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Adam Wainwright
ERA W-L K
2.37 10-4 100
Team: St. LouisHt / Wt: 6-7 / 228 NFBC ADP: 62.34
Position: SPBorn: 8/30/1981 Birthplace: Brunswick, Georgia
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: 1st Round by Braves (2000)


Latest News
June 14 2:23 PM PT3:23 PM MT4:23 PM CT5:23 PM ET17:23 ET21:23 GMT5:23 CST2:23 PM MST4:23 PM EST4:53 PM VEN1:23 UAE (+1)4:23 PM CT-Wainwright allowed four hits over seven shutout innings in a 2-1 win over the Mets on Thursday.
Analysis: Wainwright earned his league-leading 10th victory. He's 5-0 with a 1.64 ERA over his last five starts.
June 8 10:52 AM PT11:52 AM MT12:52 PM CT1:52 PM ET13:52 ET17:52 GMT1:52 CST10:52 AM MST12:52 PM EST1:22 PM VEN21:52 UAE12:52 PM CT-Wainwright allowed two runs and seven hits over seven innings during Friday's 9-2 win at Cincinnati.
Analysis: Wainwright has now won four consecutive starts while posting a 2.01 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. He remains one of the most reliable pitchers in the game.
June 2 10:56 AM PT11:56 AM MT12:56 PM CT1:56 PM ET13:56 ET17:56 GMT1:56 CST10:56 AM MST12:56 PM EST1:26 PM VEN21:56 UAE12:56 PM CT-Wainwright struck out 10 in his 14th complete game and third this season, and the St. Louis Cardinals completed a day-night doubleheader sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 7-1 win Saturday night.
Analysis: Wainwright (8-3) allowed eight hits and one run without walking a batter to close out the first doubleheader between the Giants and Cardinals in St. Louis since July 16, 1978. Wainwright threw 106 pitches and 73 strikes.
May 28 9:59 AM PT10:59 AM MT11:59 AM CT12:59 PM ET12:59 ET16:59 GMT0:59 CST9:59 AM MST11:59 AM EST12:29 PM VEN20:59 UAE11:59 AM CT-Wainwright allowed three runs and a career high-tying 12 hits over eight innings, earning the win during Monday's 6-3 victory at Kansas City.
Analysis: Wainwright improved to 5-1 on the road. He's 7-3 with a 2.48 ERA on the season.
May 22 12:49 PM PT1:49 PM MT2:49 PM CT3:49 PM ET15:49 ET19:49 GMT3:49 CST12:49 PM MST2:49 PM EST3:19 PM VEN23:49 UAE2:49 PM CT-Wainwright picked up his sixth win Tuesday as he held the Padres to a run, four hits and a walk over 7 1-3 innings in a 10-2 Cardinals victory.
Analysis: Wainwright (6-3, 2.38 ERA) has allowed four earned runs over 22 1-3 innings in his last three starts.
May 12 11:01 AM PT12:01 PM MT1:01 PM CT2:01 PM ET14:01 ET18:01 GMT2:01 CST11:01 AM MST1:01 PM EST1:31 PM VEN22:01 UAE1:01 PM CT-Wainwright carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and was one out from the St. Louis Cardinals' second straight one-hitter over the suddenly punchless Colorado Rockies in a 3-0 victory Saturday.
Analysis: Wainwright (5-2, 2.30 ERA) struck out seven for his second shutout of the season and sixth of his career. Wainwright has won five of his last six starts, recapturing his form as the staff ace in his second season coming off reconstructive elbow surgery.
Apr. 24 1:26 PM PT2:26 PM MT3:26 PM CT4:26 PM ET16:26 ET20:26 GMT4:26 CST1:26 PM MST3:26 PM EST3:56 PM VEN0:26 UAE (+1)3:26 PM CT-Wainwright (4-1) lowered his ERA to 1.93 by going 8 1-3 scoreless innings in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Washington, allowing only five hits and striking out nine.
Analysis: How in command has Wainwright been? His walk to Bryce Harper with two outs in the sixth was the pitcher's first free pass of the season, and it came in his fifth start, after 34 2-3 innings.
Apr. 23 6:07 PM PT7:07 PM MT8:07 PM CT9:07 PM ET21:07 ET1:07 GMT9:07 CST6:07 PM MST8:07 PM EST8:37 PM VEN5:07 UAE (+1)8:07 PM CT-Wainwright has walked a batter for the first time this season, issuing a free pass to Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper. The walk came with two outs in the sixth inning Tuesday night, in Wainwright's fifth start. He went 34 2-3 innings before throwing four balls to a batter.
Analysis: Citing the Elias Sports Bureau, the Cardinals said that the team record for most innings to begin a season without a walk is 40, by Slim Sallee in 1913. Wainwright's walk loaded the bases, but he struck out Adam LaRoche to end the inning.
Mar. 27 5:18 PM PT6:18 PM MT7:18 PM CT8:18 PM ET20:18 ET0:18 GMT8:18 CST5:18 PM MST7:18 PM EST7:48 PM VEN4:18 UAE (+1)6:18 PM CT-Wainwright and the Cardinals have agreed to a new contract that guarantees the Cardinals' ace an additional $97.5 million over five years through 2018. Wainwright had been eligible to become a free agent after the World Series. The new agreement, first reported by foxsports.com, was confirmed by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because it had not yet been announced. The Cardinals scheduled a news conference for Thursday.
Analysis: A 31-year-old right-hander, Wainwright was 14-13 with a 3.94 ERA last year after missing the Cardinals' World Series championship season in 2011 because of elbow surgery. Wainwright was 20-11 with a 2.42 ERA in 2010 and was an NL All-Star.

