Matt Cain
| 23-year-old Pitcher |
| San Francisco Giants |
| Date of Birth: October 1, 1984 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 235 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2002 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 20 | AAA | Fresno | 26 | 10 | 5 | 145.2 | 619 | 118 | 22 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 176 | 4.39 | 4.76 | ||
| 2005 | 20 | MLB | SF Giants | 7 | 2 | 1 | 46.1 | 178 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 2.33 | 2.33 | ||
| 2006 | 21 | MLB | San Francisco | 32 | 13 | 12 | 190.2 | 818 | 157 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 93 | 88 | 87 | 179 | 4.15 | 4.39 |
| 2007 | 22 | MLB | San Francisco | 32 | 7 | 16 | 200.0 | 832 | 173 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 163 | 3.65 | 3.78 |
| 2008 | 23 | MLB | San Francisco | 18 | 5 | 6 | 113.1 | 480 | 101 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 107 | 4.13 | 4.29 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 20 | AAA | Fresno | 11.8% | 28.4% | .302 | 5.00 | |||
| 2005 | 20 | MLB | SF Giants | 10.7% | 16.9% | .178 | 4.32 | |||
| 2006 | 21 | MLB | San Francisco | 10.6% | 21.9% | .271 | 40% | 5% | 3.93 | 3.88 |
| 2007 | 22 | MLB | San Francisco | 9.5% | 19.6% | .286 | 40% | 4% | 3.72 | 3.61 |
| 2008 | 23 | MLB | San Francisco | 9.8% | 22.3% | .298 | 32% | 5% | 3.81 | 4.19 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Cain: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: San Francisco | 2007: San Francisco
| Split Statistics with San Francisco in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 32.2 | 147 | 15.6% | 19.7% | .307 | 33% | 4.41 |
| May | 41.1 | 173 | 6.9% | 20.8% | .257 | 31% | 4.36 |
| June | 31.1 | 131 | 6.9% | 24.4% | .378 | 32% | 4.60 |
| July | 8.0 | 29 | 10.3% | 34.5% | .125 | 40% | 0.00 |
| AWAY | 55.0 | 231 | 7.8% | 22.9% | .329 | 32% | 4.42 |
| HOME | 58.1 | 249 | 11.6% | 21.7% | .267 | 33% | 3.86 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 1 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| June 26 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| June 20 | MLB | @ Kansas City | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| June 14 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| June 9 | MLB | @ Washington | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| June 4 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| May 30 | MLB | vs. San Diego | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| May 25 | MLB | @ Florida | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| May 18 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| May 13 | MLB | vs. Houston | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Player Notes
June 2008
Athletics Nation: Whiff Whiff - Hooray!Cain and Rich Harden.
Bay City Ball: Bad luck, but in good company
Cain pitched 7 innings of 3-run ball but got the loss when the Giants couldn’t get anything going offens...
Bay City Ball: Yes We Cain!
Hey, whaddya know, Matt Cain got a win last night against the Washington Nationals.
May 2008
Bay City Ball: Cain?s CurveballI’d like to give Matt Cain a much deserved shout out after he threw 8 innings of 2-run ball last night.
April 2008
Bay City Ball: Numbers GameCain’s pitch total from his first start of the season.
Statistically Speaking: Cain Watch #1