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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Team Record in Appearances: 19-14 / in Starts: 19-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2010 Pitching Game Log

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2010 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	139	3	Apr 7	SFG	@	HOU	W,10-4	GS-7		99	6.2	6	4	3	0	5	0	0	4.05	1.58	27	98	66	19	8	12	10	3	1	0	53			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.09	0.032	1.18	0.02%	-0.04	1b start tie	7b --3 2 out a1
2	140	8	Apr 13	SFG		PIT	L,5-6	GS-6		5	6.0	5	3	3	2	3	1	0	4.26	3.32	24	86	49	19	5	8	11	2	2	0	51			2	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.050	.98	-0.04%	-0.16	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
3	141	13	Apr 19	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-6		5	6.0	7	2	2	1	4	0	0	3.86	2.97	26	97	62	17	7	12	9	3	1	0	53			1	0	0	22	1	1	0	0	2	0	.99	-0.005	1.35	-0.01%	0.66	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
4	142	18	Apr 25	SFG		STL	L,0-2	GS-5	L(0-1)	5	5.0	6	2	2	1	4	1	0	3.80	3.33	22	98	68	15	10	3	14	5	2	0	50			1	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	.82	-0.006	.93	0.00%	0.37	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	143	23	May 1	SFG		COL	W,6-1	GS-8	W(1-1)	5	8.0	1	0	0	3	8	0	0	2.84	3.05	28	123	86	24	13	8	9	1	2	0	85			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.218	.79	0.17%	3.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
6	144	27	May 6	SFG	@	FLA	W,6-3	GS-8	W(2-1)	4	7.0	4	2	2	3	6	0	0	2.79	2.98	27	108	72	16	6	7	11	3	4	0	64			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	.68	0.285	.86	0.21%	1.52	1b start tie	8b 12- 0 out a5
7	145	32	May 12	SFG		SDP	L,2-5	GS-7	L(2-2)	5	6.2	6	5	5	6	3	0	0	3.38	3.26	32	114	65	19	4	8	15	5	1	0	39			1	0	0	23	1	0	3	0	2	0	1.13	-0.262	1.75	-0.25%	-2.11	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d3
8	146	37	May 17	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS-6	L(2-3)	4	6.0	6	2	2	5	5	1	0	3.33	3.59	28	119	71	16	13	5	13	2	6	0	52			1	1	1	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.000	1.50	0.00%	0.66	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
9	147	42	May 22	SFG	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(2-4)	4	8.0	5	1	0	1	4	0	1	2.88	3.48	30	113	72	17	6	9	15	3	2	0	73			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	1	1	1.07	0.238	1.25	0.17%	2.94	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
10	148	47	May 28	SFG		ARI	W,5-0	SHO	W(3-4)	5	9.0	1	0	0	0	9	0	1	2.50	3.21	29	122	83	22	11	9	10	0	2	0	94			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.400	.73	0.26%	4.26	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	149	52	Jun 2	SFG		COL	W,4-1	GS-8	W(4-4)	4	8.0	4	1	1	3	5	1	0	2.36	3.35	30	114	69	17	11	4	18	4	2	0	72			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.281	.95	0.20%	2.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
12	150	57	Jun 8	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-4)	5	9.0	7	0	0	2	5	0	0	2.11	3.28	34	116	78	16	8	5	22	9	1	0	76			0	1	0	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.581	1.72	0.48%	4.48	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
13	151	62	Jun 13	SFG		OAK	W,6-2	GS-7	W(6-4)	4	7.0	8	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.05	3.21	29	116	76	22	6	10	14	1	1	0	60			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.262	1.53	0.20%	2.31	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
14	152	67	Jun 19	SFG	@	TOR	L,0-3	GS-8	L(6-5)	5	7.2	6	3	3	2	3	1	0	2.16	3.33	30	113	73	11	5	5	20	4	4	0	56			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	0.121	1.41	0.10%	1.82	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out d2
15	153	71	Jun 24	SFG	@	HOU	L,5-7	GS-3	L(6-6)	4	2.2	9	7	7	2	2	2	0	2.72	3.60	19	72	47	11	2	3	13	3	3	0	12			0	0	0	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.373	.73	-0.32%	-5.89	1b start tie	3b -2- 2 out d7
16	154	76	Jun 29	SFG		LAD	L,2-4	GS-5	L(6-7)	4	5.0	7	4	4	3	6	0	0	2.93	3.54	25	105	69	26	8	4	12	6	3	0	40			2	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.221	1.97	-0.20%	-1.64	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	155	81	Jul 4	SFG	@	COL	L,3-4	GS-7		4	7.0	6	3	3	4	6	1	0	2.98	3.63	29	110	70	18	12	4	15	6	3	0	55			0	2	0	23	0	1	0	0	1	0	.83	0.000	.83	0.00%	0.93	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
