Matt Adams
Bats L Throws R6'3" 245 lbBorn 1988 Philipsburg Centre County, USADebut 2012Team COLDraft 2009 R23 #699 St. Louis Cardinals, Slippery Rock
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2021 | COL | 22 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0.167 | 0.250 | 0.194 | 0.444 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | ATL | 16 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.184 | 0.216 | 0.347 | 0.563 | 39.0 |
| 2019 | WSH | 111 | 333 | 42 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 0 | 20 | 115 | 0.226 | 0.276 | 0.465 | 0.741 | 80.6 |
| 2018 | STL | 121 | 337 | 42 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 57 | 0 | 27 | 73 | 0.239 | 0.309 | 0.477 | 0.786 | 103.6 |
| 2017 | ATL | 131 | 367 | 46 | 93 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 65 | 0 | 23 | 88 | 0.274 | 0.319 | 0.522 | 0.841 | 113.3 |
| 2016 | STL | 118 | 327 | 37 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 81 | 0.249 | 0.309 | 0.471 | 0.780 | 103.6 |
| 2015 | STL | 60 | 186 | 14 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 0.240 | 0.280 | 0.377 | 0.657 | 71.9 |
| 2014 | STL | 142 | 563 | 55 | 152 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 68 | 3 | 26 | 114 | 0.288 | 0.321 | 0.457 | 0.779 | 113.1 |
| 2013 | STL | 108 | 319 | 46 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 23 | 80 | 0.284 | 0.335 | 0.503 | 0.839 | 134.9 |
| 2012 | STL | 27 | 91 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0.244 | 0.286 | 0.384 | 0.669 | 81.2 |
| Career | | 856 | 2614 | 297 | 624 | 130 | 6 | 118 | 399 | 4 | 165 | 643 | 0.258 | 0.306 | 0.463 | 0.769 | 102.1 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2021 | 40 | 82.2 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 29.6 | 22.1 | 40.7 | 0.133 | 0.236 | 0.201 | 25.3 |
| 2020 | 51 | 90.1 | 21.4 | 9.7 | 45.2 | 29.7 | 33.3 | 0.197 | 0.379 | 0.258 | 25.1 |
| 2019 | 333 | 88.6 | 19.6 | 16.0 | 43.9 | 33.4 | 34.1 | 0.228 | 0.479 | 0.320 | 25.9 |
| 2018 | 337 | 88.7 | 19.0 | 11.5 | 39.9 | 25.5 | 33.4 | 0.240 | 0.463 | 0.330 | 25.9 |
| 2017 | 367 | 88.9 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 40.3 | 28.9 | 39.0 | 0.270 | 0.507 | 0.342 | 26.0 |
| 2016 | 327 | 89.8 | 20.0 | 12.5 | 40.2 | 26.9 | 38.2 | 0.238 | 0.468 | 0.325 | 25.5 |
| 2015 | 186 | 89.1 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 34.8 | 23.4 | 38.4 | 0.248 | 0.388 | 0.293 | 25.3 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2021 | COL | 1B | 7 | 50 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | +0.4 |
| 2020 | ATL | 1B | 2 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2019 | WSH | 1B | 79 | 610 | 502 | 51 | 5 | 40 | 0.991 | +0.0 |
| 2018 | STL | 1B | 63 | 482 | 390 | 32 | 3 | 33 | 0.993 | -0.4 |
| 2018 | WSH | OF | 16 | 99 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2017 | ATL | 1B | 62 | 515 | 499 | 32 | 5 | 43 | 0.991 | +2.3 |
| 2017 | ATL | OF | 19 | 129 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.926 | |
| 2016 | STL | 1B | 86 | 602 | 617 | 71 | 7 | 62 | 0.990 | +4.3 |
| 2015 | STL | 1B | 46 | 352 | 321 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 0.992 | +4.7 |
| 2014 | STL | 1B | 133 | 1163 | 1115 | 80 | 9 | 111 | 0.993 | |
| 2013 | STL | 1B | 74 | 598 | 598 | 50 | 2 | 70 | 0.997 | |
| 2012 | STL | 1B | 24 | 195 | 210 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0.987 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2023 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | Bat | 402 | 17 HR, 0 SB | 0.246 | 0.726 |
| 2016 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 20 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.188 | 0.788 |
| 2012 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 276 | 18 HR, 3 SB | 0.329 | 0.986 |
| 2011 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | Bat | 513 | 32 HR, 0 SB | 0.300 | 0.923 |
| 2010 | A | Quad Cities River Bandits | Bat | 510 | 22 HR, 5 SB | 0.310 | 0.896 |
| 2009 | Rk | Johnson City Cardinals | Bat | 128 | 6 HR, 0 SB | 0.365 | 0.980 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2021 | 0.280 | 0.216 | 0.244 | 0.211 |
| 2020 | 0.967 | 0.217 | 0.293 | 0.214 |
| 2019 | 0.312 | 0.323 | 0.351 | 0.286 |
| 2018 | 0.271 | 0.351 | 0.366 | 0.315 |
| 2017 | 0.252 | 0.377 | 0.363 | 0.348 |
| 2016 | 0.356 | 0.331 | 0.358 | 0.311 |
| 2015 | 0.232 | 0.308 | 0.370 | 0.243 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.333 | 0.833 |
| 2014 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.233 | 0.343 | 0.533 | 0.876 |
| 2013 | 17 | 63 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.222 | 0.269 | 0.317 | 0.586 |
| Career | 30 | 96 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 0.229 | 0.302 | 0.385 | 0.687 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | STL | $1,650,000 |
| 2015 | STL | $534,000 |
| 2014 | STL | $516,000 |
| 2013 | STL | $490,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.