Regular Season

Pitching Statistics
Year Team W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K WHIP ERA SSX
2005 StL 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 1.50 13.50 -$2.50
2006 StL 2 1 3 - 5 61 0 0 75.0 64 26 26 6 22 2 72 1.15 3.12 $97.00
2007 StL 14 12 0 - 0 32 32 1 202.0 212 93 83 13 70 4 136 1.40 3.70 $184.00
2008 StL 11 3 0 - 0 20 20 1 132.0 122 51 47 12 34 1 91 1.18 3.20 $153.00
2009 StL 19 8 0 - 0 34 34 1 233.0 216 75 68 17 66 1 212 1.21 2.63 $331.00
2010 StL 20 11 0 - 0 33 33 5 230.1 186 68 62 15 56 2 213 1.05 2.42 $360.33
2012 StL 14 13 0 - 0 32 32 3 198.2 196 96 87 15 52 3 184 1.25 3.94 $241.67
2013 StL 10 4 0 - 0 15 15 3 110.0 102 31 29 4 9 2 100 1.01 2.37 $175.50
Career 90 52 3 - 5 229 166 14 1183.0 1100 443 405 83 310 15 1008 1.19 3.08  

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2006 StL 61 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.167
2007 StL 37 62 4 18 3 0 1 6 3 18 0 1 .290 .323 .387
2008 StL 25 60 5 16 2 0 1 6 2 20 0 1 .267 .286 .350
2009 StL 40 89 7 16 5 1 2 4 1 26 0 0 .180 .189 .326
2010 StL 37 84 4 14 5 0 0 6 7 23 0 0 .167 .231 .226
2012 StL 33 66 5 8 2 0 1 4 3 32 0 0 .121 .159 .197
2013 StL 16 36 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 13 0 0 .139 .139 .167
Career 252 403 29 80 19 1 6 29 16 132 0 2 .199 .229 .295

Postseason

Pitching Statistics
Year Team Round W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K ERA
2006 StL Total 1 0 4 - 5 9 0 0 9.2 7 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00
    0 0 1 - 1 3 0 0 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00
    LCS 0 0 2 - 2 3 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00
    WS 1 0 1 - 2 3 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00
2009 StL Total 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 8.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 7 1.13
    0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 8.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 7 1.13
2012 StL Total 1 0 0 - 0 3 3 0 15.0 17 8 8 4 3 0 20 4.80
    0 0 0 - 0 2 2 0 8.0 13 7 7 3 3 0 15 7.88
    LCS 1 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 1.29
Career 2 0 4 - 5 13 4 0 32.2 27 9 9 5 6 0 42 2.48

Hitting Statistics
Year Team Round G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2009 StL Total 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
    1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2012 StL Total 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .000 .400 .000
    2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .333 .000
    LCS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
Career 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .000 .286 .000


Pitching Velocity

Pitch TypePitchesMaxMinAvgPct
Fastball 578 95 85 90.7 40.36
Curveball 367 79 67 74.5 25.63
Slider 261 89 82 86.3 18.23
Changeup 5 86 83 84.2 .35
Split-Finger 53 86 78 83.4 3.7
Cut Fastball 168 92 85 88.6 11.73

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