Adam Wainwright

#50 - Starting Pitcher

St. Louis Cardinals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	8/30/1981 (41)
Height, Weight	6'7", 230 lb
Hometown	Brunswick, GA

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	11-12	191.2	3.71	1.28	17.8%	6.7%	28.5%				88.6	7.3%	27.1%	44.6%	4.23	.322

	38^th 7 W	12^th 116 IP	74^th 4.18 ERA	104^th 1.28 WHIP	145^th 21.2% K%	81^st 7.5% BB%	81^st 27.9% CSW%				195^th 92.7 FB MPH	198^th 11.6% SwStr%	104^th 27.1% HC%	89^th 44.1% GB%	107^th 4.17 xERA	104^th .320 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

W	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
14	189	3.67	1.21	20.1%	7.1%

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	STL	8	8	40.1	2	4	4.46	1.37	4.28	4.51	1.46	9.2	22.1%	9.9%	.319	.207	14.2%	50.0%	38.5%	74.1%	9.6%	29.5%
2019	STL	31	31	171.2	14	10	4.19	2.00	4.36	4.24	1.43	9.5	20.5%	8.6%	.323	.273	19.3%	52.9%	34.4%	76.5%	8.2%	28.3%
2020	STL	10	10	65.2	5	3	3.15	3.88	4.11	4.36	1.05	7.5	20.6%	5.7%	.247	.267	26.3%	46.6%	13.8%	78.8%	11.1%	31.2%
2021	STL	32	32	206.1	17	7	3.05	3.98	3.67	3.90	1.06	7.3	21.0%	6.0%	.257	.297	25.3%	49.5%	12.7%	78.4%	8.9%	30.5%
2022	STL	32	32	191.2	11	12	3.71	4.20	3.66	4.14	1.28	9.0	17.8%	6.7%	.302	.301	27.1%	44.6%	8.8%	75.0%	7.3%	28.5%
SP MLB AVG		21	21	116.0	7	7	4.18	4.17	4.15	4.13	1.28	8.7	21.3%	7.5%	.291	.283	27.1%	43.9%	13.3%	73.2%	11.7%	27.9%
5 Years		113	113	675.2	49	36	3.62	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.24	8.5	20.0%	7.1%	.290	.289	24.3%	48.0%	15.0%	76.6%	8.5%	29.3%

Repertoire

Curveball | 32%
Sinker | 28%
Cutter | 25%
Four-Seamer | 9%
Changeup | 6%
Slider | 0%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	73.8	12.8%	31.4%	45.7%	11.7%	22.3%	34.0%	63.8%	60.6%	62.5%	25.0%	.143	.196	.200	0.0%	.096	.162	0.0%	2,706
2019	75.0	16.8%	34.8%	47.6%	11.4%	21.3%	32.7%	67.7%	61.3%	58.2%	16.3%	.244	.284	.301	18.8%	.213	.256	19.1%	2,771
2020	73.5	38.1%	42.0%	43.5%	16.9%	18.4%	35.3%	69.5%	64.4%	50.8%	24.6%	.194	.206	.277	0.0%	.224	.238	21.9%	2,752
2021	73.4	34.1%	38.0%	46.1%	12.9%	22.4%	35.3%	68.7%	63.2%	49.3%	28.1%	.212	.255	.256	14.0%	.228	.274	18.6%	2,814
2022	72.8	31.8%	33.1%	48.6%	10.1%	23.0%	33.1%	68.1%	61.7%	44.0%	29.5%	.251	.285	.306	6.8%	.256	.304	21.1%	2,734
SP MLB AVG	78.8	15.9%	28.3%	40.2%	11.3%	19.8%	31.0%	59.3%	54.6%	45.8%	31.6%	.239	.302	.285	14.4%	.233	.302	24.1%	2,465

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.096	.162	.134	.113	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	8.0%	77.4	84.8	3.0	1.6	-1.1	-1.6	6.1	5.9	2,706
2019	.213	.256	.261	.293	19.1%	4.1%	33.7%	23.4%	85.9	86.8	3.7	1.5	-1.0	-1.5	6.1	5.9	2,771
2020	.224	.238	.313	.320	21.9%	1.5%	41.5%	28.1%	86.2	88.2	8.6	9.2	-7.8	-1.2	6.4	6.4	2,752
2021	.228	.274	.279	.340	18.6%	4.9%	37.9%	26.6%	86.0	88.7	9.1	9.1	-8.5	-1.2	6.4	6.4	2,814
2022	.256	.304	.306	.360	21.1%	4.0%	38.5%	28.0%	84.4	86.3	8.9	8.9	-8.6	-1.1	6.5	6.3	2,734
SP MLB AVG	.233	.302	.272	.371	24.1%	6.3%	37.2%	26.1%	87.0	87.5	10.8	4.5	-5.4	-0.7	6.0	6.3	2,465

