1988
Born August 31, 1988
Philipsburg Centre County, PA, USA
Matt Adams Notable
b. August 31, 1988 · St. Louis Cardinals 2012–2018, Atlanta Braves 2017, 2020, Washington Nationals 2018–2019, Colorado Rockies 2021
Matt Adams played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012 and closing with the Colorado Rockies in 2021.
Across 856 games he batted .258, with 624 hits and 297 runs. He finished with 118 home runs, 130 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 576 games at first base, with 4,302 putouts and 37 errors. He turned 407 double plays.
He was born in Philipsburg Centre County, PA, USA on August 31, 1988. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | STL | 27 | 86 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .244 |
| 2013 | STL | 108 | 296 | 46 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 23 | 80 | 0 | .284 |
| 2014 | STL | 142 | 527 | 55 | 152 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 68 | 26 | 114 | 3 | .288 |
| 2015 | STL | 60 | 175 | 14 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 41 | 1 | .240 |
| 2016 | STL | 118 | 297 | 37 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 25 | 81 | 0 | .249 |
| 2017 | ATL/STL | 131 | 339 | 46 | 93 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 65 | 23 | 88 | 0 | .274 |
| 2018 | STL/WSN | 121 | 306 | 42 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 57 | 27 | 73 | 0 | .239 |
| 2019 | WSN | 111 | 310 | 42 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 20 | 115 | 0 | .226 |
| 2020 | ATL | 16 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .184 |
| 2021 | COL | 22 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 856 | 2421 | 297 | 624 | 130 | 6 | 118 | 399 | 165 | 643 | 4 | .258 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Major-league debut: Matt Adams
Matt Adams made a major-league debut on May 20, 2012.
2021
Final major-league game: Matt Adams
Matt Adams played a final major-league game on July 24, 2021.
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