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: 11-19 / in Starts: 11-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2013 Pitching Game Log

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2013 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	237	1	Apr 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS-6		99	6.0	4	0	0	1	8	0	1	0.00	1.38	23	93	55	21	10	5	8	1	4	0	71			0	1	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.332	1.36	0.22%	2.55	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
2	238	6	Apr 7	SFG		STL	L,3-14	GS-4	L(0-1)	5	3.2	7	9	9	2	2	0	0	8.38	2.22	20	66	39	9	2	4	12	4	2	0	11			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.27	-0.560	1.23	-0.32%	-5.80	1t start tie	4t 1-3 2 out d5
3	239	11	Apr 12	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-7		4	7.0	7	2	2	2	6	2	0	5.94	3.77	30	113	72	16	12	10	12	8	0	0	59			0	0	0	28	2	0	1	0	0	0	.81	0.023	.90	0.02%	1.16	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
4	240	16	Apr 18	SFG	@	MIL	L,2-7	GS-6	L(0-2)	5	6.0	7	7	7	0	4	3	1	7.15	5.08	26	98	67	18	5	5	16	5	1	0	34			2	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	-0.350	.31	-0.23%	-4.26	1b start tie	6b 3 out d6
5	241	21	Apr 23	SFG		ARI	L,4-6	GS-6		4	6.0	5	4	3	1	6	1	0	6.59	4.79	25	90	60	19	10	11	7	2	0	0	53			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	2	.56	-0.242	.74	-0.20%	-1.53	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
6	242	26	Apr 29	SFG	@	ARI	W,6-4	GS-6		5	6.0	5	4	4	4	6	3	0	6.49	5.62	27	96	61	19	7	4	13	5	2	0	48			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.187	1.30	-0.14%	-1.29	1b start a 2	6b 3 out tie
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
7	243	31	May 5	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	GS-8	W(1-2)	5	7.1	5	1	1	3	4	0	0	5.57	5.19	30	109	68	18	4	8	16	8	3	0	65			2	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.294	1.30	0.24%	2.85	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a4
8	244	36	May 10	SFG		ATL	W,8-2	GS-8	W(2-2)	4	8.0	3	2	2	2	7	1	0	5.04	4.95	28	114	68	17	13	10	9	2	0	0	73			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.205	.57	0.15%	1.30	1t start tie	8t 3 out a6
9	245	41	May 16	SFG	@	COL	W,8-6	GS-7	W(3-2)	5	6.1	8	6	6	2	6	3	0	5.43	5.32	29	108	68	15	8	8	13	8	1	0	37			3	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.089	1.23	-0.08%	-2.61	1b start tie	7b --- 1 out a2
10	246	46	May 21	SFG		WSN	W,4-2	GS-7		4	7.0	4	2	2	2	7	0	1	5.12	4.99	27	112	68	19	19	12	5	2	0	0	66			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	0.075	1.30	0.06%	0.89	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
11	247	50	May 26	SFG		COL	W,7-3	GS-5	W(4-2)	4	5.0	2	2	2	5	6	0	0	5.00	4.89	22	107	70	13	12	3	8	4	0	0	56			2	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.000	2.06	0.00%	0.06	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
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	248	55	Jun 1(1)	SFG	@	STL	L,0-8	GS-6	L(4-3)	5	6.0	9	7	7	0	9	0	0	5.45	4.50	27	101	72	22	10	5	13	8	1	0	35			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.325	.73	-0.24%	-4.32	1b start tie	6b 3 out d7
13	249	60	Jun 7	SFG	@	ARI	L,1-3	GS-8		5	7.0	4	1	1	3	4	0	0	5.09	4.39	26	105	67	20	6	10	9	3	2	0	66			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.32	0.345	2.01	0.32%	2.79	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a1
14	250	65	Jun 13	SFG	@	PIT	W,10-0	GS-7	W(5-3)	5	6.2	2	0	0	2	3	0	1	4.70	4.32	23	101	62	18	8	7	10	3	3	0	71			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	2	0	0	.54	0.236	.62	0.16%	2.55	1b start a 1	7b 12- 2 out a9
15	251	70	Jun 18	SFG		SDP	W,5-4	GS-7		4	7.0	6	2	2	0	10	2	0	4.55	4.29	26	110	74	20	13	5	11	7	0	0	67			1	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.096	1.51	0.08%	0.89	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
