1984
Born October 1, 1984
Dothan, AL, USA
Matt Cain Notable
b. October 1, 1984 · San Francisco Giants 2005–2017
Matt Cain spent all 13 of his major-league seasons with the San Francisco Giants as a pitcher, from 2005 to 2017.
He went 104 and 118 with a 3.68 earned run average, pitching 2,085 innings in 342 games. He struck out 1,694 and threw 6 shutouts. Across 349 games he batted .121, with 74 hits and 27 runs. He finished with 7 home runs and 13 doubles.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2009 and 2012. He threw a perfect game in 2012.
He was born in Dothan, AL, USA on October 1, 1984. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2009, 2011, 2012 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2012 |
| This Year in Baseball Pitching Performance of the Year | 1 | 2012 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SFG | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .067 |
| 2006 | SFG | 32 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .140 |
| 2007 | SFG | 32 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 0 | .070 |
| 2008 | SFG | 34 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | .113 |
| 2009 | SFG | 33 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | .150 |
| 2010 | SFG | 35 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | .106 |
| 2011 | SFG | 35 | 66 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .136 |
| 2012 | SFG | 35 | 74 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 0 | .176 |
| 2013 | SFG | 30 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .096 |
| 2014 | SFG | 15 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .148 |
| 2015 | SFG | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | SFG | 21 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .074 |
| 2017 | SFG | 27 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .156 |
| Career | — | 349 | 611 | 27 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 308 | 0 | .121 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SFG | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 46.1 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 2.33 |
| 2006 | SFG | 13 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 190.2 | 157 | 88 | 87 | 179 | 4.15 |
| 2007 | SFG | 7 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.0 | 173 | 81 | 79 | 163 | 3.65 |
| 2008 | SFG | 8 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 217.2 | 206 | 91 | 91 | 186 | 3.76 |
| 2009 | SFG | 14 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 217.2 | 184 | 70 | 73 | 171 | 2.89 |
| 2010 | SFG | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 223.1 | 181 | 78 | 61 | 177 | 3.14 |
| 2011 | SFG | 12 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 221.2 | 177 | 71 | 63 | 179 | 2.88 |
| 2012 | SFG | 16 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 219.1 | 177 | 68 | 51 | 193 | 2.79 |
| 2013 | SFG | 8 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 184.1 | 158 | 82 | 55 | 158 | 4.00 |
| 2014 | SFG | 2 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 90.1 | 81 | 42 | 32 | 70 | 4.18 |
| 2015 | SFG | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 60.2 | 71 | 39 | 20 | 41 | 5.79 |
| 2016 | SFG | 4 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 89.1 | 103 | 56 | 32 | 72 | 5.64 |
| 2017 | SFG | 3 | 11 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 124.1 | 157 | 75 | 49 | 75 | 5.43 |
| Career | — | 104 | 118 | 342 | 331 | 0 | 2085.2 | 1849 | 853 | 712 | 1694 | 3.68 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Major-league debut: Matt Cain
Matt Cain made a major-league debut on August 29, 2005.
2012
Matt Cain's Perfect Game
Matt Cain threw a perfect game for the San Francisco Giants against the Houston Astros on June 13, 2012, winning 10–0.
2017
Final major-league game: Matt Cain
Matt Cain played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.
Image: Steve Paluch, CC BY-SA 3.0