Adam Wainwright

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2023)

W–L 200–128
ERA 3.53
WHIP 1.24
SO 2,202
Pitcher PIV 44617.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'7" / 230 lb
Born
8/30/1981 in Brunswick, GA, USA
MLB Debut
2005-09-11
Awards
3× All-Star · 2× Gold Glove · Silver Slugger · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Adam Parrish Wainwright

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
200 128 478 411 28 11 3 2668.3 2,577 1,047 233 736 2,202 3.53 44617.3

Career ERA 3.53 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 16.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2005 SLN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 1 0 13.50 — 0.0
2006 SLN NL 2 1 61 0 0 0 3 75.0 64 26 22 72 3.12 4.53 (+31%) 2323.0
2007 SLN NL 14 12 32 32 1 0 0 202.0 212 83 70 136 3.70 4.47 (+17%) 2998.8
2008 SLN NL 11 3 20 20 1 0 0 132.0 122 47 34 91 3.20 4.32 (+26%) 1857.0
2009 SLN NL 19 8 34 34 1 0 0 233.0 216 68 66 212 2.63 4.32 (+39%) 7370.9
2010 SLN NL 20 11 33 33 5 2 0 230.3 186 62 56 213 2.42 4.08 (+41%) 7371.2
2012 SLN NL 14 13 32 32 3 2 0 198.7 196 87 52 184 3.94 4.01 (+2%) 4729.6
2013 SLN NL 19 9 34 34 5 2 0 241.7 223 79 35 219 2.94 3.87 (+24%) 8334.6
2014 SLN NL 20 9 32 32 5 3 0 227.0 184 60 50 179 2.38 3.74 (+36%) 5105.4
2015 SLN NL 2 1 7 4 0 0 0 28.0 25 5 4 20 1.61 3.96 (+59%) 1286.9
2016 SLN NL 13 9 33 33 1 1 0 198.7 220 102 59 161 4.62 4.19 (-10%) 1334.3
2017 SLN NL 12 5 24 23 0 0 0 123.3 140 70 45 96 5.11 4.36 (-17%) 206.2
2018 SLN NL 2 4 8 8 0 0 0 40.3 41 20 18 40 4.46 4.15 (-8%) -128.5
2019 SLN NL 14 10 31 31 0 0 0 171.7 181 80 64 153 4.19 4.51 (+7%) 663.0
2020 SLN NL 5 3 10 10 2 0 0 65.7 54 23 15 54 3.15 4.45 (+29%) 579.2
2021 SLN NL 17 7 32 32 3 1 0 206.3 168 70 50 174 3.05 4.27 (+28%) 3232.6
2022 SLN NL 11 12 32 32 1 0 0 191.7 192 79 54 143 3.71 3.97 (+7%) 1534.4
2023 SLN NL 5 11 21 21 0 0 0 101.0 151 83 41 55 7.40 4.33 (-71%) -4181.4
Career · 18 seasons 200 128 478 411 28 11 3 2,668.1 2,577 1,047 736 2,202 3.53 — 44,617

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
508 744 55 143 39 2 10 75 0 27 250 .192 .220 .290 .510 -3,588

Career AVG .192 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 24.7% below league average.

Career OBP .220 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 32.1% below league average.

Career SLG .290 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 29.6% below league average.

Career OPS .510 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 30.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2005 SLN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 SLN NL 61 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2007 SLN NL 37 62 4 18 3 0 1 6 0 3 18 .290 .268 (+8%) .335 (-4%) .422 (-8%) .758 (-6%) -64.8
2008 SLN NL 25 60 5 16 2 0 1 6 0 2 20 .267 .263 (+1%) .333 (-14%) .416 (-16%) .749 (-15%) -161.4
2009 SLN NL 40 89 7 16 5 1 2 4 0 1 26 .180 .262 (-31%) .332 (-43%) .417 (-22%) .750 (-31%) -491.9
2010 SLN NL 37 84 4 14 5 0 0 6 0 7 23 .167 .257 (-35%) .325 (-29%) .402 (-44%) .728 (-37%) -502.4
2012 SLN NL 33 66 5 8 2 0 1 4 0 3 32 .121 .254 (-52%) .318 (-50%) .405 (-51%) .724 (-51%) -539.5
2013 SLN NL 35 71 4 15 4 0 0 6 0 0 23 .211 .253 (-17%) .317 (-34%) .396 (-33%) .714 (-33%) -392.9
2014 SLN NL 32 72 4 13 3 0 0 6 0 3 22 .181 .251 (-28%) .313 (-32%) .386 (-42%) .700 (-38%) -420.7
2015 SLN NL 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 SLN NL 34 62 6 13 7 1 2 18 0 2 17 .210 .255 (-18%) .321 (-27%) .417 (+8%) .738 (-7%) -109.5
2017 SLN NL 26 42 7 11 2 0 2 11 0 1 15 .262 — — — — 0.0
2018 SLN NL 8 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .091 — — — — 0.0
2019 SLN NL 31 50 6 8 3 0 0 2 0 2 20 .160 .252 (-37%) .322 (-42%) .434 (-49%) .757 (-46%) -397.4
2020 SLN NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 SLN NL 34 57 1 7 2 0 0 4 0 3 25 .123 .243 (-50%) .317 (-47%) .410 (-62%) .727 (-55%) -507.0
2022 SLN NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 SLN NL 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 508 744 55 143 39 2 10 75 0 27 250 .192 — — — — -3,588

