P · 13 seasons · 2005 – 2017 · B/T: R/R
Matt Cain ranks 1st of 0 pitchers by career roto value, one of the highest totals the site records. 2012 was the high-water mark, worth +12.2, 6th that season and 502nd of 51,303 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: strikeouts (+20.1), WHIP (+15.4) and wins (+13.0), and nothing on the debit side.
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SF | 7 | -2.50 | #1,151 | #99,715 |
| 2006 | SF | 32 | -3.02 | #1,217 | #108,737 |
| 2007 | SF | 32 | -3.02 | #1,262 | #108,747 |
| 2008 | SF | 34 | -2.89 | #1,259 | #107,547 |
| 2009 | SF | 33 | -2.81 | #1,230 | #106,531 |
| 2010 | SF | 35 | -3.35 | #1,241 | #110,443 |
| 2011 | SF | 35 | -2.56 | #1,234 | #101,664 |
| 2012★ | SF | 35 | -2.28 | #1,133 | #85,001 |
| 2013 | SF | 30 | -3.10 | #1,294 | #109,248 |
| 2014 | SF | 15 | -2.39 | #1,234 | #94,395 |
| 2015 | SF | 13 | -2.59 | #1,287 | #102,364 |
| 2016 | SF | 21 | -2.34 | #1,264 | #91,401 |
| 2017 | SF | 27 | -2.39 | #1,255 | #94,644 |
★ Best season by Z
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SF | 7 | 0.88 | #169 | #15,075 |
| 2006 | SF | 32 | 6.70 | #44 | #3,367 |
| 2007 | SF | 32 | 6.33 | #50 | #3,770 |
| 2008 | SF | 34 | 5.05 | #73 | #5,402 |
| 2009 | SF | 33 | 10.61 | #11 | #906 |
| 2010 | SF | 33 | 9.89 | #15 | #1,166 |
| 2011 | SF | 33 | 9.77 | #13 | #1,222 |
| 2012★ | SF | 32 | 12.19 | #6 | #502 |
| 2013 | SF | 30 | 4.14 | #89 | #6,871 |
| 2014 | SF | 15 | -0.65 | #275 | #21,461 |
| 2015 | SF | 13 | -2.91 | #663 | #44,379 |
| 2016 | SF | 21 | -2.26 | #557 | #35,473 |
| 2017 | SF | 27 | -3.94 | #737 | #49,753 |
★ Best season by Z