16	252	75	Jun 23	SFG		MIA	L,2-7	GS-6	L(5-4)	4	6.0	6	3	3	0	8	1	0	4.54	4.19	25	101	65	18	9	5	12	4	2	0	56			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	.71	-0.105	.84	-0.08%	-0.53	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
17	253	80	Jun 29	SFG	@	COL	L,1-2	GS-8		5	8.0	3	1	1	1	5	0	0	4.29	4.04	29	105	72	17	9	13	10	4	2	0	76			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	0.411	1.12	0.27%	3.19	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
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	254	85	Jul 5	SFG		LAD	L,2-10	GS-3	L(5-5)	5	2.1	6	8	8	4	1	0	0	4.85	4.11	17	75	42	7	6	6	6	4	0	0	10			0	0	0	13	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.53	-0.491	1.38	-0.27%	-6.64	1t start tie	3t --3 1 out d6
19	255	90	Jul 10	SFG		NYM	L,2-7	GS-1	L(5-6)	4	0.2	2	3	3	3	1	0	0	5.06	4.16	7	36	18	4	4	0	3	2	1	0	34			1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.296	.81	-0.10%	-3.03	1t start tie	1t 1-3 2 out d3
20	256	96	Jul 20	SFG		ARI	W,4-3	GS-6	W(6-6)	9	5.0	4	2	2	4	4	0	0	5.00	4.15	23	102	64	17	6	10	5	3	1	0	51			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.006	1.27	0.00%	-0.27	1t start tie	6t 1-3 0 out a3
21	257	102	Jul 26	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	GS-7		5	7.0	6	1	1	1	7	0	0	4.79	4.00	29	115	78	22	13	5	17	4	5	0	67			0	0	0	28	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.09	0.164	.37	0.03%	1.89	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
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
22	258	107	Aug 1	SFG	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	W(7-6)	5	8.0	6	1	1	2	7	0	0	4.57	3.88	30	103	65	16	8	5	16	7	3	0	71			1	1	1	28	0	1	1	0	0	0	.85	0.196	.13	0.02%	2.54	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
23	259	112	Aug 6	SFG		MIL	L,1-3	GS-7	L(7-7)	4	7.0	4	2	2	0	6	1	0	4.47	3.85	24	87	61	22	7	7	11	4	4	0	67			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	.68	0.010	.07	0.00%	0.89	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
24	260	117	Aug 11	SFG		BAL	L,2-10	GS-7	L(7-8)	4	7.0	5	3	3	1	5	1	0	4.44	3.85	27	102	69	15	7	7	14	4	0	0	59			1	0	0	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.207	.03	0.00%	-0.12	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
25	261	122	Aug 17	SFG	@	MIA	W,6-4	GS-7	W(8-8)	5	7.0	4	2	2	2	5	1	0	4.35	3.87	27	112	77	13	9	10	11	5	1	0	64			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.206	.00	0.00%	1.16	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
26	262	127	Aug 22	SFG		PIT	L,5-10	GS-4		4	3.1	7	3	3	0	3	2	0	4.43	3.98	16	64	40	12	4	4	9	6	2	0	37			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	.87	-0.200	.00	0.00%	-1.57	1t start tie	4t --- 1 out d2
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
27	263	142	Sep 7	SFG		ARI	L,1-2	GS-7	L(8-9)	15	6.1	8	2	2	4	3	0	0	4.37	3.98	29	99	58	18	9	8	14	6	3	0	48			0	1	0	25	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.43	-0.018	.00	0.00%	0.44	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out d1
28	264	147	Sep 12	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-7		4	7.0	6	2	1	1	5	0	0	4.24	3.90	29	89	64	15	7	13	10	3	2	0	63			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.37	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.98	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
29	265	152	Sep 18	SFG	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS-8		5	7.2	6	1	0	0	6	0	0	4.06	3.80	29	109	71	23	8	12	11	3	1	0	71			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	.68	0.271	.00	0.00%	2.25	1b start tie	8b --- 2 out a3
30	266	157	Sep 24	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	GS-7	L(8-10)	5	7.0	7	2	2	3	4	2	1	4.00	3.93	30	100	61	13	11	4	18	9	3	0	56			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.89	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
							11-19		W-L:8-10	4.7	184.1	158	85	82	55	158	23	5	4.00	3.93	760	2922	64%	17%	9%	0.66		25%	9%	0	55		---%	17	4	1	692	32	5	3	9	2	6	.97	-0.193	.75	-0.09%	-2.70

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