Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Left • Throws: Right
6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)
Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors)
Born: November 26, 1985 in Galveston, TX us
Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).
High School: Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, TX)
School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)
Debut: June 4, 2011 (Age 25-190d, 19,979th in major league history)
vs. CHC 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season
2021 Contract Status: Signed thru 2021, 2 yrs/$39M (20-21) & 22 vesting option
Service Time (01/2021): 9.012 • Free Agent: 2022
Agents: SSG Baseball
Full Name: Matthew Martin Carpenter
Nicknames: Carp
Twitter: @MattCarp13
Instagram: @mattcarp13
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | STL | NL | NLWC | ATL | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.5% | ||
| 2012 | 26 | STL | NL | NLDS | WSN | W | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 | -2.7% | ||
| 2012 | 26 | STL | NL | NLCS | SFG | L | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .778 | 1.278 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 6.4% | 2.950 | 0.745 |
| 2013 | 27 | STL | NL | NLDS | PIT | W | 5 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .053 | .143 | .053 | .195 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 | -3.6% | ||
| 2013 | 27 | STL | NL | NLCS | LAD | W | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .261 | .333 | .435 | .768 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.24 | 4.3% | 3.232 | 0.627 |
| 2013 | 27 | STL | NL | WS | BOS | L | 6 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .296 | .286 | .333 | .619 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | -0.8% | 3.450 | 0.448 |
| 2014 | 28 | STL | NL | NLDS | LAD | W | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .375 | .412 | 1.125 | 1.537 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 | 7.9% | ||
| 2014 | 28 | STL | NL | NLCS | SFG | L | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .200 | .273 | .400 | .673 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | -1.6% | 1.583 | 0.167 |
| 2015 | 29 | STL | NL | NLDS | CHC | L | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .235 | .278 | .412 | .690 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | -0.5% | ||
| 2019 | 33 | STL | NL | NLDS | ATL | W | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .444 | .200 | .644 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 | 2.6% | ||
| 2019 | 33 | STL | NL | NLCS | WSN | L | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 | -3.1% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 34 | STL | NL | NLWC | SDP | L | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .222 | .429 | .333 | .762 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | -0.1% |