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: 17-15 / in Starts: 16-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2006 Pitching Game Log

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2006 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	8	4	Apr 7	SFG		ATL	L,6-14	GS-6		99	6.0	7	4	4	3	5	1	0	6.00	5.15	27	94	54	16	8	4	15	4	0	0	44			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.06	-0.108	1.07	-0.07%	-0.76	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
2	9	8	Apr 13(2)	SFG		HOU	L,0-8	GS-5	L(0-1)	5	5.0	5	3	3	2	8	1	0	5.73	4.51	22	96	59	22	10	6	6	2	0	0	51			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.089	.86	-0.06%	-0.30	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
3	10	14	Apr 19	SFG	@	ARI	L,3-10	GS-5	L(0-2)	5	5.0	6	5	5	3	1	1	0	6.75	5.33	24	96	62	16	7	7	13	1	2	0	33			0	0	0	20	2	1	0	0	1	0	.86	-0.235	1.09	-0.18%	-2.17	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
4	11	19	Apr 24	SFG		NYM	W,6-2	GS-7	W(1-2)	4	7.0	5	2	2	0	3	0	0	5.48	4.41	26	97	67	20	3	13	10	2	5	0	62			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.218	1.16	0.14%	1.78	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
5	12	24	Apr 30	SFG		ARI	L,2-8	GS-6	L(1-3)	5	6.0	5	4	3	2	5	1	0	5.28	4.46	26	110	67	22	9	8	11	2	5	0	51			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	.62	-0.123	.79	-0.09%	-0.76	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
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
6	13	29	May 5	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-8	GS-4	L(1-4)	4	4.0	9	6	6	3	4	4	0	6.27	5.90	24	83	49	15	2	7	10	1	3	0	21			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.393	.77	-0.23%	-3.73	1b start a 1	4b 3 out d3
7	14	34	May 10	SFG		CHC	L,1-8	GS-6	L(1-5)	4	5.1	7	8	7	2	2	1	0	7.04	5.91	25	87	56	12	8	12	9	2	3	0	24			1	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.267	.73	-0.14%	-4.21	1t start tie	6t -23 1 out d5
8	15	40	May 16	SFG	@	HOU	W,14-3	8-GF		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.69	5.73	6	20	14	5	0	2	3	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.08	8b --- 0 out a10	9b end a11
9	16	44	May 21	SFG	@	OAK	W,6-0	SHO	W(2-5)	4	9.0	1	0	0	3	5	0	0	5.47	5.23	31	120	80	23	6	10	13	2	4	0	87			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.281	.63	0.16%	4.82	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a6
10	17	49	May 27	SFG		COL	W,4-1	GS-6	W(3-5)	5	5.2	2	1	1	5	6	0	0	5.07	5.07	24	108	56	14	7	6	7	2	2	0	62			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.173	1.11	0.12%	1.78	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a2
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	18	54	Jun 3(1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS-5	W(4-5)	6	5.0	6	4	3	1	6	0	1	5.10	4.81	23	105	73	14	14	8	7	2	0	0	46			0	0	0	21	3	1	0	1	0	0	1.25	-0.213	1.30	-0.13%	-1.36	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d2
12	19	60	Jun 8	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	GS-4		4	4.0	7	3	3	4	2	0	1	5.20	4.88	24	91	53	16	5	3	14	9	2	0	34			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.125	1.15	-0.08%	-0.84	1t start tie	4t 3 out d3
13	20	65	Jun 14	SFG	@	ARI	W,11-4	GS-5	W(5-5)	5	5.0	5	4	4	2	4	1	0	5.35	4.92	23	97	62	17	5	7	10	2	3	0	43			1	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	1	.99	-0.096	1.14	-0.07%	-1.17	1b start a 1	5b 3 out a1
14	21	70	Jun 19	SFG		LAA	W,2-1	GS-8	W(6-5)	4	8.0	1	1	0	4	10	0	0	4.79	4.63	29	131	83	24	8	6	9	2	1	0	84			3	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.505	1.30	0.31%	3.32	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
15	22	75	Jun 25	SFG		OAK	L,4-10	GS-5	L(6-6)	5	4.1	5	6	6	6	5	0	0	5.20	4.65	23	105	60	21	13	8	4	1	0	0	28			0	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.261	1.39	-0.19%	-2.25	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out tie
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
16	23	80	Jul 1(1)	SFG	@	SDP	L,4-7	GS-6		5	6.0	3	2	2	4	11	0	0	5.05	4.43	26	115	70	18	13	3	8	2	2	0	65			0	0	0	21	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.55	0.128	2.44	0.12%	0.95	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
