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

2012 Player Pitching Game Log

2012 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	2012-04-08	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-6		6.0	6	5	5	2	4	2	0	42	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	97	60	11	7	4	16	4	3
2	2012-04-13	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-9	W	9.0	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	96	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	106	73	18	19	11	6	0	1
3	2012-04-18	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Philadelphia Phillies	1-9		9.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	86	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	91	64	14	5	6	17	3	6
4	2012-04-24	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-7	L	6.1	5	3	3	2	7	2	0	56	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	116	81	25	8	4	12	3	4
5	2012-05-01	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Miami Marlins	1-8	L	8.0	6	2	2	1	4	1	0	65	28	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	30	102	70	22	8	7	15	3	2
6	2012-05-06	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Milwaukee Brewers	1-7		7.0	6	2	2	1	10	0	0	66	26	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	28	106	71	20	15	6	10	1	3
7	2012-05-12	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-6	W	6.0	3	1	1	2	8	0	1	68	19	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	109	63	15	9	3	8	4	0
8	2012-05-17	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	W	6.0	8	4	4	1	6	1	1	45	24	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	28	112	68	19	13	6	14	3	0
9	2012-05-22	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-7	W	7.0	11	4	4	0	8	0	0	47	31	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	115	79	25	10	10	13	6	1
10	2012-05-27	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Miami Marlins	1-7	W	6.2	5	2	1	3	4	0	1	59	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	103	62	20	11	10	10	3	2
11	2012-06-02	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Chicago Cubs	1-9	W	8.0	5	1	1	2	7	1	0	73	27	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	29	117	73	22	11	7	12	2	3
12	2012-06-07	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	San Diego Padres	1-7	W	7.0	7	3	0	1	9	0	0	65	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	116	76	18	17	8	13	6	0
13	2012-06-13	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Houston Astros	1-9	W	9.0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	101	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	125	86	29	14	6	7	0	1
14	2012-06-18	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-5	W	5.0	6	3	3	4	4	1	1	43	18	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	25	100	57	17	7	5	10	3	1
15	2012-06-24	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Oakland Athletics	1-7		7.0	3	1	1	2	7	0	1	72	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	112	80	20	12	7	10	3	3
16	2012-06-29	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Cincinnati Reds	1-7	L	6.2	11	5	5	1	7	2	0	38	31	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	32	105	71	14	9	6	18	10	1
17	2012-07-05	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Washington Nationals	1-7		6.2	6	3	3	1	4	2	0	53	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	103	62	15	11	7	13	4	0
18	2012-07-15	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Houston Astros	1-7	W	6.1	5	2	1	1	6	0	0	62	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	106	73	17	8	9	7	3	2
19	2012-07-21	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-8		8.0	5	5	5	2	4	3	1	54	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	97	60	21	6	9	14	4	4
20	2012-07-27	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7		7.0	9	3	3	0	2	0	0	49	29	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	29	102	67	12	8	7	19	9	3
21	2012-08-01	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		New York Mets	1-5	L	5.0	7	2	2	3	5	1	0	47	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	96	55	21	6	8	7	5	0
22	2012-08-06	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	L	5.2	8	5	5	2	7	1	0	38	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	114	76	13	7	6	11	5	1
23	2012-08-11	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Colorado Rockies	1-8	W	7.1	7	2	2	1	6	1	1	61	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	90	62	17	11	4	17	5	1
24	2012-08-17	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	San Diego Padres	1-8	W	8.0	4	1	1	0	6	0	1	76	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	108	74	17	11	10	12	4	2
25	2012-08-22	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7	W	7.0	7	1	1	0	5	0	0	64	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	101	65	24	5	7	15	5	3
26	2012-08-28	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Houston Astros	1-8		7.1	6	2	2	3	5	1	0	60	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	32	118	78	17	18	10	13	4	4
27	2012-09-02	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Chicago Cubs	1-5		5.0	6	5	5	2	6	1	0	39	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	91	57	17	7	9	5	2	0
28	2012-09-08	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-8		7.1	6	2	2	2	5	0	0	61	23	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	27	103	69	16	12	4	15	5	1
29	2012-09-14	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-6	W	5.0	4	1	1	5	2	0	1	52	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	106	65	21	9	4	10	3	1
30	2012-09-19	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Colorado Rockies	1-8	W	8.0	4	1	1	4	8	0	0	74	26	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	31	116	74	16	18	14	5	1	1
31	2012-09-26	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	74	26	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	91	67	20	7	9	10	3	0
32	2012-10-01	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-5		5.0	4	2	2	1	2	1	0	52	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	68	47	9	5	10	5	3	0

