How Matt Cain's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Matt Cain totaled 331 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2008, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.6 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 11 in 2015 to 17 in 2016 and 23 in 2017, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 7 to 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Matt Cain Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Matt Cain
| Matt Cain
Starts | Matt Cain
Games Started % |
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| Career | 331 | 96.78 |
| Season Avg. | 25.46 | 96.78 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 156.79 | 96.78 |
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Matt Cain Starts Per Season
Matt Cain's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Matt Cain Starts by Team
Matt Cain's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Cain Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Matt Cain's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Matt Cain Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Matt Cain's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Matt Cain Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Matt Cain's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
