Matt Wieters Notable

b. May 21, 1986 · Baltimore Orioles 2009–2016, Washington Nationals 2017–2018, St. Louis Cardinals 2019–2020

Matt Wieters played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 2009 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2020.

Across 1,167 games he batted .249, with 996 hits and 440 runs. He finished with 146 home runs, 190 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He played 1,075 games behind the plate, with 7,697 putouts and 58 errors. He turned 73 double plays.

He was selected to four All-Star teams between 2011 and 2016.

He was born in Goose Creek, SC, USA on May 21, 1986. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Gold Glove	2	2011, 2012

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2009	BAL	96	354	35	102	15	1	9	43	28	86	0	.288
2010	BAL	130	446	37	111	22	1	11	55	47	94	0	.249
2011	BAL	139	500	72	131	28	0	22	68	48	84	1	.262
2012	BAL	144	526	67	131	27	1	23	83	60	112	3	.249
2013	BAL	148	523	59	123	29	0	22	79	43	104	2	.235
2014	BAL	26	104	13	32	5	0	5	18	6	19	0	.308
2015	BAL	75	258	24	69	14	1	8	25	21	67	0	.267
2016	BAL	124	423	48	103	17	1	17	66	32	85	1	.243
2017	WSN	123	422	43	95	20	0	10	52	38	94	1	.225
2018	WSN	76	235	24	56	8	0	8	30	30	45	0	.238
2019	STL	67	168	15	36	4	0	11	27	12	47	1	.214
2020	STL	19	35	3	7	1	0	0	4	3	10	0	.200
Career	—	1167	3994	440	996	190	5	146	550	368	847	9	.249

On this day & linked events

1986

Born May 21, 1986

Goose Creek, SC, USA

2009

Major-league debut: Matt Wieters

Matt Wieters made a major-league debut on May 29, 2009.

2020

Final major-league game: Matt Wieters

Matt Wieters played a final major-league game on September 25, 2020.

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