How Matt Cain's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Matt Cain totaled 910 career Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 2005, posting 12, well below the starting pitcher average of 59.6 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 95, well above the starting pitcher average of 56.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 39 in 2015 to 58 in 2016 and 85 in 2017, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 12 to 95 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Matt Cain Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Matt Cain
| Matt Cain
Runs | Matt Cain
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Matt Cain
Runs Allowed Per Game |
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| Career | 910 | 3.93 | 2.66 |
| Season Avg. | 70 | 3.93 | 2.66 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 431.05 | 3.93 | 2.66 |
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Matt Cain Runs Per Season
Matt Cain's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Matt Cain's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Cain Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Matt Cain's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Matt Cain's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Matt Cain's MLB career with Runs 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.
