Matt Cain

Position: Starting 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)

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

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-04-01	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6		5.2	3	0	0	4	5	0	0	64	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	114	70	19	7	7	8	1	2
2	2008-04-07	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		San Diego Padres	1-5	L	4.1	7	5	4	5	5	1	0	31	18	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	97	56	14	5	3	11	6	0
3	2008-04-12	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		St. Louis Cardinals	1-7		6.2	3	2	2	3	5	0	0	62	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	95	56	14	8	7	10	1	1
4	2008-04-18	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-4	L	3.2	8	9	9	3	4	2	0	10	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	80	48	14	5	4	11	6	1
5	2008-04-23	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	San Diego Padres	1-7		7.0	5	1	1	3	7	0	0	67	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	98	57	15	13	5	13	8	2
6	2008-04-28	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Colorado Rockies	1-6	W	5.1	4	0	0	5	3	0	0	58	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	106	63	12	8	4	9	4	2
7	2008-05-03	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-8		7.0	3	2	2	1	8	2	0	70	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	93	60	17	13	5	11	2	5
8	2008-05-08	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	L	6.1	9	5	5	1	5	0	0	39	28	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	30	113	74	20	9	6	17	6	3
9	2008-05-13	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Houston Astros	1-8	W	8.0	7	2	2	4	5	1	0	61	31	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	35	114	74	19	8	8	16	4	4
10	2008-05-18	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Chicago White Sox	1-7		7.0	6	6	6	3	6	4	0	44	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	115	72	19	12	4	17	2	3
11	2008-05-25 (2)	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Florida Marlins	1-6		6.0	5	2	2	2	6	1	0	58	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	96	63	9	13	2	14	3	3
12	2008-05-30	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		San Diego Padres	1-7		7.0	7	3	3	1	6	0	0	56	27	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	103	72	12	12	11	10	3	1
13	2008-06-04	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		New York Mets	1-5	L	5.0	5	5	5	4	3	1	1	36	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	24	93	55	15	9	4	11	4	1
14	2008-06-09	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Washington Nationals	1-7	W	6.1	8	1	1	1	6	0	0	58	24	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	26	105	77	15	7	9	10	5	0
15	2008-06-14	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Oakland Athletics	1-8	L	7.0	6	3	3	1	11	0	0	63	26	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	28	108	73	23	22	4	12	5	2
16	2008-06-20	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Kansas City Royals	1-8	W	8.0	5	4	3	1	8	0	1	65	26	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	29	108	76	18	14	3	16	5	1
17	2008-06-26	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Cleveland Indians	1-5	L	5.0	8	4	4	2	4	0	0	37	22	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	24	101	67	14	6	6	12	4	3
18	2008-07-01	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Chicago Cubs	1-8	W	8.0	2	0	0	3	10	0	0	85	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	114	72	27	11	7	9	3	0
19	2008-07-06	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6	L	6.0	8	5	5	3	5	0	0	38	23	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	27	95	62	20	7	8	13	4	1
20	2008-07-11	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Chicago Cubs	1-7		7.0	3	0	0	3	9	0	1	77	23	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	27	115	77	19	16	2	12	2	4
21	2008-07-18	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Milwaukee Brewers	1-7	L	6.0	7	4	3	5	5	0	0	44	24	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	29	110	66	13	8	8	11	0	0
22	2008-07-24	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Washington Nationals	1-9	W	9.0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	83	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	113	81	24	4	13	14	1	2
23	2008-07-29	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7	L	7.0	8	2	1	0	8	0	0	63	29	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	29	118	89	16	15	12	10	5	0
24	2008-08-04	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	6.2	5	1	1	5	6	0	1	61	24	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	30	108	64	15	8	9	9	6	0
25	2008-08-10	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7		7.0	6	4	4	4	4	0	1	49	28	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	33	126	81	15	5	6	19	6	2
26	2008-08-15	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	65	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	110	73	24	9	7	14	2	0
27	2008-08-20	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Florida Marlins	1-8		7.2	5	2	2	4	4	1	0	61	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	32	125	81	28	8	4	20	4	7
28	2008-08-25	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Colorado Rockies	1-6	L	6.0	6	3	3	4	4	1	0	48	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	27	112	69	16	11	5	12	5	1
29	2008-08-31	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-5	L	5.0	8	5	5	5	3	0	1	29	20	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	27	109	63	12	12	3	15	10	0
30	2008-09-06	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7		6.2	10	4	4	1	2	0	1	39	28	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	30	113	70	24	7	10	16	7	0
31	2008-09-11	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	San Diego Padres	1-4	L	3.1	9	6	6	1	3	2	0	20	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	82	55	19	4	5	10	4	2
32	2008-09-16	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7	L	7.0	7	2	2	0	7	2	0	62	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	87	63	18	11	10	10	3	1
33	2008-09-21	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6		6.0	5	0	0	4	4	0	0	62	21	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	108	73	20	8	6	12	7	3
34	2008-09-27	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7	L	7.0	8	2	2	4	6	1	0	55	27	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	31	114	71	19	14	5	15	6	1

