How Matt Cain's Pitched Outs Compares to Similar Players

Matt Cain totaled 6,257 career Pitched Outs, well above the starting pitcher average of 2,317.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Pitched Outs season came in 2010, posting 670, well above the starting pitcher average of 342.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 139, well below the starting pitcher average of 342.2 that year. The Pitched Outs trended upward through the final seasons. The Pitched Outs total went from 182 in 2015 to 268 in 2016 and 373 in 2017, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Pitched Outs profile — ranging from 139 to 670 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Matt Cain Lifetime Pitched Outs

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Matt Cain Pitched Outs Per Season

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

Matt Cain Pitched Outs by Team

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

Matt Cain Cumulative Pitched Outs — Career Progression

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

Matt Cain Pitched Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Matt Cain Pitched Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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