17	24	86	Jul 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-4	GS-5		4	4.0	6	3	3	3	2	0	1	5.12	4.46	22	87	50	9	6	8	8	2	2	0	37			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.26	-0.139	2.03	-0.13%	-1.67	1b start a 3	5b 123 0 out a3
18	25	92	Jul 16	SFG		PHI	L,2-6	GS-6		9	6.0	1	1	1	4	5	0	0	4.90	4.40	24	105	58	22	5	6	9	2	2	0	67			1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.26	0.249	1.82	0.22%	2.24	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
19	26	97	Jul 21	SFG		SDP	W,8-2	GS-9	W(7-6)	4	8.2	7	2	2	1	5	1	0	4.67	4.35	33	112	70	15	6	9	18	6	2	0	66			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.180	.76	0.21%	2.75	1t start tie	9t --- 2 out a6
20	27	102	Jul 27	SFG	@	WSN	L,5-6	GS-7	L(7-7)	5	6.2	5	6	6	5	7	2	1	4.87	4.55	30	106	60	14	12	12	5	1	1	0	42			1	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.014	2.04	-0.01%	-0.22	1b start tie	7b 123 2 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
21	28	107	Aug 1	SFG		WSN	L,1-4	GS-7	L(7-8)	4	7.0	4	2	2	2	7	0	0	4.74	4.40	26	110	69	20	9	6	11	5	1	0	66			0	0	0	22	0	1	0	1	1	0	.95	0.136	.97	0.08%	1.78	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
22	29	111	Aug 6	SFG		COL	W,6-2	GS-7	W(8-8)	4	7.0	6	2	2	1	12	1	0	4.62	4.27	27	110	76	24	18	3	11	2	3	0	68			1	1	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.189	.84	0.09%	1.78	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
23	30	116	Aug 12	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS-5	L(8-9)	5	4.0	10	6	6	3	4	1	0	4.89	4.34	24	95	56	13	7	6	11	2	3	0	19			1	0	0	20	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.03	-0.467	.78	-0.21%	-3.82	1b start tie	5b --- 0 out d2
24	31	121	Aug 17	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-4	GS-6	W(9-9)	4	5.1	1	0	0	6	8	0	0	4.70	4.31	23	104	59	15	15	1	8	1	3	0	68			1	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.213	.89	0.11%	2.04	1b start a 1	6b 12- 1 out a3
25	32	126	Aug 22	SFG		ARI	W,7-6	GS-7		4	7.0	7	1	1	1	7	0	0	4.53	4.17	29	114	76	21	4	4	17	6	3	0	65			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	0.334	1.12	0.19%	2.78	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
26	33	131	Aug 27	SFG		CIN	W,8-0	GS-7	W(10-9)	4	7.0	4	0	0	2	9	0	0	4.32	4.05	27	124	77	15	20	2	14	3	6	0	76			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.258	.89	0.23%	3.78	1t start tie	7t 3 out a6
Sept				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
27	34	136	Sep 2	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-8	W(11-9)	5	7.2	4	1	0	2	7	0	0	4.11	3.95	29	117	81	20	10	9	11	1	4	0	74			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.20	0.312	1.24	0.19%	3.21	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a3
28	35	141	Sep 8	SFG		SDP	W,4-0	GS-7	W(12-9)	5	7.0	1	0	0	3	5	0	0	3.94	3.91	25	119	73	14	9	6	11	4	2	0	77			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.431	2.25	0.59%	3.78	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
29	36	146	Sep 14	SFG		COL	W,5-0	GS-8	W(13-9)	5	8.0	2	0	0	1	7	0	1	3.75	3.83	27	118	79	23	10	10	8	1	1	0	84			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.97	0.479	1.91	0.57%	4.32	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
30	37	150	Sep 19	SFG	@	COL	L,4-12	GS-6	L(13-10)	4	5.1	11	7	7	2	5	2	1	3.99	3.95	30	110	70	21	7	6	16	7	1	0	21			3	0	0	25	0	1	0	0	1	0	.89	-0.329	.84	-0.19%	-3.47	1b start tie	6b --3 1 out d3
31	38	155	Sep 24	SFG	@	MIL	L,3-5	GS-7	L(13-11)	4	7.0	5	5	5	5	7	1	0	4.09	4.00	31	120	76	23	13	7	12	4	4	0	49			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.238	.01	0.00%	-1.18	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
32	39	160	Sep 30	SFG		LAD	L,2-4	GS-6	L(13-12)	5	5.2	9	4	4	2	4	0	0	4.15	3.96	28	99	61	16	5	7	15	4	1	0	37			1	0	0	23	3	1	0	0	2	0	.95	-0.193	.00	0.00%	-1.39	1t start tie	6t -23 2 out d2
							17-15		W-L:13-12	4.7	190.2	157	93	88	87	179	18	6	4.15	3.96	818	3305	62%	17%	8%	0.63		16%	13%	0	53	0	---%	15	3	0	708	38	7	1	6	6	5	.99	0.796	1.12	1.56%	12.93

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