ODI Bowling in Each Season by Chris Cairns
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ |
| 1990-91 | (New Zealand) | 114 | 1 | 96 | 6 | 4-55 | 16.00 | 1 | 0 | 19.00 | 5.05 |
| 1991-92 | (New Zealand) | 253 | 1 | 266 | 5 | 2-37 | 53.20 | 0 | 0 | 50.60 | 6.30 |
| 1993-94 | (New Zealand) | 240 | 3 | 140 | 5 | 2-33 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 48.00 | 3.50 |
| 1993-94 | (Australia) | 347 | 3 | 234 | 6 | 2-44 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 | 57.83 | 4.04 |
| 1994-95 | (New Zealand) | 197 | 1 | 156 | 5 | 2-45 | 31.20 | 0 | 0 | 39.40 | 4.75 |
| 1995-96 | (India) | 306 | 3 | 234 | 8 | 3-37 | 29.25 | 0 | 0 | 38.25 | 4.58 |
| 1995-96 | (West Indies) | 160 | 1 | 141 | 4 | 2-17 | 35.25 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 5.28 |
| 1995-96 | (New Zealand) | 216 | 3 | 184 | 4 | 2-42 | 46.00 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 5.11 |
| 1995-96 | (Pakistan) | 156 | 3 | 108 | 2 | 1-31 | 54.00 | 0 | 0 | 78.00 | 4.15 |
| 1996-97 | (United Arab Emirates) | 285 | 3 | 158 | 11 | 3-18 | 14.36 | 0 | 0 | 25.90 | 3.32 |
| 1996-97 | (New Zealand) | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 | | | | | | 6.25 |
| 1996-97 | (Pakistan) | 162 | 1 | 129 | 2 | 1-35 | 64.50 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 4.77 |
| 1996-97 | (India) | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | | | | | 6.00 |
| 1997-98 | (United Arab Emirates) | 203 | 1 | 149 | 4 | 3-26 | 37.25 | 0 | 0 | 50.75 | 4.40 |
| 1997-98 | (Australia) | 431 | 9 | 311 | 12 | 4-40 | 25.91 | 1 | 0 | 35.91 | 4.32 |
| 1997-98 | (Zimbabwe) | 144 | 2 | 110 | 2 | 1-26 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 | 72.00 | 4.58 |
| 1997-98 | (New Zealand) | 383 | 4 | 270 | 10 | 5-42 | 27.00 | 0 | 1 | 38.30 | 4.22 |
| 1998 | (Sri Lanka) | 102 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 1-36 | 112.00 | 0 | 0 | 102.00 | 6.58 |
| 1998-99 | (New Zealand) | 277 | 1 | 242 | 7 | 3-28 | 34.57 | 0 | 0 | 39.57 | 5.24 |
| 1999 | (England) | 371 | 4 | 307 | 11 | 3-19 | 27.90 | 0 | 0 | 33.72 | 4.96 |
| 1999 | (Scotland) | 48 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1-26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 48.00 | 3.25 |
| 1999-00 | (India) | 240 | 6 | 200 | 2 | 1-14 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 | 5.00 |
| 1999-00 | (New Zealand) | 498 | 4 | 398 | 16 | 3-25 | 24.87 | 0 | 0 | 31.12 | 4.79 |
| 2000 | (Singapore) | 54 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 1-48 | 66.00 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 7.33 |
| 2000-01 | (South Africa) | 305 | 3 | 275 | 6 | 2-62 | 45.83 | 0 | 0 | 50.83 | 5.40 |
| 2000-01 | (Kenya) | 66 | 2 | 46 | 0 | | | | | | 4.18 |
| 2000-01 | (New Zealand) | 18 | 0 | 24 | 0 | | | | | | 8.00 |
| 2001-02 | (New Zealand) | 246 | 3 | 176 | 11 | 3-32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 22.36 | 4.29 |
| 2001-02 | (Australia) | 420 | 5 | 319 | 12 | 3-42 | 26.58 | 0 | 0 | 35.00 | 4.55 |
| 2002-03 | (New Zealand) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | (South Africa) | 48 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2-16 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 6.75 |
| 2003 | (Sri Lanka) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | (New Zealand) | 426 | 3 | 357 | 10 | 2-22 | 35.70 | 0 | 0 | 42.60 | 5.02 |
| 2003-04 | (Pakistan) | 198 | 1 | 194 | 2 | 1-48 | 97.00 | 0 | 0 | 99.00 | 5.87 |
| 2003-04 | (India) | 120 | 0 | 111 | 2 | 1-16 | 55.50 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | 5.55 |
| 2004 | (England) | 180 | 3 | 107 | 6 | 3-29 | 17.83 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | 3.56 |
| 2004-05 | (Bangladesh) | 96 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 2-15 | 13.66 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 | 2.56 |
| 2004-05 | (New Zealand) | 264 | 2 | 236 | 9 | 4-33 | 26.22 | 1 | 0 | 29.33 | 5.36 |
| 2004-05 | (Australia) | 156 | 0 | 136 | 5 | 3-39 | 27.20 | 0 | 0 | 31.20 | 5.23 |
| 2005-06 | (Zimbabwe) | 84 | 1 | 99 | 2 | 2-74 | 49.50 | 0 | 0 | 42.00 | 7.07 |
| 2005-06 | (New Zealand) | 318 | 0 | 345 | 6 | 2-54 | 57.50 | 0 | 0 | 53.00 | 6.50 |