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Matt Cain
Matthew T. Cain
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 231 lb.

Born: October 1, 1984 in Dothan, AL
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 26, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 29, 2005
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2005 20 SFG NL 2 1 .667 2.33 7 7 0 1 0 0 46.1 24 12 12 4 19 1 30 0 0 1 181 183 0.928 4.7 0.8 3.7 5.8 1.58
2006 21 SFG NL 13 12 .520 4.15 32 31 1 1 1 0 190.2 157 93 88 18 87 1 179 6 2 9 818 108 1.280 7.4 0.8 4.1 8.4 2.06 RoY-5
2007 22 SFG NL 7 16 .304 3.64 32 32 0 1 0 0 200.0 173 84 81 14 79 3 163 5 0 12 832 122 1.260 7.8 0.6 3.6 7.3 2.06
2008 23 SFG NL 8 14 .364 3.76 34 34 0 1 1 0 217.2 206 95 91 19 91 9 186 7 2 7 933 116 1.364 8.5 0.8 3.8 7.7 2.04
2009 24 SFG NL 9 2 .818 2.48 16 16 0 3 0 0 108.2 90 31 30 11 44 3 88 0 0 6 442 174 1.233 7.5 0.9 3.6 7.3 2.00
5 Seasons 39 45 .464 3.56 121 120 1 7 2 0 763.1 650 315 302 66 320 17 646 18 4 35 3206 124 1.271 7.7 0.8 3.8 7.6 2.02
162 Game Avg. 11 13 .464 3.56 34 34 0 2 1 0 215 183 89 85 19 90 5 182 5 1 10 905 124 1.271 7.7 0.8 3.8 7.6 2.02

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2005 20 SFG NL 7 16 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .067 .067 .133 .200 -49 2 0 0 1 0 0 /1
2006 21 SFG NL 31 66 57 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 28 .140 .155 .175 .331 -15 10 0 0 8 0 0 1 RoY-5
2007 22 SFG NL 30 66 57 3 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 32 .070 .102 .175 .277 -30 10 0 0 7 0 0 1
2008 23 SFG NL 32 72 62 3 7 1 0 2 3 0 0 4 34 .113 .167 .226 .392 1 14 0 0 6 0 0 1
2009 24 SFG NL 15 36 31 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 15 .194 .265 .226 .491 31 7 0 0 2 0 0 1
5 Seasons 115 256 222 9 26 5 0 4 9 0 0 10 115 .117 .155 .194 .349 -10 43 0 0 24 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 361 313 13 37 7 0 6 13 0 0 14 162 .117 .155 .194 .349 -10 61 0 0 34 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 SFG NL 20 P 7 7 46.1 4 1 2 1 0 .750 0.58 0.43 .975 1.75 0.46
2006 SFG NL 21 P 32 31 190.2 35 17 15 3 0 .914 1.51 1.00 .960 1.72 0.43 RoY-5
2007 SFG NL 22 P 32 32 200.0 31 6 25 0 2 1.000 1.40 0.97 .965 1.68 0.40
2008 SFG NL 23 P 34 34 217.2 38 14 24 0 3 1.000 1.57 1.12 .958 1.73 0.43
2009 SFG NL 24 P 16 16 108.2 18 7 11 0 1 1.000 1.49 1.13 .950 1.66 0.41
5 Seasons P 121 120 763.1 126 45 77 4 6 .968 1.44 1.01 .960 1.70 0.42
5 Seasons TOT 121 120 763.1 126 45 77 4 6 .968 1.44 1.01 .928 1.70 0.42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2007 NL--3.645--10th
2009 NL--2.485--3rd

Wins s c a p y
2009 NL--9--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
2009 NL--.818--2nd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2006 NL--7.411--3rd
2007 NL--7.785--5th
2009 NL--7.454--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2006 NL--8.449--5th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2008 NL--217.7--5th
2009 NL--108.7--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2006 NL--179--9th
2008 NL--186--8th

Games Started s c a p y
2008 NL--34--1st

Complete Games s c a p y
2009 NL--3--1st

Shutouts s c a p y
2006 NL--1--7th
2008 NL--1--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2006 NL--87--3rd
2007 NL--79--7th
2008 NL--91--5th
2009 NL--44--6th

Hits s c a p y
2008 NL--206--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2007 NL--.630--8th

Losses s c a p y
2007 NL--16--2nd
2008 NL--14--4th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2006 NL--9--6th
2007 NL--12--1st
2009 NL--6--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
2008 NL--933--3rd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2009 NL--174--3rd

Youngest s c a p y
2005 NL--born 1984-10-01--1st
2006 NL--born 1984-10-01--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (552), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 31 (784), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 0 (2227), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3910), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 9 (895), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Brian Holman (966)
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  8. Speed Martin (964)
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2006San Francisco Giants$328,000
2007San Francisco Giants$650,000
2008San Francisco Giants$950,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,928,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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