Matt Carpenter was a third baseman in MLB. Across 1511 career games, with a .259 batting average and 179 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | STL | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .067 | .263 | .133 | .396 |
| 2012 | STL | 114 | 296 | 44 | 87 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 34 | 63 | .294 | .365 | .463 | .828 |
| 2013 | STL | 157 | 626 | 126 | 199 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 78 | 3 | 72 | 98 | .318 | .392 | .481 | .873 |
| 2014 | STL | 158 | 595 | 99 | 162 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 5 | 95 | 111 | .272 | .375 | .375 | .750 |
| 2015 | STL | 154 | 574 | 101 | 156 | 44 | 3 | 28 | 84 | 4 | 81 | 151 | .272 | .365 | .505 | .871 |
| 2016 | STL | 129 | 473 | 81 | 128 | 36 | 6 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 81 | 108 | .271 | .380 | .505 | .885 |
| 2017 | STL | 145 | 497 | 91 | 120 | 31 | 2 | 23 | 69 | 2 | 109 | 125 | .241 | .384 | .451 | .835 |
| 2018 | STL | 156 | 564 | 111 | 145 | 42 | 0 | 36 | 81 | 4 | 102 | 158 | .257 | .374 | .523 | .897 |
| 2019 | STL | 129 | 416 | 59 | 94 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 6 | 63 | 129 | .226 | .334 | .392 | .726 |
| 2020 | STL | 50 | 140 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 48 | .186 | .325 | .314 | .640 |
| 2021 | STL | 130 | 207 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 35 | 77 | .169 | .305 | .275 | .581 |
| 2022 | NYY | 47 | 128 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 35 | .305 | .412 | .727 | 1.138 |
| 2023 | SD | 76 | 188 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 41 | 67 | .176 | .322 | .319 | .641 |
| 2024 | STL | 59 | 137 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 51 | .234 | .314 | .372 | .686 |
| Career Totals | — | 1511 | 4856 | 813 | 1257 | 329 | 28 | 179 | 659 | 28 | 774 | 1225 | .259 | .366 | .449 | .814 |
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Career Totals | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
2013, 2014, 2016
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $480,000 |
| 2013 | $504,000 |
| 2014 | $1,000,000 |
| 2015 | $3,750,000 |
| 2016 | $6,500,000 |
| 2017 | $10,000,000 |
| 2018 | $13,750,000 |
| 2019 | $14,750,000 |
| 2020 | $18,500,000 |
| 2021 | $18,500,000 |
| 2023 | $6,500,000 |
| 2024 | $5,500,000 |
Career Total: $99,734,000 (12 seasons)
Average: $8,311,167
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.