	5	1	0	1	9	0	0	2.86	2.78	31	114	73	21	11	7	14	3	3	0	78			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	0.200	2.05	0.23%	2.70	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a4
27	198	129	Aug 23	SFG		SDP	L,5-7	GS-7		5	7.0	6	5	3	0	5	1	0	2.90	2.81	27	108	76	22	12	10	12	1	2	0	54			1	1	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	1	.53	-0.299	.98	-0.33%	-2.05	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
28	199	134	Aug 28	SFG		HOU	L,3-4	GS-8		4	8.0	5	2	2	1	6	0	1	2.87	2.79	29	116	78	13	18	10	11	5	1	0	69			1	1	0	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.37	0.012	2.17	0.01%	1.37	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	200	138	Sep 2	SFG		ARI	W,6-2	GS-8	W(11-9)	4	8.0	5	2	2	4	3	0	0	2.85	2.83	32	115	73	20	7	10	15	3	2	0	63			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	1	0	1.03	0.146	1.22	0.10%	1.37	1t start tie	8t 3 out a4
30	201	143	Sep 7	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS-7	L(11-10)	4	7.0	4	2	2	3	7	1	0	2.84	2.87	27	105	65	18	13	9	8	3	1	0	65			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.000	.46	0.00%	0.98	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
31	202	148	Sep 13	SFG		SDP	W,3-2	GS-7		5	6.1	4	1	1	3	6	0	0	2.79	2.86	26	106	65	22	10	11	6	3	0	0	64			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.310	.14	0.02%	2.49	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a2
32	203	153	Sep 18	SFG	@	COL	W,12-5	GS-5	W(12-10)	4	5.0	5	5	3	4	3	0	2	2.86	2.92	26	111	69	19	9	9	8	3	1	0	40			2	0	0	19	2	0	0	1	1	1	.94	0.038	.50	0.01%	-2.28	1b start a 2	5b 3 out a6
33	204	157	Sep 23	SFG	@	ARI	L,1-3	GS-8	L(12-11)	4	7.1	5	3	3	3	6	0	0	2.88	2.91	30	112	72	14	11	8	13	1	3	0	59			0	0	0	25	3	1	2	0	0	0	1.46	0.069	.36	0.01%	1.61	1b start tie	8b 1-3 1 out tie
							18-15		W-L:12-11	4.4	221.2	177	82	71	63	179	9	9	2.88	2.91	907	3488	65%	17%	10%	0.80		16%	9%	0	59		---%	18	5	0	816	46	5	5	7	6	8	1.06	1.470	1.45	0.71%	19.45

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