Matt Cain was a pitcher in MLB. Across 342 career appearances, with a 3.68 ERA and 1694 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SF | 2 | 1 | 2.33 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 46.1 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 0.93 |
| 2006 | SF | 13 | 12 | 4.15 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 190.2 | 157 | 88 | 87 | 179 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | SF | 7 | 16 | 3.65 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.0 | 173 | 81 | 79 | 163 | 1.26 |
| 2008 | SF | 8 | 14 | 3.76 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 217.2 | 206 | 91 | 91 | 186 | 1.36 |
| 2009 | SF | 14 | 8 | 2.89 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 217.2 | 184 | 70 | 73 | 171 | 1.18 |
| 2010 | SF | 13 | 11 | 3.14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 223.1 | 181 | 78 | 61 | 177 | 1.08 |
| 2011 | SF | 12 | 11 | 2.88 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 221.2 | 177 | 71 | 63 | 179 | 1.08 |
| 2012 | SF | 16 | 5 | 2.79 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 219.1 | 177 | 68 | 51 | 193 | 1.04 |
| 2013 | SF | 8 | 10 | 4.00 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 184.1 | 158 | 82 | 55 | 158 | 1.16 |
| 2014 | SF | 2 | 7 | 4.18 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 90.1 | 81 | 42 | 32 | 70 | 1.25 |
| 2015 | SF | 2 | 4 | 5.79 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 60.2 | 71 | 39 | 20 | 41 | 1.50 |
| 2016 | SF | 4 | 8 | 5.64 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 89.1 | 103 | 56 | 32 | 72 | 1.51 |
| 2017 | SF | 3 | 11 | 5.43 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 124.1 | 157 | 75 | 49 | 75 | 1.66 |
| Career Totals | — | 104 | 118 | 3.68 | 342 | 331 | 0 | 2085.2 | 1849 | 853 | 712 | 1694 | 1.23 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SF | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .067 | .067 | .133 | .200 |
| 2006 | SF | 32 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .140 | .155 | .175 | .331 |
| 2007 | SF | 32 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | .070 | .102 | .175 | .277 |
| 2008 | SF | 34 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 34 | .113 | .167 | .226 | .392 |
| 2009 | SF | 33 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 31 | .150 | .203 | .217 | .420 |
| 2010 | SF | 35 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | .106 | .119 | .121 | .241 |
| 2011 | SF | 35 | 66 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 30 | .136 | .171 | .197 | .368 |
| 2012 | SF | 35 | 74 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 33 | .176 | .197 | .243 | .441 |
| 2013 | SF | 30 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .096 | .130 | .096 | .226 |
| 2014 | SF | 15 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .148 | .233 | .148 | .381 |
| 2015 | SF | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2016 | SF | 21 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .074 | .074 | .222 | .296 |
| 2017 | SF | 27 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .156 | .156 | .219 | .375 |
| Career Totals | — | 349 | 611 | 27 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 308 | .121 | .151 | .180 | .331 |
2009, 2011, 2012
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2006 | $328,000 |
| 2007 | $650,000 |
| 2008 | $950,000 |
| 2009 | $2,900,000 |
| 2010 | $4,583,333 |
| 2011 | $7,333,333 |
| 2012 | $15,333,333 |
| 2013 | $20,833,333 |
| 2014 | $20,000,000 |
| 2015 | $21,000,000 |
| 2016 | $20,833,333 |
| 2017 | $20,833,333 |
Career Total: $135,577,998 (12 seasons)
Average: $11,298,167
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.