How Matt Cain's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Matt Cain totaled 2,085 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2010, posting 223, well above the starting pitcher average of 114.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 46, well below the starting pitcher average of 114.1 that year. The Innings Pitched trended upward through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 60 in 2015 to 89 in 2016 and 124 in 2017, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 46 to 223 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Matt Cain Innings Pitched Per Season

Matt Cain's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Matt Cain Innings Pitched by Team

Matt Cain's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Cain career Innings Pitched by team bar chart

Matt Cain Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Matt Cain's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Matt Cain Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Matt Cain's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Matt Cain Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Matt Cain's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
Matt Cain Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table