David Freese stats
Bio
- Age
- 43 yearsApr 28, 1983
- Height
- 6' 2"
- World Series MVP
- 2011
David Freese played 11 MLB seasons, 2009 to 2019.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,184
- AB
- 3,758
- R
- 481
- H
- 1,041
- HR
- 113
- RBI
- 535
- SB
- 8
- AVG
- .277
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | STL | 17 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .323 |
| 2010 | STL | 70 | 240 | 28 | 71 | 4 | 36 | 1 | .296 |
| 2011 | STL | 97 | 333 | 41 | 99 | 10 | 55 | 1 | .297 |
| 2012 | STL | 144 | 501 | 70 | 147 | 20 | 79 | 3 | .293 |
| 2013 | STL | 138 | 462 | 53 | 121 | 9 | 60 | 1 | .262 |
| 2014 | LAA | 134 | 462 | 53 | 120 | 10 | 55 | 1 | .260 |
| 2015 | LAA | 121 | 424 | 53 | 109 | 14 | 56 | 1 | .257 |
| 2016 | PIT | 141 | 437 | 63 | 118 | 13 | 55 | 0 | .270 |
| 2017 | PIT | 130 | 426 | 44 | 112 | 10 | 52 | 0 | .263 |
| 2018 |  PIT/LAD | 113 | 280 | 38 | 83 | 11 | 51 | 0 | .296 |
| 2019 | LAD | 79 | 162 | 35 | 51 | 11 | 29 | 0 | .315 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 69
- AB
- 204
- R
- 26
- H
- 61
- HR
- 10
- RBI
- 36
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .299
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,229
- TB
- 1,591
- XBH
- 317
- HBP
- 73
- IBB
- 11
- GIDP
- 134
- P/PA
- 3.97
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | STL | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | STL | 270 | 97 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | STL | 363 | 147 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4.0 |
| 2012 | STL | 567 | 234 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 3.9 |
| 2013 | STL | 521 | 176 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 3.9 |
| 2014 | LAA | 511 | 177 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | LAA | 470 | 178 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | PIT | 492 | 180 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | PIT | 503 | 158 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | PIT/LAD | 312 | 132 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | LAD | 186 | 97 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 16.6
- RC
- 535.6
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .146
- SECA
- .244
- BB/K
- 0.38
- AB/HR
- 33.3
- GO/FO
- 1.20
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | STL | 0.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | .161 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | STL | 0.6 | 34.1 | 5.1 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 60 | 1 |
| 2011 | STL | 1.6 | 46.2 | 4.9 | .144 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | STL | 3.6 | 82.2 | 5.9 | .174 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 25.1 | 1.1 |
| 2013 | STL | -0.3 | 54.5 | 4 | .119 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 51.3 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | LAA | 1.4 | 55.5 | 4.2 | .123 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 46.2 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | LAA | 2.4 | 55.7 | 4.5 | .163 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30.3 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | PIT | 1.8 | 60.9 | 4.9 | .142 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 33.6 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | PIT | 2.0 | 61.3 | 5 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 42.6 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | PIT/LAD | 2.1 | 44.9 | 5.8 | .175 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 25.5 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | LAD | 1.4 | 35.4 | 8.1 | .284 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 43 yearsApr 28, 1983
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2009
- Birthplace
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Draft
- 2006Rd 9, Pk 273
- College
- South Alabama
- World Series MVP
- 2011
Latest performance
David Freese
Oct 09 · vs WSH · L 7-3 F/10
- AB
- 1
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .500
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 09 | vs WSHL 7-3 F/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Oct 07 | atWSHL 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 06 | atWSHW 10-4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Oct 03 | vsWSHW 6-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Sep 28 | at SFW 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 27 | atSFW 9-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were David Freese's career stats?
David Freese played 11 seasons for the Cardinals, the Angels, the Pirates and the Dodgers. He was a career .277 hitter with 1,041 hits, 113 home runs and 535 RBI. His best season was 2009: a .323 batting average, 1 home run and 7 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2009 to 2019
Championships
- 2011 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
Awards
More on David Freese
Playoff series
David Freese played 69 games across 6 MLB postseasons in 14 series — 8 won, 6 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | WSH | Lost 2-2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 |  ATL | Won 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 |  MIL | Lost 3-3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 |  BOS | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 |  KC | Lost 0-3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 |  PIT | Won 3-2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | LAD | Won 4-2 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | BOS | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | WSH | Won 3-2 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | SF | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 |  PHI | Won 3-2 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | MIL | Won 4-2 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011 |  TEX | Won 4-3 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
David Freese’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
David Freese against each club
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (104)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (99)
- vs Chicago Cubs (90)
- vs Houston Astros (67)
- vs San Francisco Giants (62)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (60)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (54)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (53)
- vs Colorado Rockies (50)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (50)
- vs Seattle Mariners (47)
- vs New York Mets (46)
- vs Texas Rangers (46)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (44)
- vs Washington Nationals (43)
- vs Athletics (42)
- vs Atlanta Braves (41)
- vs San Diego Padres (40)
- vs Miami Marlins (32)
- vs Boston Red Sox (30)
- vs Kansas City Royals (25)
- vs Detroit Tigers (22)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (18)
- vs Minnesota Twins (16)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (16)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (13)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (13)
- vs New York Yankees (12)
- vs Chicago White Sox (9)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (9)
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