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	34	933	821	95	206	49	8	19	13	10	91	186	.251	.328	.400	.728	.300	328	10	7	7	7	9

Home	18	519	448	51	106	27	7	10	7	3	59	94	.237	.329	.395	.724	.277	177	6	4	5	3	6
Away	16	414	373	44	100	22	1	9	6	7	32	92	.268	.328	.405	.733	.330	151	4	3	2	4	3

April	6	147	121	17	30	7	0	3	0	0	23	29	.248	.366	.380	.746	.300	46	1	0	2	1	1
May	6	173	158	20	37	9	1	8	0	1	12	36	.234	.285	.456	.741	.250	72	0	0	1	2	1
June	5	131	116	17	32	10	2	1	1	3	9	32	.276	.331	.422	.753	.361	49	2	2	1	3	1
July	6	172	156	11	32	11	1	0	5	3	14	41	.205	.273	.289	.562	.276	45	3	1	0	1	3
August	6	176	148	16	36	5	4	2	5	2	23	26	.243	.356	.372	.728	.283	55	2	3	2	0	1
September	5	134	122	14	39	7	0	5	2	1	10	22	.320	.376	.500	.876	.358	61	2	1	1	0	2

As Starter	34	933	821	95	206	49	8	19	13	10	91	186	.251	.328	.400	.728	.300	328	10	7	7	7	9

vs RHB as RHP	34	484	426		100	24	5	9			43	101	.235	.312	.378	.690	.285	161	6	6	6	3	4
vs LHB as RHP	34	449	395		106	25	3	10			48	85	.268	.346	.423	.769	.316	167	4	1	1	4	5

Bases Empty	34	538	482		121	28	5	10			56	109	.251	.329	.392	.721	.306	189	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	34	395	339		85	21	3	9			35	77	.251	.327	.410	.737	.292	139	10	7	7	7	9

vs. Younger Batters	15	53	42		12	2	1	1			8	13	.286	.385	.452	.837	.367	19	0	0	1	2	1
vs. Older Batters	34	880	779		194	47	7	18			83	173	.249	.325	.397	.722	.297	309	10	7	6	5	8

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	8	14	.364	3.76	34	34	0	217.2	206	95	91	19	91	9	186	7	2	0	933	1.365	7.7	2.04

Home	5	7	.417	3.66	18	18	0	120.1	106	51	49	10	59	6	94	4	1	0	519	1.371	7.0	1.59
Away	3	7	.300	3.88	16	16	0	97.1	100	44	42	9	32	3	92	3	1	0	414	1.356	8.5	2.88

April	1	2	.333	4.41	6	6	0	32.2	30	17	16	3	23	1	29	0	0	0	147	1.622	8.0	1.26
May	1	1	.500	4.35	6	6	0	41.1	37	20	20	8	12	1	36	0	1	0	173	1.186	7.8	3.00
June	2	3	.400	4.60	5	5	0	31.1	32	17	16	1	9	1	32	2	0	0	131	1.309	9.2	3.56
July	2	3	.400	1.88	6	6	0	43.0	32	11	9	0	14	3	41	1	0	0	172	1.070	8.6	2.93
August	2	2	.500	3.66	6	6	0	39.1	36	16	16	2	23	1	26	3	1	0	176	1.500	5.9	1.13
September	0	3	.000	4.20	5	5	0	30.0	39	14	14	5	10	2	22	1	0	0	134	1.633	6.6	2.20

As Starter	8	14	.364	3.76	34	34	0	217.2	206	95	91	19	91	9	186	7	2	0	933	1.365	7.7	2.04

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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