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Matt CainvsMadison Bumgarner

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Matt Cain

2005–2017 · 13 seasons

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Madison Bumgarner

2009–2023 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Matt Cain	Stat	Madison Bumgarner
13	Seasons	15
69.1	Career VAL	79.9
11.6 (2011)	Peak-season VAL	11.4 (2016)
3×	All-Star Selections	4×
—	Silver Sluggers	2×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner have
Matt Cain	Stat	Madison Bumgarner
Career
349	Games	375
Batting
74	Hits	109
7	Home runs	19
34	RBI	65
27	Runs	54
21	Walks	49
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VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
104	Wins	134
118	Losses	124
2085.2	Innings pitched	2209.1
1,694	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,070
3.68	ERA	3.47
1.23	WHIP	1.15
112	ERA+	116

Age	Matt Cain	Madison Bumgarner
20	2.5	4.2
21	5.5	9
22	8.5	8
23	6.3	9.2
24	10	7.8
25	9.1	10.1
26	11.6	11.4
27	10.8	5.1
28	4	4.2
29	0.4	7.9
30	0	0
31	0	2.9
32	0.4	0.1