#13 Matt "Carp" Carpenter, Second Base, 32 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Monday, 7/12/2018 |
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| Matt Carpenter
Carp
11/26/1985
32
United States
6"4
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Second Base
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 1,614,286
2018 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 136 Days (996 total Days)
103 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 136 Days (996 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Talent | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 7 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
2B : 7 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 7 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 6 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 7
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/30 | @PHI | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 7/2 | SD | L 5-8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/3 | SD | W 5-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 7/4 | SD | W 7-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
| 7/5 | SF | L 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | #2 | | |
| 7/6 | SF | L 4-12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 7/7 | SF | L 2-16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 7/9 | @PIT | L 6-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 7/10 | @PIT | W 5-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/11 | @PIT | W 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 82 | 281 | 88 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 54 | 39 | 75 | .313 | .397 | .523 | .920 | .961 | .210 |
| Projected | 151 | 517 | 162 | 48 | 6 | 17 | 75 | 99 | 72 | 138 | .313 | .397 | .523 | .920 | .961 | .210 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 80 | 327 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 147 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 81.8 | 59.7 | 7.7 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 61 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .373 | .607 | .980 |
| vs. RHP | 220 | 69 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 44 | 33 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .314 | .403 | .500 | .903 |
| Close/Late | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .361 | .500 | .861 |
| Scoring Position | 71 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .368 | .549 | .917 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 37 | 126 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 34 | .278 | .361 | .437 | .797 |
| Road | 45 | 155 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 41 | .342 | .422 | .594 | 1.016 |
| Last Week | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | .167 | .375 | .222 | .597 |
| March/April | 21 | 78 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 20 | .295 | .368 | .423 | .791 |
| May | 26 | 83 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 24 | .265 | .382 | .470 | .852 |
| June | 26 | 89 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 23 | .404 | .440 | .730 | 1.170 |
| July | 9 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | .226 | .368 | .323 | .691 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2012 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .208 | .240 | .375 | .615 | CHW STL |
| 2013 | 100 | 129 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 5 | .248 | .324 | .411 | .735 | STL |
| 2014 | 91 | 183 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 3 | .235 | .300 | .372 | .672 | STL |
| 2015 | 142 | 460 | 128 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 116 | 10 | 3 | .278 | .377 | .467 | .844 | STL |
| 2016 | 154 | 514 | 134 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 63 | 77 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 17 | 7 | .261 | .347 | .403 | .750 | STL |
| 2017 | 147 | 468 | 114 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 65 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 16 | 6 | .244 | .351 | .382 | .733 | STL |
| 2018 | 82 | 281 | 88 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 54 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 9 | 2 | .313 | .397 | .523 | .920 | STL |
| Total | 729 | 2059 | 544 | 167 | 22 | 41 | 268 | 322 | 292 | 5 | 13 | 555 | 62 | 28 | .264 | .355 | .426 | .781 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2009, A | 130 | 489 | 116 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 57 | 61 | 37 | 72 | 7 | 3 | .237 | .288 | .393 | .681 |
| 2010, A | 135 | 513 | 148 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 79 | 75 | 90 | 20 | 5 | .288 | .377 | .396 | .772 |
| 2011, AAA | 136 | 510 | 132 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 70 | 61 | 118 | 14 | 3 | .259 | .333 | .404 | .737 |
| 2012, AAA | 103 | 245 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 30 | 59 | 4 | 4 | .237 | .317 | .416 | .733 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 15.75 | | | | |
| Second Base | 62 | 62 | 78 | 212 | 38 | 296 | 6 | .980 | 511.0 | 5.21 | | | | |
| Third Base | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
| Shortstop | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .923 | 23.0 | 5.09 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 3/3/2009 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 3/5/2010 with a Swollen Eye, out for one week...
Traded from San Francisco to Chicago (W) on 4/3/2011 (Going to SF: C Jeff Mathis. Going to CHW: P Michael Pineda, P Jeff Samardzija, 3B Matt Carpenter, P Jeff Allison)...
Traded from Chicago (W) to St. Louis on 5/6/2012 (Going to STL: P Brad Penny, 2B Matt Carpenter, 1B Ronald Guzman. Going to CHW: SS Clint Barmes)...
Had first career hit on 9/1/2012, off Chien-Ming Wang (PIT)...
Hit first career homerun on 9/8/2012, off Will Ohman (MIL)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/7/2015, hitting .556 with 0 HR, 6 RBI...
1/31/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,378,571 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,614,286 through salary arbitration...
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