Matt Carpenter
Bats L Throws R6'4" 210 lbBorn 1985 Sugar Land, USADebut 2011Team STL3x All-StarDraft 2009 R13 #399 St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Christian
Awards: Silver Slugger
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2024 | STL | 59 | 156 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 51 | 0.234 | 0.314 | 0.372 | 0.686 | 93.3 |
| 2023 | SD | 76 | 236 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 41 | 67 | 0.176 | 0.322 | 0.319 | 0.641 | 88.2 |
| 2022 | NYY | 47 | 154 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 0.305 | 0.412 | 0.727 | 1.138 | 216.5 |
| 2021 | STL | 130 | 249 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 35 | 77 | 0.169 | 0.305 | 0.275 | 0.581 | 73.3 |
| 2020 | STL | 50 | 169 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 48 | 0.186 | 0.325 | 0.314 | 0.640 | 84.3 |
| 2019 | STL | 129 | 492 | 59 | 94 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 6 | 63 | 129 | 0.226 | 0.334 | 0.392 | 0.726 | 94.3 |
| 2018 | STL | 156 | 676 | 111 | 145 | 42 | 0 | 36 | 81 | 4 | 102 | 158 | 0.257 | 0.374 | 0.523 | 0.897 | 141.0 |
| 2017 | STL | 145 | 622 | 91 | 120 | 31 | 2 | 23 | 69 | 2 | 109 | 125 | 0.241 | 0.384 | 0.451 | 0.835 | 124.4 |
| 2016 | STL | 129 | 566 | 81 | 128 | 36 | 6 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 81 | 108 | 0.271 | 0.380 | 0.505 | 0.885 | 135.5 |
| 2015 | STL | 154 | 665 | 101 | 156 | 44 | 3 | 28 | 84 | 4 | 81 | 151 | 0.272 | 0.365 | 0.505 | 0.871 | 137.5 |
| 2014 | STL | 158 | 709 | 99 | 162 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 5 | 95 | 111 | 0.272 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.750 | 117.3 |
| 2013 | STL | 157 | 717 | 126 | 199 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 78 | 3 | 72 | 98 | 0.318 | 0.392 | 0.481 | 0.873 | 148.8 |
| 2012 | STL | 114 | 340 | 44 | 87 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 34 | 63 | 0.294 | 0.365 | 0.463 | 0.828 | 126.2 |
| 2011 | STL | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.067 | 0.263 | 0.133 | 0.396 | 30.1 |
| Career | | 1511 | 5770 | 813 | 1257 | 329 | 28 | 179 | 659 | 28 | 774 | 1225 | 0.259 | 0.366 | 0.449 | 0.814 | 125.1 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2021 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Career | | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2024 | 157 | 85.8 | 24.2 | 7.0 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 20.3 | 0.212 | 0.357 | 0.290 | 24.6 |
| 2023 | 237 | 87.0 | 24.4 | 11.2 | 31.0 | 28.3 | 21.2 | 0.169 | 0.336 | 0.308 | 25.3 |
| 2022 | 154 | 89.8 | 22.4 | 13.8 | 42.1 | 23.7 | 16.6 | 0.231 | 0.508 | 0.367 | 26.0 |
| 2021 | 249 | 90.0 | 21.1 | 11.5 | 42.0 | 29.7 | 15.3 | 0.218 | 0.428 | 0.338 | 25.7 |
| 2020 | 169 | 88.1 | 17.1 | 9.9 | 36.3 | 33.1 | 20.4 | 0.209 | 0.400 | 0.330 | 25.7 |
| 2019 | 492 | 88.0 | 19.0 | 7.7 | 31.1 | 25.5 | 20.9 | 0.217 | 0.404 | 0.321 | 26.0 |
| 2018 | 677 | 90.7 | 21.6 | 14.6 | 44.7 | 24.2 | 18.6 | 0.265 | 0.540 | 0.389 | 26.5 |
| 2017 | 622 | 89.7 | 22.8 | 8.7 | 37.0 | 19.5 | 14.3 | 0.253 | 0.481 | 0.379 | 26.6 |
| 2016 | 566 | 90.7 | 18.2 | 12.3 | 41.9 | 19.3 | 22.5 | 0.284 | 0.540 | 0.397 | 26.6 |
| 2015 | 665 | 88.9 | 16.9 | 10.2 | 35.8 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 0.282 | 0.523 | 0.389 | 26.9 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2024 | STL | 1B | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | STL | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2024 | STL | 3B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2023 | SD | 1B | 13 | 81 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | -0.7 |
| 2022 | NYY | OF | 15 | 106 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2022 | NYY | 1B | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2022 | NYY | 3B | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | STL | 2B | 34 | 215 | 50 | 61 | 3 | 15 | 0.974 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | STL | 1B | 14 | 90 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0.988 | -0.1 |
| 2021 | STL | 3B | 6 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -2.1 |
