Matt Adams was born on Wednesday, August 31, 1988, in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. Adams was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 20, 2012, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Matt Adams baseball stats page.
"Matt Adams needed two tries to make history and be St. Louis' hero Wednesday night. After seeing his go-ahead home run in the 14th inning wiped out by a blown save, Adams -- in the game only because Allen Craig left with an injury -- smacked his 11th homer with one out in the 16th inning to give the Cardinals a 5-4 win over Cincinnati. 'It feels good,' Adams said after his second career multihomer game. 'It would feel good to anybody, especially against the team we're battling for a playoff spot.'" - Schmetzer, Mark. MLB Staff Writer. Adams' second homer in extras delivers clutch victory. 5 September 2013.
Matt Adams![]() Matt 'Big City' Adams Autograph on a 2010 Bowman Chrome Baseball Card (#BCP14) |
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Matt AdamsMatt Adams Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Matt AdamsMatt Adams Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2012 | 24 | Cardinals | 27 | 86 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .244 | .286 | .384 |
| 2013 | 25 | Cardinals | 108 | 296 | 46 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 51 | 23 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .284 | .335 | .503 |
| 2014 | 26 | Cardinals | 142 | 527 | 55 | 152 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 68 | 26 | 5 | 114 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | .288 | .321 | .457 |
| 2015 | 27 | Cardinals | 60 | 175 | 14 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .280 | .377 |
| 2016 | 28 | Cardinals | 118 | 297 | 37 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 54 | 25 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .249 | .309 | .471 |
| 2017 | 29 | Cardinals | 31 | 48 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .340 | .396 |
| 2017 | 29 | Braves | 100 | 291 | 42 | 79 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 58 | 19 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .271 | .315 | .543 |
| 2018 | 30 | Nationals | 94 | 249 | 37 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 48 | 24 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .257 | .332 | .510 |
| 2018 | 30 | Cardinals | 27 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .200 | .333 |
| 2019 | 31 | Nationals | 111 | 310 | 42 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 1 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .226 | .276 | .465 |
| 2020 | 32 | Braves | 16 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .184 | .216 | .347 |
| 2021 | 33 | Rockies | 22 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .250 | .194 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 10 Years | 856 | 2,421 | 297 | 624 | 130 | 6 | 118 | 1 | 399 | 165 | 17 | 643 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 49 | .258 | .306 | .463 | ||
Matt AdamsMatt Adams Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2012 Cardinals | 1B | 24 | 23 | 584 | 225 | 9.4 | 222 | 210 | 12 | 3 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 10.26 |
| 2013 Cardinals | 1B | 74 | 63 | 1,793 | 650 | 8.8 | 648 | 598 | 50 | 2 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.76 |
| 2014 Cardinals | 1B | 133 | 132 | 3,489 | 1,204 | 9.1 | 1,195 | 1,115 | 80 | 9 | 111 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.25 |
| 2015 Cardinals | 1B | 46 | 42 | 1,056 | 356 | 7.7 | 353 | 321 | 32 | 3 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.03 |
| 2016 Cardinals | 1B | 86 | 69 | 1,805 | 695 | 8.1 | 688 | 617 | 71 | 7 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.29 |
| 2017 Cardinals | 1B | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.69 |
| 2017 Cardinals | LF | 6 | 5 | 103 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.83 |
| 2017 Braves | 1B | 59 | 56 | 1,506 | 522 | 8.8 | 517 | 488 | 29 | 5 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.27 |
| 2017 Braves | LF | 13 | 13 | 285 | 20 | 1.5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.71 |
| 2018 Nationals | 1B | 48 | 44 | 1,133 | 321 | 6.7 | 320 | 298 | 22 | 1 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 7.63 |
| 2018 Nationals | LF | 15 | 12 | 285 | 21 | 1.4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.99 |
| 2018 Nationals | RF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 2018 Cardinals | 1B | 15 | 12 | 314 | 104 | 6.9 | 102 | 92 | 10 | 2 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 8.77 |
| 2019 Nationals | 1B | 79 | 71 | 1,831 | 558 | 7.1 | 553 | 502 | 51 | 5 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 8.15 |
| 2020 Braves | 1B | 2 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.94 |
| 2021 Rockies | 1B | 7 | 7 | 150 | 42 | 6.0 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.56 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 576 | 523 | 13,751 | 4,706 | 8.2 | 4,669 | 4,302 | 367 | 37 | 406 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.17 | |
| LF Totals | 34 | 30 | 673 | 48 | 1.4 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 1.85 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 | |
| 10 Years | 611 | 553 | 14,436 | 4,755 | 7.8 | 4,716 | 4,348 | 368 | 39 | 406 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 8.82 | |
Matt AdamsMatt Adams Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2012 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 3.6 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 2013 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 | 3.7 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 2014 Cardinals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 4.6 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 2015 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 4.3 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 2016 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 2017 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 48.0 | 2.8 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 2017 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 3.2 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 2019 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 | 2.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 2020 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 24.5 | 2.7 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 2021 Rockies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 10 Years | 4 | 4 | .500 | 254 | 1 | 16 | 20.5 | 3.8 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
Matt AdamsMatt Adams Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 2012 St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | $480,000.00 | - | - |
| 2013 St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | $490,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 2014 St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | $516,000.00 | - | - |
| 2015 St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | $527,000.00 | - | - |
| 2016 St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | $1,650,000.00 | - | - |
| 2017 St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | $2,800,000.00 | - | - |
| 2017 Atlanta Braves | 18 | " " | - | - |
| 2018 Washington Nationals | 15 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2018 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | " " | - | - |
| 2019 Washington Nationals | 15 | $3,000,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 2020 Atlanta Braves | 18 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 2021 Colorado Rockies | 18 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
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Did you know that Matt Adams, during a 16-inning game played on September 4, 2013, became the first player in St. Louis Cardinals history to hit two extra-inning home runs during the same game and only the fourth (1st: Ralph Garr, May 17, 1951; 2nd: Art Shamsky, August 12, 1966; 3rd: John Mayberry, June 4, 2013) in National League history?
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