2012 Player Pitching Splits

2012 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	32	876	796	73	177	41	3	21	18	7	51	193	.222	.274	.361	.635	.264	287	14	9	11	9	1

Home	15	422	392	26	81	17	0	7	11	5	19	101	.207	.244	.304	.548	.256	119	8	2	4	5	1
Away	17	454	404	47	96	24	3	14	7	2	32	92	.238	.302	.416	.718	.272	168	6	7	7	4	0

April	4	109	102	8	14	4	0	4	2	0	5	26	.137	.178	.294	.472	.139	30	1	0	2	0	0
May	6	168	152	15	39	10	3	2	5	1	8	40	.257	.299	.401	.701	.325	61	1	3	1	4	1
June	6	170	156	13	32	8	0	4	8	1	10	48	.205	.259	.333	.592	.264	52	2	2	0	2	0
July	4	110	104	13	25	5	0	5	1	1	4	16	.240	.275	.433	.708	.241	45	4	1	1	0	0
August	6	168	154	13	39	9	0	4	2	2	9	34	.253	.301	.390	.691	.299	60	0	2	2	1	0
September	5	132	111	9	24	4	0	1	0	2	14	27	.216	.305	.279	.584	.271	31	5	1	4	2	0
October	1	19	17	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	.235	.278	.471	.748	.214	8	1	0	1	0	0

As Starter	32	876	796	73	177	41	3	21	18	7	51	193	.222	.274	.361	.635	.264	287	14	9	11	9	1

vs RHB as RHP	32	452	414		79	19	2	12			17	99	.191	.229	.333	.563	.215	138	9	6	7	8	1
vs LHB as RHP	32	424	382		98	22	1	9			34	94	.257	.321	.390	.712	.318	149	5	3	4	1	0

Bases Empty	32	536	500		111	30	3	15			30	121	.222	.274	.384	.658	.264	192	0	6	0	0	0
Runners On	31	340	296		66	11	0	6			21	72	.223	.274	.321	.595	.264	95	14	3	11	9	1

vs. Younger Batters	28	371	337		78	14	1	9			24	84	.232	.288	.359	.647	.282	121	5	3	6	1	1
vs. Older Batters	32	505	459		99	27	2	12			27	109	.216	.264	.362	.626	.251	166	9	6	5	8	0

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	16	5	.762	2.79	32	32	0	219.1	177	73	68	21	51	1	193	9	0	0	876	1.040	7.9	3.78

Home	8	3	.727	2.03	15	15	0	110.2	81	26	25	7	19	1	101	2	0	0	422	0.904	8.2	5.32
Away	8	2	.800	3.56	17	17	0	108.2	96	47	43	14	32	0	92	7	0	0	454	1.178	7.6	2.88

April	1	1	.500	2.37	4	4	0	30.1	14	8	8	4	5	0	26	0	0	0	109	0.626	7.7	5.20
May	4	1	.800	3.10	6	6	0	40.2	39	15	14	2	8	1	40	3	0	0	168	1.156	8.9	5.00
June	4	1	.800	2.11	6	6	0	42.2	32	13	10	4	10	0	48	2	0	0	170	0.984	10.1	4.80
July	1	0	1.000	3.86	4	4	0	28.0	25	13	12	5	4	0	16	1	0	0	110	1.036	5.1	4.00
August	3	2	.600	2.90	6	6	0	40.1	39	13	13	4	9	0	34	2	0	0	168	1.190	7.6	3.78
September	3	0	1.000	2.51	5	5	0	32.1	24	9	9	1	14	0	27	1	0	0	132	1.175	7.5	1.93
October	0	0		3.60	1	1	0	5.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	19	1.000	3.6	2.00

As Starter	16	5	.762	2.79	32	32	0	219.1	177	73	68	21	51	1	193	9	0	0	876	1.040	7.9	3.78

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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