Matt Cain
2005–2017 · bats R / throws R · NLS, San Francisco Giants
349G
.121AVG
.151OBP
.180SLG
More career statistics
74H
7HR
34RBI
0SB
104–118W–L
2,085.2IP
1,694K
3.68ERA
331GS
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349 | 708 | 611 | 27 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 110 | .121 | .151 | .180 | .331 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,085.7 | 342 | 331 | 15 | 104 | 118 | 0 | 1,849 | 910 | 853 | 211 | 712 | 1,694 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 1.228 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 2006-07-21 to 2006-08-06
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Perfect Game | 2012-06-13 | 1 in 9,814 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 2009-09-27 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 2010-08-29 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 183 | 362 | 41 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 144 | .135 | .146 | .215 |
| Away | 166 | 346 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 164 | .107 | .121 | .146 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 55 | 107 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 59 | .065 | .112 | .120 |
| May | 61 | 129 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 49 | .202 | .217 | .266 |
| June | 56 | 105 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 45 | .113 | .114 | .144 |
| July | 58 | 108 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 50 | .124 | .130 | .216 |
| August | 62 | 140 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 56 | .085 | .086 | .137 |
| September | 53 | 114 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 46 | .126 | .140 | .189 |
| October | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .200 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colorado-rockies | 41 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 29 | .211 | .226 | .250 |
| arizona-diamondbacks | 40 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 39 | .120 | .157 | .173 |
| san-diego-padres | 40 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | .087 | .087 | .101 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 34 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | .091 | .095 | .091 |
| chicago-cubs | 19 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | .176 | .163 | .324 |
| washington-nationals | 18 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .114 | .095 | .229 |
| new-york-mets | 18 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .143 | .182 | .179 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 15 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .042 | .111 | .042 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  San Francisco Giants | 7 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | .067 | 46 | 30 |
| 2006 | San Francisco Giants | 32 | 57 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .140 | 190 | 179 |
| 2007 | San Francisco Giants | 32 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 4 | – | .070 | 200 | 163 |
| 2008 | San Francisco Giants | 34 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 3 | – | .113 | 217 | 186 |
| 2009 | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 60 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .150 | 217 | 171 |
| 2010 | San Francisco Giants | 35 | 66 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .106 | 223 | 177 |
| 2011 | San Francisco Giants | 35 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 6 | – | .136 | 221 | 179 |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants | 35 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 6 | – | .176 | 219 | 193 |
| 2013 | San Francisco Giants | 30 | 52 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .096 | 184 | 158 |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants | 15 | 27 | 4 | – | – | – | .148 | 90 | 70 |
| 2015 | San Francisco Giants | 13 | 16 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 60 | 41 |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants | 21 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | .074 | 89 | 72 |
| 2017 | San Francisco Giants | 27 | 32 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .156 | 124 | 75 |