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.

What was Adam Wainwright's career batting average?

Adam Wainwright batted .192 over his career, with 143 hits in 744 at bats.

How many RBI did Adam Wainwright have?

Adam Wainwright drove in 75 runs in his career.

What was Adam Wainwright's career ERA?

Adam Wainwright finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 200-128 with 2,202 strikeouts.

Adam Wainwright

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

Adam Wainwright was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2023 for the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 19 seasons. Across 478 career appearances, he went 200-128 with a 3.53 ERA and 2,202 strikeouts. He also batted .192 with 10 home runs. Adam Wainwright was a 3-time All-Star, a 2-time Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger, and a Roberto Clemente Award. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 44617.3.

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 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

Adam Wainwright — 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	2668.1	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

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Adam Wainwright Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	230.1	186	62	56	213	2.42	4.08 (+41%)	7371.2
2012	SLN	NL	14	13	32	32	3	2	0	198.2	196	87	52	184	3.94	4.01 (+2%)	4729.6
2013	SLN	NL	19	9	34	34	5	2	0	241.2	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	198.2	220	102	59	161	4.62	4.19 (-10%)	1334.3
2017	SLN	NL	12	5	24	23	0	0	0	123.1	140	70	45	96	5.11	4.36 (-17%)	206.2
2018	SLN	NL	2	4	8	8	0	0	0	40.1	41	20	18	40	4.46	4.15 (-8%)	-128.5
2019	SLN	NL	14	10	31	31	0	0	0	171.2	181	80	64	153	4.19	4.51 (+7%)	663.0
2020	SLN	NL	5	3	10	10	2	0	0	65.2	54	23	15	54	3.15	4.45 (+29%)	579.2
2021	SLN	NL	17	7	32	32	3	1	0	206.1	168	70	50	174	3.05	4.27 (+28%)	3232.6
2022	SLN	NL	11	12	32	32	1	0	0	191.2	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

Adam Wainwright — 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

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Adam Wainwright Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	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	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SLN	NL	61	6	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SLN	NL	37	62	4	18	3	0	1	6	3	18	.290	.268 (+8%)	.335 (-4%)	.422 (-8%)	.758 (-6%)	-64.8
2008	SLN	NL	25	60	5	16	2	0	1	6	2	20	.267	.263 (+1%)	.333 (-14%)	.416 (-16%)	.749 (-15%)	-161.4
2009	SLN	NL	40	89	7	16	5	1	2	4	1	26	.180	.262 (-31%)	.332 (-43%)	.417 (-22%)	.750 (-31%)	-491.9
2010	SLN	NL	37	84	4	14	5	0	0	6	7	23	.167	.257 (-35%)	.325 (-29%)	.402 (-44%)	.728 (-37%)	-502.4
2012	SLN	NL	33	66	5	8	2	0	1	4	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	23	.211	.253 (-17%)	.317 (-34%)	.396 (-33%)	.714 (-33%)	-392.9
2014	SLN	NL	32	72	4	13	3	0	0	6	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	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SLN	NL	34	62	6	13	7	1	2	18	2	17	.210	.255 (-18%)	.321 (-27%)	.417 (+8%)	.738 (-7%)	-109.5
2017	SLN	NL	26	42	7	11	2	0	2	11	1	15	.262	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SLN	NL	8	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	SLN	NL	31	50	6	8	3	0	0	2	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	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SLN	NL	34	57	1	7	2	0	0	4	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	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	SLN	NL	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			508	744	55	143	39	2	10	75	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

