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| Player Report for #54 Matt Cain | | Tuesday, December 31st, 2019 |  | | Name: | Matt Cain | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $7,880,000 | | Birthday: | 10-01-1985 | Signed Through: | 2022 Season | | Age: | 34 | Years of Major League Service: | 14 Years, 25 Days | | Born in: | Dothan (Alabama) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 185 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 3" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 15 Years, 145 Days | | Weight: | 231 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 16 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | SP | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Normal | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Well Known) |
| | | Pitching Ratings (SISA) | | Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity | | | Overall | 10 | 12 | 13 | 91-93 Mph | | | Versus LHP | 10 | 12 | 13 | | | | Versus RHP | 10 | 12 | 13 | | | | Talent | 10 | 13 | 13 | | |
| Pitching Ratings | | | Pitches: | Fastball, Changeup, Slider | | Endurance: | 16 | | | | | Groundball Pct.: | 60 | | | | | Holding Runners: | 15 | | | |
| | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | Versus LHP | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | | | Talent | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 6 | | Pitcher 10 | | Stealing Ability: | 2 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 8 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 20 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 3 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | | | | | | 09-27-2019 | PIT | Win, 14-4 | X | 7.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Win | | | | | | | | | 09-22-2019 | @ HOU | Win, 15-6 | X | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Win | | | | | | | | | 09-17-2019 | @ PIT | Loss, 2-7 | X | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 09-11-2019 | HOU | Win, 2-1 | X | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 09-06-2019 | @ SDN | Win, 7-4 | X | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | Win | | | | | | | | | 09-01-2019 | CIN | Win, 9-5 | X | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 08-27-2019 | FLO | Win, 12-1 | X | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Win | | | | | | | | | 08-21-2019 | @ ATL | Loss, 2-5 | X | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 08-16-2019 | @ SLN | Win, 10-7 | X | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 08-11-2019 | @ CIN | Loss, 3-4 | X | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 2019 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 35 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4.60 | 221.0 | 237 | 119 | 113 | 25 | 70 | 190 | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 | 42.9 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | 9.65 | 7.74 | 2.85 | 4.14 | 1.39 | 26.9 | .324 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 336 | 97 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 21 | 68 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .289 | .330 | .497 | .827 | | | | | vs. RHB | 534 | 140 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 49 | 122 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .262 | .321 | .388 | .709 | | | |
| | Major League Baseball 2019 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | April | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.42 | 36.2 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 36 | | | May | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 36.2 | 45 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 40 | | | June | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.06 | 47.0 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 28 | | | July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.27 | 27.1 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 21 | | | August | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.94 | 33.1 | 41 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 30 | | | September | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.95 | 40.0 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 35 | | | Spring Training | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 20.0 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 19 | | | Last Year | 35 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | 234.1 | 207 | 89 | 78 | 12 | 69 | 213 | | | 2 Years Ago | 32 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3.99 | 194.0 | 197 | 105 | 86 | 16 | 71 | 149 | | | Career | 440 | 439 | 142 | 152 | 0 | 3.85 | 2659.2 | 2562 | 1268 | 1139 | 231 | 967 | 2302 | | | Home | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.28 | 96.2 | 106 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 31 | 89 | | | Road | 20 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4.85 | 124.1 | 131 | 71 | 67 | 19 | 39 | 101 | | | Grass | 35 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4.60 | 221.0 | 237 | 119 | 113 | 25 | 70 | 190 | | | Day | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 88.0 | 89 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 28 | 81 | | | Night | 21 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4.67 | 133.0 | 148 | 74 | 69 | 14 | 42 | 109 | |
| | Career Minor League Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP |
| | Career Postseason Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP | | 2016 Chicago - MLB | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .200 | 0.0 | | Total MLB | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .200 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 01-01-2010 | Drafted in the 2010 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 45th overall Pick) by the Houston Astros. | | 06-05-2010 | Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 2 weeks. | | 08-31-2010 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $19,680,000 with the Houston Astros organization. | | 09-01-2010 | Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 2 weeks. | | 01-01-2011 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12). | | 05-31-2011 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! | | 01-01-2012 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 12 (12). | | 06-08-2012 | Injured (finger blister), out for 2 weeks. | | 01-01-2013 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10). | | 08-17-2013 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $39,400,000 with the Houston Astros organization. | | 09-02-2013 | Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 2 weeks. | | 01-01-2014 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (14). | | 12-20-2014 | Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Chicago Cubs, along with 1B W. Russel, in exchange for 2B B. Phillips, 3B S. Bell. | | 01-01-2015 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (12). | | 05-18-2015 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! | | 01-01-2016 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 13 (13). | | 11-06-2016 | Wins the 2016 MLB NL Cy Young Award. | | 01-01-2017 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 12 (13). | | 06-20-2017 | Injured (back spasms), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 01-01-2018 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 13 (13). | | 05-14-2018 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $31,520,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. | | 06-15-2018 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! | | 01-01-2019 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (13). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | SH | Rank | | 2016 | 14 | 4 | | 2018 | 15 | 3 | | 2019 | 16 | 2 | | | Year | GS | Rank | | 2011 | 35 | 9 | | 2016 | 34 | 5 | | 2018 | 35 | 9 | | | Year | W | Rank | | 2013 | 16 | 6 | | 2016 | 17 | 1 | | | Year | Winning % | Rank | | 2016 | .739 | 3 | | | Year | IP | Rank | | 2011 | 232.2 | 4 | | 2016 | 208.0 | 3 | | 2018 | 234.1 | 5 | | | Year | BF | Rank | | 2011 | 952 | 6 | | 2016 | 845 | 7 | | 2018 | 961 | 5 | | 2019 | 955 | 8 | | | Year | K | Rank | | 2011 | 209 | 9 | | 2016 | 208 | 7 | | 2018 | 213 | 10 | | | Year | WP | Rank | | 2010 | 12 | 4 | | 2011 | 12 | 4 | | 2015 | 12 | 4 | | 2018 | 10 | 1 | | | Year | ERA | Rank | | 2016 | 2.64 | 2 | | 2018 | 3.00 | 10 | | | Year | WHIP | Rank | | 2011 | 1.17 | 10 | | 2016 | 1.17 | 9 | | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | | 2011 | 10.71 | 9 | | 2016 | 10.64 | 8 | | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | | 2016 | 0.39 | 6 | | 2018 | 0.46 | 6 | | | | Year | VORP | Rank | | 2011 | 49.5 | 10 | | 2016 | 66.8 | 2 | | 2018 | 62.9 | 6 | | | Year | QS | Rank | | 2011 | 24 | 6 | | 2016 | 23 | 1 | | 2018 | 24 | 6 | | | Year | QSP | Rank | | 2011 | .686 | 8 | | 2016 | .676 | 1 | | 2018 | .686 | 9 | | | Year | CG | Rank | | 2011 | 3 | 1 | | 2018 | 4 | 2 | | 2019 | 2 | 7 | | | Year | CGP | Rank | | 2011 | .086 | 1 | | 2018 | .114 | 3 | | 2019 | .057 | 9 | | | Year | SHO | Rank | | 2011 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 4 | | | Year | GB% | Rank | | 2010 | 0.58 | 7 | | 2012 | 0.66 | 2 | | 2014 | 0.65 | 5 | | 2015 | 0.63 | 6 | | 2016 | 0.64 | 5 | | 2018 | 0.62 | 7 | | | |
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