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Matt Carpenter

Matthew Martin Carpenter (twitter: @MattCarp13)

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: November 26, 1985 in Galveston, TX
High School: Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, TX)
School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 2009. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 2011 (Age 25)
Team: Cardinals 2011-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$504k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.012, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2011 25 STL NL 7 19 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 .067 .263 .133 .396 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 /5
2012 26 STL NL 114 340 296 44 87 22 5 6 46 1 1 34 63 .294 .365 .463 .828 125 137 10 3 0 7 2 359/74 RoY-6
2013 27 STL NL 36 160 139 30 42 12 0 3 12 0 0 18 22 .302 .386 .453 .839 133 63 2 1 2 0 0 45
3 Yrs 157 519 450 74 130 35 5 9 58 1 1 56 89 .289 .368 .449 .816 124 202 12 4 2 7 2
162 Game Avg. 162 536 464 76 134 36 5 9 60 1 1 58 92 .289 .368 .449 .816 124 208 12 4 2 7 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2011 25 STL NL 7 19 -2 -0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .459 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /5
2012 26 STL NL 114 340 8 -0 0 -5 -3 0 0.1 11 11 1.1 .500 .500 1.5 -0.8 16 $480,000 359/74 RoY-6
2013 27 STL NL 36 160 7 -1 -0 8 1 15 1.6 5 20 2.1 .546 .510 1.2 0.9 12 $504,000 45
3 Seasons 157 519 14 -1 -0 2 -2 13 1.4 16 29 2.9 .509 .503 2.6 0.0 27 $984,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2012 26 STL NL NLWC ATL W 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 26 STL NL NLDS WSN W 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 26 STL NL NLCS SFG L 3 12 9 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 .333 .500 .778 1.278 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr (3 Series) 9 17 14 3 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 5 .286 .412 .571 .983 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLWC 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 12 9 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 .333 .500 .778 1.278 7 0 0 0 0 0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2011 STL NL 25 3B 5 4 3 39.0 13 1 12 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -31 -31 3.00 2.60 .954 2.54 2.54
2012 STL NL 26 1B 44 30 22 281.0 331 316 12 3 32 .991 -1 -2 -5 -9 10.51 7.45 .992 9.29 9.18 RoY-6
2012 STL NL 26 3B 33 22 18 217.2 60 13 44 3 3 .950 3 2 16 11 2.36 1.73 .952 2.45 2.42 RoY-6
2012 STL NL 26 OF 21 13 5 108.1 23 19 1 3 0 .870 -1 -4 -7 -44 1.66 0.95 .987 2.11 2.09 RoY-6
2012 STL NL 26 RF 15 10 3 72.1 19 16 0 3 0 .842 -0 -3 -6 -50 1.99 1.07 .984 2.00 1.99 RoY-6
2012 STL NL 26 LF 7 3 2 36.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -1 -9 -33 1.00 0.57 .988 1.82 1.81 RoY-6
2012 STL NL 26 2B 5 2 0 18.0 7 3 4 0 2 1.000 -0 -1 -21 -67 3.50 1.40 .984 4.75 4.72 RoY-6
2013 STL NL 27 2B 25 24 16 194.1 104 33 71 0 17 1.000 3 5 17 30 4.82 4.16 .983 4.74 4.70
2013 STL NL 27 3B 19 11 10 120.0 40 3 35 2 7 .950 4 3 41 29 2.85 2.00 .955 2.61 2.59
3 Seasons 3B 57 37 31 376.2 113 17 91 5 10 .956 6 4 19 12 2.58 1.89 .953 2.51 2.49
1 Season 1B 44 30 22 281.0 331 316 12 3 32 .991 -1 -2 -5 -8 10.51 7.45 .992 9.29 9.18
2 Seasons 2B 30 26 16 212.1 111 36 75 0 19 1.000 2 4 14 22 4.70 3.70 .983 4.74 4.70
1 Season OF 21 13 5 108.1 23 19 1 3 0 .870 -1 -4 -7 -44 1.66 0.95 .987 2.11 2.09
1 Season RF 15 10 3 72.1 19 16 0 3 0 .842 -0 -3 -6 -49 1.99 1.07 .984 2.00 1.99
1 Season LF 7 3 2 36.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -1 -9 -33 1.00 0.57 .988 1.82 1.81
3 Seasons TOT 152 106 74 978.1 578 388 179 11 61 .981 7 2 8 2 5.22 3.73 .983 4.90 4.81
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2013 NL  2.1 (9th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2013 NL  2.1 (6th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
2013 NL  1.0 (3rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2013 NL  30 (2nd)

Doubles s c a p y
2013 NL  12 (4th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2013 NL  61 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2012 NL  7 (8th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
2013 NL  7 (4th)

Double Plays Turned as 3B s c a p y
2013 NL  7 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as 2B s c a p y
2013 NL  3 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
2013 NL  4 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1801), Average HOFer ≈ 144
JAWS Third Base (391st), 1.2 career WAR/1.2 7yr-peak WAR/1.2 JAWS
Average HOF 3B (out of 13) = 67.4 career WAR/42.6 7yr-peak WAR/55.0 JAWS

Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
201226St. Louis Cardinals$480,000contracts
201327St. Louis Cardinals$504,000
2013 StatusPre-Arb Eligible, Earliest Arb Eligible: 2015, Earliest Free Agent: 2018
Career to date (may be incomplete)$984,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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