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	94	25	3	0	0	0	6	3	0	0	60	34	.143	.143	.196
2019	483	141	21	7	0	3	33	10	0	0	327	156	.244	.370	.284
2020	354	96	13	5	0	0	28	3	0	0	246	108	.194	.247	.206
2021	1,045	290	41	8	1	8	72	13	2	3	718	327	.212	.336	.255
2022	995	275	46	14	0	4	58	17	0	3	678	317	.251	.353	.285
SP MLB AVG	242	56	7	3	0	1	16	2	1	1	149	93	.239	.407	.302

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	62.5%	12.5%	25.0%	6.3%	0.0%	62.5%	25.0%	12.5%	12.8%	6.3%	56.3%	25.0%	12.5%	0.0%	18.8%
2019	58.2%	25.5%	16.3%	3.1%	18.8%	54.1%	35.7%	10.2%	14.7%	4.1%	46.9%	15.3%	24.5%	5.1%	34.7%
2020	50.8%	24.6%	24.6%	4.6%	0.0%	52.3%	32.3%	15.4%	15.8%	6.2%	30.8%	21.5%	35.4%	4.6%	36.9%
2021	49.3%	22.7%	28.1%	3.0%	14.0%	57.6%	31.5%	10.8%	14.0%	4.9%	34.0%	23.2%	29.6%	3.4%	36.5%
2022	44.0%	26.5%	29.5%	4.5%	6.8%	57.5%	27.0%	15.5%	15.0%	6.5%	29.5%	25.5%	29.5%	5.0%	39.5%
SP MLB AVG	45.8%	22.7%	31.6%	6.8%	14.4%	52.7%	30.1%	17.2%	13.6%	4.7%	33.0%	25.0%	24.9%	6.1%	36.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	8.0%	.143	.196	.200	.200	.096	.162	.134	.113	77.4	84.8	3.0
2019	19.1%	4.1%	33.7%	23.4%	.244	.284	.301	.323	.213	.256	.261	.293	85.9	86.8	3.7
2020	21.9%	1.5%	41.5%	28.1%	.194	.206	.277	.277	.224	.238	.313	.320	86.2	88.2	8.6
2021	18.6%	4.9%	37.9%	26.6%	.212	.255	.256	.286	.228	.274	.279	.340	86.0	88.7	9.1
2022	21.1%	4.0%	38.5%	28.0%	.251	.285	.306	.320	.256	.304	.306	.360	84.4	86.3	8.9
SP MLB AVG	24.1%	6.3%	37.2%	26.1%	.239	.302	.285	.320	.233	.302	.272	.371	87.0	87.5	10.8

