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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-16 / in Starts: 7-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	25 (11-9-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
G HernÃ¡ndez	1
A Slater	1

Most Driven In By
D Span	1

2017 Batting Game Log

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2017 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	309	5 (4)	Apr 7	SFG	@	SDP	L,6-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.018	.68	-0.01%	-0.16	P
2	310	10 (4)	Apr 12	SFG		ARI	W,6-2	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	1.60	-0.004	1.46	0.00%	-0.19	P
3	311	20 (9)	Apr 24	SFG		LAD	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.61	-0.032	.39	-0.01%	-0.34	P
4	312	25 (4)	Apr 29	SFG		SDP	L,4-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.99	-0.025	.68	-0.01%	-0.24	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	313	30 (4)	May 5	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-13	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.68	-0.018	.40	-0.01%	-0.25	P
6	314	35 (4)	May 10	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	1.94	-0.099	.67	-0.02%	-0.86	P
7	315	40 (4)	May 15	SFG		LAD	W,8-4	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.54	-0.025	.28	-0.01%	-0.10	P
8	316	45 (4)	May 21	SFG	@	STL	L,3-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	1.13	-0.058	.64	-0.02%	-0.68	P
9	317	50 (4)	May 26	SFG		ATL	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	1.02	-0.051	.36	-0.01%	-0.40	P
10	318	55 (4)	May 31	SFG		WSN	L,1-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	.38	-0.010	.10	0.00%	-0.11	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	319	60 (4)	Jun 6	SFG	@	MIL	L,2-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.27	-0.007	.07	0.00%	-0.11	P
12	320	65 (4)	Jun 11	SFG		MIN	W,13-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9	1.31	-0.107	.15	-0.01%	-1.13	P
13	321	70 (4)	Jun 17	SFG	@	COL	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.143	.238	9	.92	-0.055	.05	0.00%	-0.54	P
14	322	75 (4)	Jun 22	SFG	@	ATL	L,11-12	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.217	.348	9	1.63	0.154	.03	0.00%	1.35	P
15	323	80 (4)	Jun 27	SFG		COL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	.87	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.08	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	324	90 (9)	Jul 9	SFG		MIA	L,8-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	6						P
17	325	96 (5)	Jul 19	SFG		CLE	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9	1.15	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
18	326	101 (4)	Jul 24	SFG		PIT	L,3-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.259	.444	9	.43	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	327	114 (12)	Aug 7	SFG		CHC	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.185	.259	.444	8						P
20	328	122 (7)	Aug 16	SFG	@	MIA	L,1-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.241	.414	9	1.06	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.78	P
21	329	127 (4)	Aug 21	SFG		MIL	W,2-0	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.172	.241	.414	9						P
22	330	132 (4)	Aug 27	SFG	@	ARI	L,0-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.172	.241	.414	9						P
23	331	136 (3)	Aug 31	SFG		STL	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.233	.400	9	.73	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	332	161 (24)	Sep 30	SFG		SDP	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.219	.375	9	1.25	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.87	P
							8-16		34	32	1	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	20	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.219	.375		1.02	-0.513	.30	-0.11%	-5.74

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