Matt Cain
Bats R Throws R6'3" 230 lbBorn 1984 Dothan, USADebut 2005Team SF3x All-StarDraft 2002 R1 #25 San Francisco Giants, Houston HS (Germantown, Tenn)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2017 | SF | 27 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.156 | 0.156 | 0.219 | 0.375 | -10.6 |
| 2016 | SF | 21 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.074 | 0.074 | 0.222 | 0.296 | -44.6 |
| 2015 | SF | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -132.2 |
| 2014 | SF | 15 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.148 | 0.233 | 0.148 | 0.381 | 11.9 |
| 2013 | SF | 30 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.096 | 0.130 | 0.096 | 0.226 | -45.0 |
| 2012 | SF | 35 | 84 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0.176 | 0.197 | 0.243 | 0.441 | 21.9 |
| 2011 | SF | 35 | 78 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0.136 | 0.171 | 0.197 | 0.368 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | SF | 35 | 77 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0.106 | 0.119 | 0.121 | 0.241 | -50.7 |
| 2009 | SF | 33 | 73 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0.150 | 0.203 | 0.217 | 0.420 | 2.7 |
| 2008 | SF | 34 | 72 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0.113 | 0.167 | 0.226 | 0.392 | -6.3 |
| 2007 | SF | 32 | 66 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0.070 | 0.102 | 0.175 | 0.277 | -40.7 |
| 2006 | SF | 32 | 66 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0.140 | 0.155 | 0.175 | 0.331 | -23.4 |
| 2005 | SF | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.067 | 0.067 | 0.133 | 0.200 | -77.1 |
| Career | | 349 | 708 | 27 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 308 | 0.121 | 0.151 | 0.180 | 0.331 | -20.6 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2017 | SF | 3 | 11 | 5.43 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 124.3 | 568 | 18 | 49 | 75 | 85.9 | 100.3 | 86.1 |
| 2016 | SF | 4 | 8 | 5.64 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 89.3 | 397 | 16 | 32 | 72 | 89.3 | 101.8 | 91.1 |
| 2015 | SF | 2 | 4 | 5.79 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 60.7 | 271 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 77.1 | 101.3 | 78.4 |
| 2014 | SF | 2 | 7 | 4.18 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 90.3 | 374 | 13 | 32 | 70 | 96.7 | | |
| 2013 | SF | 8 | 10 | 4.00 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 184.3 | 760 | 23 | 55 | 158 | 104.7 | | |
| 2012 | SF | 16 | 5 | 2.79 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 219.3 | 876 | 21 | 51 | 193 | 111.0 | | |
| 2011 | SF | 12 | 11 | 2.88 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 221.7 | 907 | 9 | 63 | 179 | 114.8 | | |
| 2010 | SF | 13 | 11 | 3.14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 223.3 | 896 | 22 | 61 | 177 | 111.5 | | |
| 2009 | SF | 14 | 8 | 2.89 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 217.7 | 886 | 22 | 73 | 171 | 110.9 | | |
| 2008 | SF | 8 | 14 | 3.76 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 217.7 | 933 | 19 | 91 | 186 | 102.5 | | |
| 2007 | SF | 7 | 16 | 3.65 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.0 | 832 | 14 | 79 | 163 | 109.8 | | |
| 2006 | SF | 13 | 12 | 4.15 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 190.7 | 818 | 18 | 87 | 179 | 109.7 | | |
| 2005 | SF | 2 | 1 | 2.33 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 46.3 | 181 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 131.7 | | |
| Career | | 104 | 118 | 3.68 | 342 | 331 | 0 | 2085.7 | 8699 | 211 | 712 | 1694 | 105.9 | | 106.0 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2017 | 34 | 75.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 41.3 | 50.0 | 0.124 | 0.170 | 0.125 | 23.1 |
| 2016 | 28 | 78.0 | 28.1 | 11.1 | 18.2 | 52.2 | 45.5 | 0.069 | 0.190 | 0.106 | |
| 2015 | 20 | 86.2 | 23.4 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 45.7 | 30.0 | 0.064 | 0.081 | 0.065 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2017 | SF | P | 27 | 124 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0.968 | +0.2 |
| 2016 | SF | P | 21 | 89 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0.889 | +0.9 |
| 2015 | SF | P | 13 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.4 |
| 2014 | SF | P | 15 | 90 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.923 | |
| 2013 | SF | P | 30 | 184 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0.974 | |
| 2012 | SF | P | 32 | 219 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0.944 | |
| 2011 | SF | P | 33 | 222 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0.925 | |
| 2010 | SF | P | 33 | 223 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.943 | |
| 2009 | SF | P | 33 | 218 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | SF | P | 34 | 218 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 2007 | SF | P | 32 | 200 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2006 | SF | P | 32 | 191 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.914 | |
| 2005 | SF | P | 7 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2005 | AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | Bat | 36 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.241 | 0.577 |
| 2016 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pit | 47 | 10.2 IP, 13% K | 5.29 | |
| 2016 | A+ | San Jose Giants | Pit | 25 | 4.0 IP, 8% K | 20.25 | |
| 2015 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pit | 83 | 19.2 IP, 27% K | 3.28 | |
| 2005 | AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | Pit | 627 | 145.2 IP, 28% K | 4.40 | |
| 2004 | AA | Norwich Navigators | Pit | 363 | 86.0 IP, 20% K | 3.35 | |
| 2004 | A+ | San Jose Giants | Pit | 294 | 72.2 IP, 30% K | 1.87 | |
| 2003 | A | Hagerstown Suns | Pit | 303 | 74.0 IP, 30% K | 2.55 | |
| 2002 | Rk | AZL Giants | Pit | 83 | 19.1 IP, 24% K | 3.77 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2017 | 0.104 | 0.198 | 0.208 | 0.096 |
| 2016 | 0.250 | 0.000 | 0.191 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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 |
|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.444 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 0.571 |
| Career | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 3.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 30.0 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 1.13 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0.94 |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 2.10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 51.3 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 1.05 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | SF | $20,833,333 |
| 2015 | SF | $21,000,000 |
| 2014 | SF | $20,000,000 |
| 2013 | SF | $20,833,333 |
| 2012 | SF | $15,333,333 |
| 2011 | SF | $7,333,333 |
| 2010 | SF | $4,583,333 |
| 2009 | SF | $2,900,000 |
| 2008 | SF | $950,000 |
| 2007 | SF | $650,000 |
| 2006 | SF | $328,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.