Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2011
- Draft
- 2009Rd 13, Pk 399
- College
- TCU
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2013
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2011
- Draft
- 2009Rd 13, Pk 399
- College
- TCU
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2013
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,511
- AB
- 4,856
- R
- 813
- H
- 1,257
- HR
- 179
- RBI
- 659
- SB
- 28
- AVG
- .259
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.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 56
- AB
- 170
- R
- 24
- H
- 37
- HR
- 6
- RBI
- 21
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .218
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,773
- TB
- 2,179
- XBH
- 536
- HBP
- 74
- IBB
- 40
- GIDP
- 40
- P/PA
- 4.29
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.
Latest performance
Matt Carpenter
Sep 29 · @ SF · W 6-1
- AB
- 1
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .234
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 29 | at SFW 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Sep 28 | atSFL 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 27 | atSFW 6-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 24 | at COLW 7-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 22 | vs CLEW 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 11 | vs CINW 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Matt Carpenter's career stats?
Matt Carpenter played 14 seasons for the Cardinals, the Yankees and the Padres. He was a career .259 hitter with 1,257 hits, 179 home runs and 659 RBI. His best season was 2013: a .318 batting average, 11 home runs and 78 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 7 postseasons, 2011 to 2024
Matt Carpenter led MLB in hits (2013); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
- 2011 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 2013 (10th)
- Hits: 2013 (1st)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Matt Carpenter
Playoff series
Matt Carpenter played 6 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 0 won, 2 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CLE | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 |  HOU | Lost 0-4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Matt Carpenter against each club
- vs Houston Astros (14)
- vs Chicago Cubs (13)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (12)
- vs San Francisco Giants (12)
- vs Boston Red Sox (10)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (9)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (8)
- vs Colorado Rockies (8)
- vs Kansas City Royals (8)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (8)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (7)
- vs Atlanta Braves (7)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (7)
- vs Seattle Mariners (7)
- vs Minnesota Twins (6)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (5)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (5)
- vs New York Mets (5)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (5)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (5)
- vs Washington Nationals (5)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (3)
- vs Detroit Tigers (3)
- vs Miami Marlins (3)
- vs San Diego Padres (3)
- vs Texas Rangers (3)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (3)
- vs New York Yankees (2)
- vs Athletics (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Matt Carpenter among MLB players at the same position.
- Brandon NimmoTEXAlike in Runs, On-Base %, RBI79out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jesse WinkerAlike in RBI, Slugging %, Home Runs74out of 100 on profile similarity
- Brandon BeltAlike in RBI, On-Base %, Home Runs73out of 100 on profile similarity
- Adley RutschmanBOSAlike in Home Runs, Runs, RBI70out of 100 on profile similarity
- Austin KearnsAlike in RBI, Home Runs, On-Base %70out of 100 on profile similarity
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