Adam Wainwright stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2023

Starting Pitcher · #50

Age 45 · 6' 7"

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Adam Wainwright played 18 MLB seasons, 2005 to 2023.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
478
W
200
L
128
ERA
3.53
IP
2,668.1
K
2,202
BB
736
WHIP
1.24

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2005STL20013.502.0011.50
2006STL61213.1275.072221.15
2007STL3214123.70202.0136701.40
2008STL201133.20132.091341.18
2009STL341982.63233.0212661.21
2010STL3320112.42230.1213561.05
2012STL3214133.94198.2184521.25
2013STL341992.94241.2219351.07
2014STL322092.38227.0179501.03
2015STL7211.6128.02041.04
2016STL331394.62198.2161591.40
2017STL241255.11123.196451.50
2018STL8244.4640.140181.46
2019STL3114104.19171.2153641.43
2020STL10533.1565.254151.05
2021STL321773.05206.1174501.06
2022STL3211123.71191.2143541.28
2023STL215117.40101.055411.90

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
29
W
4
L
5
ERA
2.83
IP
114.1
K
123
BB
22
WHIP
1.11

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
246
CG
28
SHO
11
K/9
7.4
GB
3,932
FB
4,105
G/F
1.00
WP
51

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2005STL0000.0170.10
2006STL0008.610510613
2007STL21106.133233516
2008STL12106.21942220.93
2009STL25108.23573311.17
2010STL25528.33412951.22
2012STL18328.33062821.15
2013STL26528.235234215
2014STL25537.132433714
2015STL3006.445421.10
2016STL18117.32813410.81
2017STL8007.019920112
2018STL2008.962591.11
2019STL14008.025726312
2020STL7207.465720.90
2021STL22317.629030514
2022STL16106.72623370.85
2023STL4004.91592280.71

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
45 yearsAug 30, 1981
Height
6' 7"
Debut
2005
Birthplace
Brunswick, MO
Draft
2000Rd 1, Pk 29
NL Gold Glove
2x
NL Silver Slugger
2017

Latest performance

Adam Wainwright

Sep 18 · vs MIL · W 1-0

IP
7.0
H
4
R
0
ER
0
BB
2
K
3
HR
0
ERA
7.40

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Mon, Sep 18vsMILW 1-074003
Tue, Sep 12atBALW 5-257223
Thu, Sep 07atATLL 8-55.28664
Mon, Aug 28vsSDL 4-168111
Tue, Aug 22atPITL 6-34.27663
Thu, Aug 17vsNYML 4-264332

What were Adam Wainwright's career stats?

Adam Wainwright played 18 seasons for the Cardinals. He had 200 wins and 2,202 strikeouts with a 3.53 ERA over 2,668.1 innings. His best season was 2010: 20 wins, a 2.42 ERA and 213 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 9 postseasons, 2005 to 2023

Adam Wainwright led MLB in wins (2009); finished top 10 in a stat 14 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 66th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,202)
  • 111th in wins (pitching) (200)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Adam Wainwright

Playoff series

Adam Wainwright played 29 games across 9 MLB postseasons in 16 series — 6 won, 10 lost.

Adam Wainwright's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2021LADLost 0-115.1415
2020SDLost 0-113.1623
2019ATLLost 0-117.2408
2019WSHLost 0-229.09311
2015CHCLost 0-335.1316
2014LADWon 1-014.11165
2014SFLost 0-2211.21049
2013PITWon 2-0216.011215
2013LADLost 0-117.0625
2013BOSLost 0-2212.014614
2012WSHLost 1-128.013715
2012SFWon 1-017.0415
2009LADLost 0-118.0317
2006SDWon 3-033.2306
2006NYMWon 3-033.0204
2006DETWon 2-133.0205

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Adam Wainwright’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.