He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cain averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
2083 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 653rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cain's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 86.0 off his curveball.
728 and 477 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.2% of the contact against Cain with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.9% with the bases empty.
556 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1527 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cain projects a .382 average, 25th percentile.
2083 pitches in 2017. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 527th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .408 expected average against them, against .350 on his breaking balls.
1139 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cain's stuff spins at 2,368 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
2083 pitches in 2017. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 121st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.7% of the contact against Cain is on the ground and 31.8% of it is in the air.
371 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Cain, 27th percentile.
2083 pitches in 2017. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 513th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Cain have gone to centre field.
187 of 415 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.5% of the contact Cain gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
2083 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 495th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cain has given up 16 tracked home runs, 8 of them to left field, the longest 436 feet.
16 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cain averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
2083 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 653rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cain's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 86.0 off his curveball.
728 and 477 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.2% of the contact against Cain with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.9% with the bases empty.
556 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1527 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cain projects a .382 average, 25th percentile.
2083 pitches in 2017. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 527th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Cain, 27th percentile.
2083 pitches in 2017. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 513th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.5% of the contact Cain gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
2083 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 495th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .408 expected average against them, against .350 on his breaking balls.
1139 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cain's stuff spins at 2,368 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
2083 pitches in 2017. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 121st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.7% of the contact against Cain is on the ground and 31.8% of it is in the air.
371 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Cain have gone to centre field.
187 of 415 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cain has given up 16 tracked home runs, 8 of them to left field, the longest 436 feet.
16 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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Career team 2005–2017