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
29 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2021 NLWC SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2020 NLWC2 SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLCS SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2019 NLDS2 SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2015 NLDS1 SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLCS SLN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2014 NLDS2 SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLCS SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2013 NLDS1 SLN 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
2013 WS SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2012 NLCS SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
2012 NLDS1 SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
2009 NLDS1 SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 NLCS SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 NLDS2 SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 WS SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 5 29 16 4 114.3 105 36 22 123 2.83

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2021 NLWC SLN 0 0 1 1 0 5.3 4 1 2 5 1.69
2020 NLWC2 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 3.3 6 2 2 3 5.40
2019 NLCS SLN 0 1 2 1 0 9.0 9 3 1 11 3.00
2019 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 7.7 4 0 2 8 0.00
2015 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 3 0 0 5.3 3 1 0 6 1.69
2014 NLCS SLN 0 1 2 2 0 11.7 10 4 5 9 3.09
2014 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 4.3 11 6 1 5 12.46
2013 NLCS SLN 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 6 2 0 5 2.57
2013 NLDS1 SLN 2 0 2 2 0 16.0 11 2 1 15 1.12
2013 WS SLN 0 2 2 2 0 12.0 14 6 2 14 4.50
2012 NLCS SLN 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 1 0 5 1.29
2012 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 2 2 0 8.0 13 7 3 15 7.88
2009 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 8.0 3 1 1 7 1.12
2006 NLCS SLN 0 0 3 0 2 3.0 2 0 1 4 0.00
2006 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 3 0 1 3.7 3 0 0 6 0.00
2006 WS SLN 1 0 3 0 1 3.0 2 0 1 5 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2673803075536.197
Away2413642568539.187

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2471441.1133948135712043.00
Away2311227.012385663799984.15

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2023-10-01 STLCINW 100000001
2023-09-29 STLCINL 100000000
2023-09-18 STLMILW 000000000
2023-09-12 STLBALW 000000000
2023-09-07 STLATLL 000000000
2023-08-28 STLSDPL 000000000
2023-08-22 STLPITL 000000000
2023-08-17 STLNYNL 000000000
2023-08-11 STLKCRL 000000000
2023-08-04 STLCOLL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2023-09-18 STLMIL W 7.0400230
2023-09-12 STLBAL W 5.0722330
2023-09-07 STLATL L 5.2866344
2023-08-28 STLSDP L 6.0811310
2023-08-22 STLPIT L 4.2766131
2023-08-17 STLNYN L 6.0433321
2023-08-11 STLKCR L 1.0988002
2023-08-04 STLCOL L 3.0977250
2023-07-29 STLCHC L 6.0744332
2023-07-24 STLAZ — 5.0422230

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 478 411 236 323 10 29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 SLN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
2006 SLN P 61 0 3 7 1 0
2007 SLN P 32 32 13 28 2 4
2008 SLN P 20 20 7 20 1 1
2009 SLN P 34 34 27 29 0 0
2010 SLN P 33 33 21 36 1 5
2012 SLN P 32 32 15 19 1 2
2013 SLN P 34 34 25 36 0 6
2014 SLN P 32 32 20 30 1 2
2015 SLN P 7 4 4 3 0 0
2016 SLN P 33 33 19 22 0 1
2017 SLN P 24 23 19 18 0 4
2018 SLN P 8 8 1 7 1 0
2019 SLN P 31 31 15 17 0 1
2020 SLN P 10 10 2 8 0 0
2021 SLN P 32 32 19 16 2 2
2022 SLN P 32 32 18 16 0 0
2023 SLN P 21 21 8 11 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 478
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2021 Pitcher of the Month August
2020 Roberto Clemente Award
2017 Silver Slugger P
2015 Hutch Award
2014 Pitcher of the Month September
2014 Player of the Week Week of 2014-05-25
2013 Gold Glove P
2013 Pitcher of the Month June
2009 Gold Glove P
2009 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 SLN NL $19,500,000
2015 SLN NL $19,500,000
2014 SLN NL $19,500,000
2013 SLN NL $12,000,000
2012 SLN NL $9,000,000
2011 SLN NL $6,687,500
2010 SLN NL $4,837,500
2009 SLN NL $2,787,500
2008 SLN NL $687,500
2007 SLN NL $410,000
2006 SLN NL $327,000
Total Career Earnings $95,237,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2021 Cy Young Award NL 7th 3.0 210 0
2021 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 3.0 420 0
2014 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 97.0 210 0
2014 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 53.0 420 0
2013 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 86.0 210 1
2013 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 3.0 420 0
2010 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 122.0 224 0
2010 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 12.0 448 0
2009 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 90.0 160 12
2009 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 16.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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  2. 94
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    200-117, 3.66 ERA
  3. 94
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    169-136, 3.42 ERA
  4. 93
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    188-147, 3.92 ERA
  5. 90
    Roy Halladay HOF
    203-105, 3.38 ERA
  6. 90
    Kevin Brown
    211-144, 3.28 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Adam Wainwright

What years did Adam Wainwright play?
Adam Wainwright played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2023.
Was Adam Wainwright a pitcher?
Yes. Adam Wainwright pitched in the major leagues, recording 200 wins and 2202 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Adam Wainwright hit?
Adam Wainwright hit 10 career home runs with 143 hits.