What years did Sam Freeman play?

Sam Freeman played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2020.

Was Sam Freeman a pitcher?

Yes. Sam Freeman pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 232 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sam Freeman hit?

Sam Freeman hit 0 career home runs.

What was Sam Freeman's career batting average?

Sam Freeman batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.

What was Sam Freeman's career ERA?

Sam Freeman finished with a 3.58 career ERA, going 8-7 with 232 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Sam Freeman have?

Sam Freeman recorded 232 career strikeouts.

Sam Freeman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2020)

Sam Freeman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2020 for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 9 seasons. Across 271 career appearances, he went 8-7 with a 3.58 ERA and 232 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1678.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 8–7

ERA 3.58

WHIP 1.43

SO 232

Pitcher PIV 1678.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 6/24/1987 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-06-01
Last Game: 2020-08-12

Full name: Samuel Douglas Freeman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Sam Freeman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	7	271	0	0	0	0	233.2	197	93	17	136	232	3.58	1678.4

Career ERA 3.58 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 12.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Sam Freeman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	SLN	NL	0	2	24	20.0	17	12	10	18	5.40	4.01 (-35%)	-115.0
2013	SLN	NL	1	0	13	12.1	8	3	5	8	2.19	3.87 (+43%)	277.8
2014	SLN	NL	2	0	44	38.0	34	11	19	35	2.61	3.74 (+30%)	-47.0
2015	TEX	AL	0	0	54	38.1	31	13	25	40	3.05	3.96 (+23%)	-606.6
2016	MIL	NL	0	0	7	7.2	13	11	9	8	12.91	—	0.0
2017	ATL	NL	2	0	58	60.0	48	17	27	59	2.55	4.36 (+41%)	1544.4
2018	ATL	NL	3	5	63	50.1	41	24	32	58	4.29	4.15 (-3%)	624.9
2019	LAA	AL	0	0	1	2.0	3	1	2	0	4.50	—	0.0
2020	WAS	NL	0	0	7	5.0	2	1	7	6	1.80	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			8	7	271	233.2	197	93	136	232	3.58	—	1,678

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Sam Freeman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
271	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sam Freeman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	SLN	NL	24	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	SLN	NL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	SLN	NL	44	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	TEX	AL	54	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIL	NL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	ATL	NL	58	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ATL	NL	63	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	LAA	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	WAS	NL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			271	3	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Sam Freeman — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Sam Freeman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2014	NLDS2	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Sam Freeman — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Sam Freeman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	NLDS2	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Sam Freeman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	138	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	133	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Sam Freeman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	138	120.0	100	53	79	108	3.98
Away	133	113.2	97	40	57	124	3.17

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sam Freeman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2020-08-12	WAS	NYN	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2020-08-09	WAS	BAL	—	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0
2020-08-07	WAS	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0
2020-08-05	WAS	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2020-07-30	WAS	TOR	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2020-07-28	WAS	TOR	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2020-07-27	WAS	TOR	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2019-04-23	LAA	NYY	—	2.0	3	1	1	2	0	1
2018-09-28	ATL	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2018-09-23	ATL	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sam Freeman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	271	0	9	35	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sam Freeman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2012	SLN	P	24	0	3	1	0
2013	SLN	P	13	0	3	1	0
2014	SLN	P	44	4	9	0	0
2015	TEX	P	54	1	5	0	0
2016	MIL	P	7	0	1	1	0
2017	ATL	P	58	2	6	0	1
2018	ATL	P	63	2	8	0	2
2019	LAA	P	1	0	0	0	0
2020	WAS	P	7	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Sam Freeman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	271

Salary History

Sam Freeman — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	TEX	AL	$517,000
Total Career Earnings			$517,000

College History

Sam Freeman — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Kansas	Lawrence	KS	2008

Sam Freeman: the record in brief

According to the bio, Sam Freeman debuted on June 1, 2012 and played a final game on August 12, 2020. By club, Freeman's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (2012 through 2014), the Texas Rangers (2015), the Milwaukee Brewers (2016), the Atlanta Braves (2017 through 2018), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2019), and the Washington Nationals (2020). Born on June 24, 1987, in Houston, TX, USA, Freeman is listed as a pitcher and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Freeman's listed size is 5 feet, 11 inches and 180 pounds. Sam Freeman was the playing name; the full given name is Samuel Douglas.

Freeman went 8-7 with a 3.58 ERA in 271 games, 0 of them starts. Also on Freeman's record: 232 strikeouts. The leagues Freeman pitched in allowed 4.11 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 12.9% better than average. 2017 produced Freeman's most strikeouts, 59.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Freeman

What years did Sam Freeman play?: Sam Freeman played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2020.
Was Sam Freeman a pitcher?: Yes. Sam Freeman pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 232 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sam Freeman hit?: Sam Freeman hit 0 career home runs.
What was Sam Freeman's career batting average?: Sam Freeman batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.
What was Sam Freeman's career ERA?: Sam Freeman finished with a 3.58 career ERA, going 8-7 with 232 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sam Freeman have?: Sam Freeman recorded 232 career strikeouts.