What years did Les Cain play?

Les Cain played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1972.

Was Les Cain a pitcher?

Yes. Les Cain pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 303 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Les Cain hit?

Les Cain hit 2 career home runs with 21 hits.

Les Cain

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1972)

W–L 23–19

ERA 3.98

WHIP 1.49

SO 303

Pitcher PIV -2890.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 1/13/1948 in San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1968-04-28
Last Game: 1972-05-28

Full name: Leslie Cain

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	19	68	64	8	1	0	373.0	331	165	32	225	303	3.98	-2890.0

Career ERA 3.98 vs. league average 3.42 across their career seasons — 16.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1968	DET	AL	1	0	8	4	0	0	24.0	25	8	20	13	3.00	2.98 (-1%)	-816.8
1970	DET	AL	12	7	29	29	5	0	180.7	167	77	98	156	3.84	3.89 (+1%)	709.8
1971	DET	AL	10	9	26	26	3	1	144.7	121	70	91	118	4.35	3.47 (-26%)	-2244.8
1972	DET	AL	0	3	5	5	0	0	23.7	18	10	16	16	3.80	3.26 (-16%)	-538.2
Career · 4 seasons			23	19	68	64	8	1	373.0	331	165	225	303	3.98	—	-2,890

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
69	137	9	21	3	0	2	11	0	2	45	.153	.165	.219	.384	-862

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 37.8% below league average.

Career OBP .165 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 47.3% below league average.

Career SLG .219 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — 39.6% below league average.

Career OPS .384 vs. league average .676 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1968	DET	AL	8	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	DET	AL	29	68	2	11	1	1	9	1	18	.162	.253 (-36%)	.325 (-47%)	.385 (-43%)	.711 (-45%)	-483.3
1971	DET	AL	27	55	7	8	1	1	2	1	23	.145	.249 (-42%)	.316 (-49%)	.365 (-40%)	.682 (-44%)	-378.9
1972	DET	AL	5	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			69	137	9	21	3	2	11	2	45	.153	—	—	—	—	-862

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	36	67	6	9	2	5	.134
Away	33	70	3	12	0	6	.171

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	36	207.0	185	79	116	161	3.43
Away	32	166.0	146	86	109	142	4.66

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1972-05-28	DET	NYY	W	0	0	0	0
1972-05-24	DET	MIL	W	1	0	0	0
1972-05-19	DET	CLE	L	2	0	0	0
1972-05-15	DET	BAL	L	2	0	0	1
1972-04-23	DET	MIL	L	2	0	1	1
1971-09-25	DET	NYY	W	2	0	0	2
1971-09-16	DET	TEX	W	3	1	1	0
1971-09-12	DET	BOS	W	1	0	0	1
1971-09-05	DET	NYY	L	2	0	0	0
1971-09-01	DET	CLE	W	3	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1972-05-28	DET	NYY	—	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
1972-05-24	DET	MIL	—	5.1	0	3	3	5	5	0
1972-05-19	DET	CLE	L	6.0	5	2	0	4	2	0
1972-05-15	DET	BAL	L	6.1	8	3	3	2	4	1
1972-04-23	DET	MIL	L	6.0	5	3	3	4	5	1
1971-09-25	DET	NYY	W	6.0	7	5	5	3	4	0
1971-09-16	DET	TEX	W	6.0	3	1	1	4	3	1
1971-09-12	DET	BOS	—	3.2	2	2	2	3	2	1
1971-09-05	DET	NYY	L	4.0	4	5	5	5	2	0
1971-09-01	DET	CLE	W	8.0	7	3	3	3	3	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	68	64	13	52	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	DET	P	8	4	0	6	0	0
1970	DET	P	29	29	8	24	2	0
1971	DET	P	26	26	5	19	1	2
1972	DET	P	5	5	0	3	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	68

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Frequently Asked Questions about Les Cain

What years did Les Cain play?: Les Cain played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1972.
Was Les Cain a pitcher?: Yes. Les Cain pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 303 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Les Cain hit?: Les Cain hit 2 career home runs with 21 hits.