Lorenzo Cain
Bats R Throws R6'2" 214 lbBorn 1986 Valdosta, USADebut 2010Team MIL2x All-StarDraft 2004 R17 #496 Milwaukee Brewers, Madison County HS (FL)
Awards: ALCS MVP, Gold Glove, TSN All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2022 | MIL | 43 | 156 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 0.179 | 0.231 | 0.234 | 0.465 | 31.2 |
| 2021 | MIL | 78 | 286 | 40 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 26 | 48 | 0.257 | 0.329 | 0.401 | 0.729 | 96.8 |
| 2020 | MIL | 5 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.429 | 0.389 | 0.817 | 117.6 |
| 2019 | MIL | 148 | 622 | 75 | 146 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 18 | 50 | 106 | 0.260 | 0.325 | 0.372 | 0.697 | 82.2 |
| 2018 | MIL | 141 | 620 | 90 | 166 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 30 | 71 | 94 | 0.308 | 0.395 | 0.417 | 0.813 | 125.1 |
| 2017 | KC | 155 | 645 | 86 | 175 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 26 | 54 | 100 | 0.300 | 0.363 | 0.440 | 0.803 | 114.0 |
| 2016 | KC | 103 | 434 | 56 | 114 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 14 | 31 | 84 | 0.287 | 0.339 | 0.408 | 0.747 | 95.6 |
| 2015 | KC | 140 | 604 | 101 | 169 | 34 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 28 | 37 | 98 | 0.307 | 0.361 | 0.477 | 0.838 | 126.3 |
| 2014 | KC | 133 | 502 | 55 | 142 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 28 | 24 | 108 | 0.301 | 0.339 | 0.412 | 0.751 | 107.7 |
| 2013 | KC | 115 | 442 | 54 | 100 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 33 | 90 | 0.251 | 0.310 | 0.348 | 0.658 | 77.9 |
| 2012 | KC | 61 | 244 | 27 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 0.266 | 0.316 | 0.419 | 0.734 | 99.7 |
| 2011 | KC | 6 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.273 | 0.304 | 0.318 | 0.623 | 69.9 |
| 2010 | MIL | 43 | 158 | 17 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 0.306 | 0.348 | 0.415 | 0.763 | 109.0 |
| Career | | 1171 | 4757 | 626 | 1220 | 225 | 24 | 87 | 454 | 190 | 362 | 854 | 0.283 | 0.343 | 0.407 | 0.749 | 102.3 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2022 | 156 | 87.9 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 25.8 | 32.2 | 0.201 | 0.260 | 0.234 | 28.3 |
| 2021 | 286 | 88.4 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 37.6 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 0.251 | 0.383 | 0.318 | 28.7 |
| 2020 | 21 | 89.0 | -3.7 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 22.2 | 16.2 | 0.379 | 0.517 | 0.419 | 26.4 |
| 2019 | 623 | 89.5 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 42.1 | 19.2 | 25.3 | 0.287 | 0.414 | 0.335 | 27.8 |
| 2018 | 620 | 89.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 40.5 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 0.282 | 0.389 | 0.342 | 28.6 |
| 2017 | 645 | 89.1 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 35.6 | 19.8 | 26.4 | 0.300 | 0.432 | 0.348 | 28.7 |
| 2016 | 434 | 88.6 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 33.4 | 23.2 | 29.7 | 0.276 | 0.407 | 0.319 | 29.0 |
| 2015 | 604 | 90.2 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 38.1 | 19.0 | 32.6 | 0.301 | 0.473 | 0.364 | 28.9 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2022 | MIL | OF | 42 | 358 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.976 | |
| 2021 | MIL | OF | 70 | 593 | 154 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.994 | |
| 2020 | MIL | OF | 5 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | MIL | OF | 143 | 1177 | 306 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.994 | |
| 2018 | MIL | OF | 138 | 1180 | 304 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0.981 | |
| 2017 | KC | OF | 151 | 1275 | 430 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0.984 | |
| 2016 | KC | OF | 101 | 874 | 257 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.989 | |
| 2015 | KC | OF | 137 | 1192 | 391 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.975 | |
| 2014 | KC | OF | 133 | 1112 | 338 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.994 | |
| 2013 | KC | OF | 113 | 948 | 296 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.990 | |
| 2012 | KC | OF | 60 | 493 | 144 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.974 | |
| 2011 | KC | OF | 6 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2010 | MIL | OF | 39 | 323 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.981 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Bat | 31 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.241 | 0.566 |
| 2012 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 31 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.321 | 0.891 |
| 2012 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Bat | 24 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.208 | 0.583 |
| 2011 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 549 | 16 HR, 16 SB | 0.312 | 0.877 |
| 2010 | AA | Huntsville Stars | Bat | 280 | 3 HR, 21 SB | 0.324 | 0.843 |
| 2010 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Bat | 100 | 0 HR, 5 SB | 0.299 | 0.809 |
| 2009 | A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Bat | 61 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.192 | 0.580 |
| 2009 | AA | Huntsville Stars | Bat | 160 | 4 HR, 3 SB | 0.214 | 0.615 |
| 2008 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | Bat | 356 | 7 HR, 19 SB | 0.287 | 0.806 |
| 2008 | AA | Huntsville Stars | Bat | 172 | 4 HR, 6 SB | 0.277 | 0.849 |
| 2008 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Bat | 22 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.158 | 0.431 |
| 2007 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | Bat | 533 | 2 HR, 24 SB | 0.276 | 0.682 |
| 2006 | A | West Virginia Power | Bat | 604 | 6 HR, 34 SB | 0.307 | 0.809 |
| 2005 | Rk | AZL Brewers | Bat | 233 | 5 HR, 12 SB | 0.356 | 0.984 |
| 2005 | Rk | Helena Brewers | Bat | 28 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.208 | 0.529 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2022 | 0.159 | 0.272 | 0.230 | 0.240 |
| 2021 | 0.306 | 0.352 | 0.283 | 0.391 |
| 2020 | 0.500 | 0.310 | | 0.357 |
| 2019 | 0.343 | 0.312 | 0.331 | 0.311 |
| 2018 | 0.433 | 0.359 | 0.368 | 0.388 |
| 2017 | 0.362 | 0.372 | 0.364 | 0.376 |
| 2016 | 0.432 | 0.308 | 0.328 | 0.343 |
| 2015 | 0.419 | 0.352 | 0.405 | 0.346 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.231 | 0.286 | 0.231 | 0.516 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| 2018 | 10 | 45 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.244 | 0.292 | 0.333 | 0.625 |
| 2015 | 16 | 62 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 0.258 | 0.365 | 0.339 | 0.704 |
| 2014 | 15 | 60 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.333 | 0.388 | 0.417 | 0.805 |
| Career | 46 | 184 | 28 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 0.277 | 0.348 | 0.353 | 0.701 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | KC | $6,500,000 |
| 2015 | KC | $2,725,000 |
| 2014 | KC | $546,000 |
| 2013 | KC | $503,175 |
| 2012 | KC | $480,850 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.