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, 18,750th 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	7-13 / in Starts: 7-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	20 (9-5-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
B Crawford	1
G Blanco	1
B Belt	1
R Pena	1
Self	1
K Tomlinson	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1

2016 Batting Game Log

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2016 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	289	5 (4)	Apr 8	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.012	.53	-0.01%	-0.10	P
2	290	10 (4)	Apr 14	SFG	@	COL	L,6-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.74	-0.038	.95	-0.03%	-0.37	P
3	291	15 (4)	Apr 19	SFG		ARI	L,0-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.24	-0.062	1.32	-0.04%	-0.52	P
4	292	20 (4)	Apr 24	SFG		MIA	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.47	-0.077	1.30	-0.04%	-0.71	P
5	293	25 (4)	Apr 30	SFG	@	NYM	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.58	-0.029	.61	-0.02%	-0.32	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
6	294	30 (4)	May 5	SFG		COL	L,7-17	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.61	-0.101	2.18	-0.08%	-0.76	P
7	295	35 (4)	May 10	SFG		TOR	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.89	-0.105	1.95	-0.07%	-0.67	P
8	296	40 (4)	May 15	SFG	@	ARI	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.051	1.25	-0.04%	-0.42	P
9	297	45 (4)	May 21	SFG		CHC	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.118	.176	9	.71	0.192	.93	0.15%	1.51	P
10	298	50 (4)	May 27	SFG	@	COL	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.059	.118	.176	9						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	299	65 (14)	Jun 13	SFG		MIL	W,11-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	9	.29	-0.007	.37	-0.01%	-0.10	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
12	300	100 (34)	Jul 26	SFG		CIN	W,9-7	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.300	.400	9	1.13	0.144	1.31	0.10%	1.34	P
13	301	105 (4)	Jul 31	SFG		WSN	W,3-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.286	.381	9	1.19	-0.051	1.63	-0.04%	-0.47	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
14	302	110 (4)	Aug 6	SFG	@	WSN	W,7-1	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.250	.333	9	1.02	-0.078	1.42	-0.07%	-1.05	P
15	303	115 (4)	Aug 12	SFG		BAL	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.240	.320	9	1.31	-0.029	1.58	-0.02%	-0.35	P
16	304	120 (4)	Aug 17	SFG		PIT	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.074	.222	.296	9	.21	-0.011	.35	-0.01%	-0.20	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
17	305	137 (16)	Sep 5	SFG	@	COL	L,0-6	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.074	.222	.296	9						P
18	306	143 (5)	Sep 12	SFG		SDP	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.074	.222	.296	9						P
19	307	149 (5)	Sep 18	SFG		STL	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.074	.222	.296	9						P
20	308	152 (2)	Sep 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-9	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.074	.222	.296	9						P
							7-13		28	27	1	2	1	0	1	5	0	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.074	.222	.296		1.00	-0.315	1.20	-0.22%	-3.19

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