David Freese
Bats R Throws R6'2" 213 lbBorn 1983 Corpus Christi, USADebut 2009Team LAD2x All-StarDraft 2006 R9 #273 San Diego Padres, South Alabama
Awards: Babe Ruth Award, NLCS MVP, World Series MVP
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2019 | LAD | 79 | 186 | 35 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 44 | 0.315 | 0.403 | 0.599 | 1.002 | 162.2 |
| 2018 | LAD | 113 | 312 | 38 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 24 | 72 | 0.296 | 0.359 | 0.471 | 0.830 | 128.4 |
| 2017 | PIT | 130 | 503 | 44 | 112 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 58 | 116 | 0.263 | 0.368 | 0.371 | 0.739 | 99.5 |
| 2016 | PIT | 141 | 492 | 63 | 118 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 45 | 142 | 0.270 | 0.352 | 0.412 | 0.764 | 106.7 |
| 2015 | LAA | 121 | 470 | 53 | 109 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 1 | 31 | 107 | 0.257 | 0.323 | 0.420 | 0.743 | 111.3 |
| 2014 | LAA | 134 | 511 | 53 | 120 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 38 | 124 | 0.260 | 0.321 | 0.383 | 0.704 | 104.9 |
| 2013 | STL | 138 | 521 | 53 | 121 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 47 | 106 | 0.262 | 0.340 | 0.381 | 0.721 | 104.6 |
| 2012 | STL | 144 | 567 | 70 | 147 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 79 | 3 | 57 | 122 | 0.293 | 0.372 | 0.467 | 0.839 | 133.2 |
| 2011 | STL | 97 | 363 | 41 | 99 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 24 | 75 | 0.297 | 0.350 | 0.441 | 0.791 | 125.2 |
| 2010 | STL | 70 | 270 | 28 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 21 | 59 | 0.296 | 0.361 | 0.404 | 0.765 | 113.5 |
| 2009 | STL | 17 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.323 | 0.353 | 0.484 | 0.837 | 119.8 |
| Career | | 1184 | 4229 | 481 | 1041 | 197 | 7 | 113 | 535 | 8 | 370 | 974 | 0.277 | 0.351 | 0.423 | 0.775 | 115.6 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2019 | 186 | 91.5 | 11.0 | 16.2 | 50.4 | 28.7 | 27.8 | 0.285 | 0.529 | 0.384 | 25.6 |
| 2018 | 312 | 90.3 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 45.0 | 24.3 | 22.9 | 0.282 | 0.479 | 0.359 | 26.5 |
| 2017 | 503 | 88.9 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 42.9 | 23.2 | 24.1 | 0.258 | 0.395 | 0.341 | 26.0 |
| 2016 | 492 | 91.0 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 48.5 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 0.246 | 0.408 | 0.324 | 26.9 |
| 2015 | 470 | 89.0 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 38.4 | 23.5 | 29.1 | 0.250 | 0.423 | 0.328 | 26.7 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2019 | LAD | 1B | 50 | 294 | 287 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 0.993 | +0.8 |
| 2019 | LAD | 3B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2018 | LAD | 3B | 58 | 395 | 27 | 85 | 4 | 10 | 0.966 | -4.9 |
| 2018 | LAD | 1B | 29 | 183 | 175 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0.984 | +2.2 |
| 2017 | PIT | 3B | 116 | 978 | 66 | 222 | 12 | 29 | 0.960 | +8.0 |
| 2017 | PIT | 1B | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | -0.3 |
| 2016 | PIT | 3B | 78 | 626 | 40 | 157 | 8 | 17 | 0.961 | +2.6 |
| 2016 | PIT | 1B | 58 | 341 | 344 | 31 | 3 | 42 | 0.992 | -2.8 |
| 2016 | PIT | 2B | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.1 |
| 2015 | LAA | 3B | 113 | 914 | 54 | 179 | 8 | 13 | 0.967 | -2.1 |
| 2014 | LAA | 3B | 122 | 959 | 67 | 162 | 8 | 18 | 0.966 | |
| 2013 | STL | 3B | 132 | 1051 | 55 | 190 | 11 | 21 | 0.957 | |
| 2012 | STL | 3B | 134 | 1154 | 77 | 259 | 18 | 29 | 0.949 | |
| 2011 | STL | 3B | 88 | 674 | 33 | 159 | 12 | 23 | 0.941 | |
| 2011 | STL | 1B | 5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2010 | STL | 3B | 66 | 557 | 31 | 139 | 9 | 22 | 0.950 | |
| 2010 | STL | 1B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2009 | STL | 3B | 7 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2009 | STL | 1B | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2009 | STL | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|
| 2015 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Bat | 25 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.286 | 0.829 |
| 2009 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 225 | 10 HR, 1 SB | 0.300 | 0.894 |
| 2008 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 510 | 26 HR, 5 SB | 0.306 | 0.911 |
| 2007 | A+ | Lake Elsinore Storm | Bat | 592 | 17 HR, 6 SB | 0.302 | 0.889 |
| 2006 | A | Fort Wayne Wizards | Bat | 230 | 8 HR, 1 SB | 0.299 | 0.884 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2019 | 0.390 | 0.483 | 0.436 | 0.413 |
| 2018 | 0.384 | 0.351 | 0.365 | 0.369 |
| 2017 | 0.385 | 0.325 | 0.348 | 0.332 |
| 2016 | 0.411 | 0.324 | 0.331 | 0.353 |
| 2015 | 0.302 | 0.343 | 0.361 | 0.303 |
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 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.625 | 1.125 |
| 2018 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.364 | 0.423 | 0.773 | 1.196 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.125 | 0.364 | 0.500 | 0.864 |
| 2013 | 17 | 56 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0.179 | 0.258 | 0.268 | 0.526 |
| 2012 | 13 | 47 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0.277 | 0.327 | 0.447 | 0.774 |
| 2011 | 18 | 63 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0.397 | 0.465 | 0.794 | 1.258 |
| Career | 69 | 204 | 26 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 55 | 0.299 | 0.370 | 0.549 | 0.919 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | PIT | $3,000,000 |
| 2015 | LAA | $6,425,000 |
| 2014 | LAA | $5,050,000 |
| 2013 | STL | $3,150,000 |
| 2012 | STL | $508,000 |
| 2011 | STL | $416,000 |
| 2010 | STL | $400,000 |
| 2009 | STL | $400,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.