| 2021 | STL | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2020 | STL | 3B | 30 | 214 | 16 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 0.960 | +3.2 |
| 2020 | STL | 1B | 6 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2019 | STL | 3B | 107 | 880 | 55 | 162 | 8 | 16 | 0.964 | -0.7 |
| 2019 | STL | 1B | 4 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.4 |
| 2018 | STL | 1B | 95 | 611 | 552 | 46 | 8 | 62 | 0.987 | -2.7 |
| 2018 | STL | 3B | 76 | 569 | 54 | 128 | 8 | 12 | 0.958 | +2.8 |
| 2018 | STL | 2B | 11 | 83 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | -3.7 |
| 2017 | STL | 1B | 120 | 949 | 895 | 74 | 7 | 103 | 0.993 | +0.8 |
| 2017 | STL | 3B | 16 | 111 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0.939 | +0.3 |
| 2017 | STL | 2B | 13 | 103 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 0.922 | +0.1 |
| 2016 | STL | 3B | 54 | 431 | 20 | 95 | 8 | 12 | 0.935 | -2.7 |
| 2016 | STL | 1B | 45 | 312 | 304 | 16 | 1 | 38 | 0.997 | -3.7 |
| 2016 | STL | 2B | 40 | 318 | 60 | 103 | 4 | 22 | 0.976 | -3.5 |
| 2015 | STL | 3B | 146 | 1244 | 77 | 234 | 14 | 25 | 0.957 | -8.6 |
| 2015 | STL | 2B | 11 | 59 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | -1.6 |
| 2015 | STL | 1B | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2014 | STL | 3B | 156 | 1371 | 90 | 288 | 16 | 23 | 0.959 | |
| 2014 | STL | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2013 | STL | 2B | 132 | 1108 | 211 | 370 | 9 | 97 | 0.985 | |
| 2013 | STL | 3B | 42 | 253 | 11 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 0.958 | |
| 2013 | STL | 1B | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2013 | STL | OF | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2012 | STL | 1B | 44 | 281 | 316 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 0.991 | |
| 2012 | STL | 3B | 33 | 218 | 13 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0.950 | |
| 2012 | STL | OF | 21 | 108 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.870 | |
| 2012 | STL | 2B | 5 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2011 | STL | 3B | 5 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2022 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Bat | 95 | 6 HR, 1 SB | 0.275 | 0.992 |
| 2011 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 535 | 12 HR, 5 SB | 0.300 | 0.880 |
| 2010 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | Bat | 472 | 12 HR, 11 SB | 0.316 | 0.899 |
| 2010 | A+ | Palm Beach Cardinals | Bat | 128 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.283 | 0.845 |
| 2009 | A+ | Palm Beach Cardinals | Bat | 128 | 2 HR, 1 SB | 0.219 | 0.628 |
| 2009 | A | Quad Cities River Bandits | Bat | 126 | 0 HR, 2 SB | 0.295 | 0.795 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2024 | 0.310 | 0.318 | 0.384 | 0.256 |
| 2023 | 0.397 | 0.293 | 0.278 | 0.324 |
| 2022 | 0.516 | 0.462 | 0.632 | 0.369 |
| 2021 | 0.161 | 0.291 | 0.286 | 0.272 |
| 2020 | 0.284 | 0.305 | 0.336 | 0.265 |
| 2019 | 0.300 | 0.327 | 0.354 | 0.289 |
| 2018 | 0.352 | 0.388 | 0.338 | 0.416 |
| 2017 | 0.317 | 0.384 | 0.355 | 0.384 |
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 |
|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.167 |
| 2020 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.222 | 0.429 | 0.333 | 0.762 |
| 2019 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.077 | 0.235 | 0.077 | 0.312 |
| 2015 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.235 | 0.278 | 0.412 | 0.690 |
| 2014 | 9 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.278 | 0.333 | 0.722 | 1.056 |
| 2013 | 17 | 69 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0.217 | 0.263 | 0.290 | 0.553 |
| 2012 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.286 | 0.412 | 0.571 | 0.983 |
| Career | 56 | 170 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 58 | 0.218 | 0.290 | 0.388 | 0.678 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | STL | $6,500,000 |
| 2015 | STL | $3,750,000 |
| 2014 | STL | $1,000,000 |
| 2013 | STL | $504,000 |
| 2012 | STL | $480,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.