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	31.4%	45.7%	11.7%	22.3%	34.0%	63.8%	60.6%	28.2%	41.5%	71.8%	37.5%	95.7%	24.0%	23.3%	70.6%	64.7%
2019	34.8%	47.6%	11.4%	21.3%	32.7%	67.7%	61.3%	24.6%	46.4%	75.4%	58.0%	86.8%	30.5%	34.0%	69.2%	57.7%
2020	42.0%	43.5%	16.9%	18.4%	35.3%	69.5%	64.4%	33.1%	51.1%	66.9%	50.0%	81.4%	24.9%	38.5%	67.1%	57.6%
2021	38.0%	46.1%	12.9%	22.4%	35.3%	68.7%	63.2%	27.9%	46.3%	72.1%	56.5%	84.4%	29.9%	34.2%	63.7%	54.4%
2022	33.1%	48.6%	10.1%	23.0%	33.1%	68.1%	61.7%	22.3%	45.1%	77.7%	63.3%	86.4%	33.0%	29.1%	64.5%	56.6%
SP MLB AVG	28.3%	40.2%	11.3%	19.8%	31.0%	59.3%	54.6%	28.0%	39.5%	72.0%	54.0%	85.9%	26.6%	27.9%	56.2%	48.3%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	30.9%	24.5%	44.7%	17.0%	23.4%	59.6%	6.4%	29.8%	45.7%	53.2%	30.9%	31.9%	45.7%	12.0%	20.0%
2019	31.5%	29.0%	39.5%	12.6%	28.6%	58.8%	7.9%	19.3%	51.8%	55.7%	29.2%	31.7%	47.6%	17.5%	20.3%
2020	22.0%	31.6%	46.3%	13.3%	22.6%	64.1%	9.3%	20.1%	48.3%	61.3%	25.4%	27.1%	43.5%	16.1%	29.2%
2021	30.0%	25.7%	44.2%	16.3%	23.3%	60.4%	6.8%	18.6%	55.7%	57.9%	24.8%	31.1%	46.1%	18.5%	22.2%
2022	32.2%	27.0%	40.8%	17.7%	24.1%	58.2%	7.2%	22.5%	50.5%	53.7%	25.4%	35.2%	48.6%	15.9%	16.6%
SP MLB AVG	30.6%	26.2%	43.2%	19.6%	19.5%	60.9%	6.0%	30.8%	43.0%	65.5%	13.8%	30.3%	40.2%	11.8%	17.6%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	89.7	7.8%	14.8%	52.6%	7.0%	17.5%	24.6%	66.7%	54.4%	42.9%	21.4%	.438	.480	.462	33.3%	.292	.350	50.0%	2,121
2019	90.0	12.2%	10.8%	52.6%	5.1%	23.3%	28.4%	62.2%	54.5%	54.5%	21.2%	.338	.398	.381	21.4%	.330	.396	39.8%	2,172
2020	89.2	23.8%	13.3%	45.7%	5.0%	24.4%	29.4%	59.7%	53.8%	44.2%	39.5%	.232	.335	.231	23.5%	.232	.335	25.8%	2,180
2021	89.0	28.0%	14.1%	51.4%	3.6%	28.4%	32.1%	63.5%	59.6%	52.3%	28.2%	.172	.224	.230	0.0%	.217	.269	31.5%	2,226
2022	88.6	27.6%	18.5%	49.2%	3.6%	25.0%	28.6%	63.9%	57.9%	37.7%	34.4%	.256	.296	.318	7.5%	.273	.327	36.7%	2,197
SP MLB AVG	92.7	24.4%	26.4%	49.1%	6.6%	19.6%	26.2%	64.8%	57.9%	52.8%	26.3%	.289	.362	.313	12.8%	.281	.360	31.5%	2,145

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.292	.350	.287	.400	50.0%	21.4%	42.9%	37.5%	96.4	100.1	6.5	1.1	0.7	-1.6	5.9	6.7	2,121
2019	.330	.396	.368	.443	39.8%	9.1%	50.0%	37.5%	93.6	89.2	7.9	1.1	0.8	-1.5	5.9	6.5	2,172
2020	.232	.335	.243	.384	25.8%	11.6%	37.2%	25.8%	85.8	84.7	12.3	7.4	6.8	-1.0	6.0	6.7	2,180
2021	.217	.269	.282	.292	31.5%	4.7%	34.2%	23.0%	91.7	87.8	9.1	7.7	7.3	-1.0	6.1	6.6	2,226
2022	.273	.327	.328	.400	36.7%	8.4%	49.7%	35.2%	92.9	88.0	16.0	7.8	7.3	-1.0	6.1	6.5	2,197
SP MLB AVG	.281	.360	.297	.370	31.5%	7.0%	37.3%	27.5%	89.3	86.7	7.0	8.7	6.2	-0.6	5.6	6.4	2,145

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	57	16	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	38	19	.438	.688	.480
2019	352	88	16	8	0	3	14	7	1	0	219	133	.338	.550	.398
2020	221	62	7	2	0	4	13	5	1	0	132	89	.232	.482	.335
2021	858	222	24	10	0	0	50	21	2	0	545	313	.172	.222	.224
2022	865	219	38	8	2	4	50	13	1	0	553	312	.256	.374	.296
SP MLB AVG	312	87	15	4	0	2	12	8	1	0	208	104	.289	.446	.362

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	42.9%	35.7%	21.4%	7.1%	33.3%	42.9%	35.7%	21.4%	17.5%	0.0%	50.0%	7.1%	7.1%	14.3%	50.0%
2019	54.5%	24.2%	21.2%	3.0%	21.4%	28.8%	34.8%	36.4%	15.1%	3.0%	37.9%	9.1%	31.8%