Adam Wainwright — 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

Adam Wainwright — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	BB	SO	AVG
2021	NLWC	SLN	1	2	0	0	1	.000
2020	NLWC2	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	.000
2019	NLCS	SLN	2	2	0	0	1	.000
2019	NLDS2	SLN	1	2	0	0	2	.000
2015	NLDS1	SLN	3	0	0	0	0	.000
2014	NLCS	SLN	2	3	0	0	2	.000
2014	NLDS2	SLN	1	1	0	0	0	.000
2013	NLCS	SLN	1	2	0	0	1	.000
2013	NLDS1	SLN	2	5	1	1	1	.000
2013	WS	SLN	2	2	0	0	2	.000
2012	NLCS	SLN	1	1	0	1	0	.000
2012	NLDS1	SLN	2	2	0	1	2	.000
2009	NLDS1	SLN	1	2	0	0	0	.000
2006	NLCS	SLN	3	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	NLDS2	SLN	3	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	WS	SLN	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Adam Wainwright — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
4	5	29	16	4	114.1	105	36	22	123	2.83

Playoff Pitching by Year

Adam Wainwright — 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	5.1	4	1	2	5	1.69
2020	NLWC2	SLN	0	0	1	1	0	3.1	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	7.2	4	0	2	8	0.00
2015	NLDS1	SLN	0	0	3	0	0	5.1	3	1	0	6	1.69
2014	NLCS	SLN	0	1	2	2	0	11.2	10	4	5	9	3.09
2014	NLDS2	SLN	0	0	1	1	0	4.1	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	3.2	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

Adam Wainwright — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	267	380	30	75	5	36	.197
Away	241	364	25	68	5	39	.187

Pitching — Home / Away

Adam Wainwright — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	247	1441.1	1339	481	357	1204	3.00
Away	231	1227.0	1238	566	379	998	4.15

Last 10 Games — Batting

Adam Wainwright — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2023-10-01	STL	CIN	W	1	1
2023-09-29	STL	CIN	L	1	0
2023-09-18	STL	MIL	W	0	0
2023-09-12	STL	BAL	W	0	0
2023-09-07	STL	ATL	L	0	0
2023-08-28	STL	SDP	L	0	0
2023-08-22	STL	PIT	L	0	0
2023-08-17	STL	NYN	L	0	0
2023-08-11	STL	KCR	L	0	0
2023-08-04	STL	COL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Adam Wainwright — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2023-09-18	STL	MIL	W	7.0	4	0	0	2	3	0
2023-09-12	STL	BAL	W	5.0	7	2	2	3	3	0
2023-09-07	STL	ATL	L	5.2	8	6	6	3	4	4
2023-08-28	STL	SDP	L	6.0	8	1	1	3	1	0
2023-08-22	STL	PIT	L	4.2	7	6	6	1	3	1
2023-08-17	STL	NYN	L	6.0	4	3	3	3	2	1
2023-08-11	STL	KCR	L	1.0	9	8	8	0	0	2
2023-08-04	STL	COL	L	3.0	9	7	7	2	5	0
2023-07-29	STL	CHC	L	6.0	7	4	4	3	3	2
2023-07-24	STL	AZ	—	5.0	4	2	2	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Adam Wainwright — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	478	411	236	323	10	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Adam Wainwright — 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

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Adam Wainwright Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	478
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Adam Wainwright — 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

Adam Wainwright — 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

Adam Wainwright — 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

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Adam Wainwright: the record in brief

The bio dates Adam Wainwright's major league debut to September 11, 2005. Wainwright spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the St. Louis Cardinals. Wainwright, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'7" and 230 pounds. Wainwright was born on August 30, 1981, in Brunswick, GA, USA. Adam Wainwright was the playing name; the full given name is Adam Parrish.

The pitching table credits Wainwright with a 200-128 record and a 3.53 ERA in 478 games. The totals include 2,202 strikeouts, 28 complete games, and 11 shutouts. Against a 4.20 league ERA for the same years, Wainwright was 16.0% better. No season topped the 20 wins of 2010. The strikeout high was 219 in 2013. 2014 was Wainwright's sharpest full season, a 2.38 ERA against the league's 3.74. Wainwright's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 44,617.3.

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.
What was Adam Wainwright's career batting average?: Adam Wainwright batted .192 over his career, with 143 hits in 744 at bats.
How many RBI did Adam Wainwright have?: Adam Wainwright drove in 75 runs in his career.
What was Adam Wainwright's career ERA?: Adam Wainwright finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 200-128 with 2,202 strikeouts.