18	156	86	Jul 9	SFG	@	WSN	L,1-8	GS-7	L(6-8)	4	6.2	11	8	7	3	6	2	0	3.34	3.79	32	114	71	14	11	9	14	3	2	0	25			1	0	0	29	3	1	0	1	0	0	.92	-0.195	1.10	-0.14%	-3.84	1b start a 1	7b 1-- 2 out d6
19	157	91	Jul 17	SFG		NYM	W,8-4	GS-7	W(7-8)	7	7.0	4	2	2	1	3	1	0	3.30	3.83	26	93	63	23	5	10	12	0	4	0	63			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	.56	0.149	.92	0.15%	1.31	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
20	158	96	Jul 22	SFG	@	ARI	W,3-0	GS-8	W(8-8)	4	8.0	3	0	0	3	9	0	0	3.10	3.72	30	117	76	20	17	7	11	3	1	0	82			1	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.476	1.84	0.50%	4.10	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a3
21	159	101	Jul 27	SFG		FLA	W,6-4	GS-7		4	7.0	4	3	3	3	6	2	0	3.14	3.85	25	98	58	21	7	6	10	6	2	0	60			0	1	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	-0.032	2.19	-0.04%	0.31	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	160	106	Aug 1	SFG		LAD	W,2-0	GS-8	W(9-8)	4	7.2	4	0	0	1	7	0	0	2.98	3.73	27	124	78	22	15	13	6	3	1	0	77			1	1	1	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.452	2.20	0.58%	3.57	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a2
23	161	111	Aug 7	SFG	@	ATL	L,0-3	GS-5	L(9-9)	5	5.0	6	3	3	2	4	0	1	3.06	3.72	22	93	56	12	10	6	9	0	1	0	45			0	1	0	19	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.17	-0.118	2.54	-0.15%	-0.61	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
24	162	116	Aug 12	SFG		CHC	W,8-7	GS-6		4	6.0	8	3	3	1	9	0	0	3.11	3.60	26	121	82	12	13	9	7	4	1	0	52			0	1	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.056	2.10	-0.07%	-0.16	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
25	163	121	Aug 18	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-8	GS-6	L(9-10)	5	6.0	7	5	2	1	4	1	0	3.11	3.63	27	93	63	21	9	12	10	2	2	0	47			2	0	0	26	0	2	0	0	0	1	1.01	-0.273	2.76	-0.45%	-2.01	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d3
26	164	126	Aug 23	SFG		CIN	W,11-2	GS-8	W(10-10)	4	8.0	5	2	2	1	7	0	0	3.07	3.54	29	125	80	16	17	5	16	4	2	0	70			0	0	0	28	2	1	0	1	0	0	.51	0.094	1.10	0.12%	1.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
27	165	131	Aug 29	SFG		ARI	W,9-7	GS-7		5	6.1	6	3	3	1	7	1	0	3.11	3.54	27	108	69	12	12	4	15	5	2	0	55			1	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.096	2.34	0.13%	0.81	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a3
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	166	136	Sep 4	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-4	GS-7		5	7.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	0	3.18	3.54	28	100	71	22	7	9	12	3	2	0	52			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	.64	-0.169	1.51	-0.24%	-0.73	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
29	167	141	Sep 9	SFG	@	SDP	W,7-3	GS-9	W(11-10)	4	8.0	5	3	3	1	8	2	0	3.19	3.59	30	117	77	14	16	9	12	5	2	0	67			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.141	1.71	0.32%	0.54	1b start a 1	9b --- 0 out a4
30	168	146	Sep 15	SFG		LAD	W,2-1	GS-7	W(12-10)	5	7.0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.08	3.52	24	91	61	19	6	7	12	2	5	0	76			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.433	3.28	0.85%	3.31	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
31	169	151	Sep 21	SFG	@	CHC	W,1-0	GS-6		5	6.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	3.00	3.52	21	82	49	14	3	9	8	1	3	0	69			0	1	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	1	.99	0.357	3.54	0.76%	3.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
32	170	156	Sep 26	SFG	@	COL	W,4-2	CG	W(13-10)	4	9.0	3	2	2	1	8	1	0	2.95	3.50	32	113	80	19	13	13	10	2	1	0	80			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	.98	0.448	4.23	1.16%	3.05	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a2
33	171	160	Oct 1	SFG		SDP	L,4-6	GS-5	L(13-11)	4	4.0	9	6	6	1	4	3	0	3.14	3.65	21	88	61	13	7	5	12	5	2	0	23			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.306	1.26	-0.34%	-4.45	1t start tie	5t 1-3 0 out d5
							19-14		W-L:13-11	4.5	223.1	181	84	78	61	177	22	4	3.14	3.65	896	3501	65%	17%	9%	0.61		16%	11%	0	58		---%	19	10	2	818	39	8	4	10	7	5	.92	2.998	1.66	4.14%	26.71

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