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Matt Carpenter

Cardinals Career team 2011–2024
Number #13
Position Designated Hitter
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 40
Height 6' 4"
Weight 224 lbs
Birth Place Galveston, KY
Born Nov 26, 1985

Key Insights

2024
One opponent brings the best out of him

Carpenter has hit .448/.600/1.000 against Anthony DeSclafani in 40 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

13 for 29 with 4 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .708 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Carpenter is 13 for 25 against Wily Peralta, a .520 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

28 career plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Carpenter hits Yordano Ventura harder than anyone: 103.3 mph off the bat, against a median of 89.7 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Ryan Vogelsong has struck Carpenter out 5 times in 10 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Carpenter more often than Kyle Hendricks: 55 plate appearances, in which Carpenter has hit .160/.200/.360.

8 hits, 3 home runs and 15 strikeouts across 55 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the PIT, Carpenter has hit .343 and slugged .648 over 123 plate appearances, his best of any club.

36 hits, 6 home runs and 26 strikeouts, against a .412 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 26, 1985
Birth Place Galveston, KY
Height 6' 4"
Weight 224 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft TCU