How Matt Cain's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players
Matt Cain totaled 708 career Plate Appearances, well below the league average of 2,004.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Plate Appearances season came in 2012, posting 84, well below the league average of 229.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 16, well below the league average of 232.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 20 in 2015 to 28 in 2016 and 34 in 2017, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 16 to 84 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Matt Cain Lifetime Plate Appearances
Stats similar to Plate Appearances for Matt Cain
| Matt Cain
Plate Appearances |
|---|
| Career | 708 |
| Season Avg. | 54.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 328.64 |
| More Info | See More |
Matt Cain Plate Appearances Per Season
Matt Cain's Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances by Team
Matt Cain's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Cain Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression
A running total of Matt Cain's career Plate Appearances, 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 Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Matt Cain's seasonal Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Matt Cain's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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.
