Matt Wieters
Matthew Richard Wieters
Born: May 21, 1986
Goose Creek, SC USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, DH, PH
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 235
College: Georgia Institute of Technology
Career: 2009-2020
Draft: Round 1 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
School: Georgia Tech
Minor League Statistics
Matt Wieters compiled a career batting average of .249 with 146 home runs and 550 RBI in his 1167-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the field during the 2020 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 385 | 354 | 35 | 102 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | .288 | .340 | .412 | .753 | 146 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 130 | 502 | 446 | 37 | 111 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 94 | .249 | .319 | .377 | .695 | 168 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 139 | 551 | 500 | 72 | 131 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 84 | .262 | .328 | .450 | .778 | 225 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 593 | 526 | 67 | 131 | 27 | 1 | 23 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 112 | .249 | .329 | .435 | .764 | 229 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 148 | 579 | 523 | 59 | 123 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 104 | .235 | .287 | .417 | .704 | 218 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| 2014 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 26 | 112 | 104 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19 | .308 | .339 | .500 | .839 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 282 | 258 | 24 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 67 | .267 | .319 | .422 | .742 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 124 | 464 | 423 | 48 | 103 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 85 | .243 | .302 | .409 | .711 | 173 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | 123 | 465 | 422 | 43 | 95 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 94 | .225 | .288 | .344 | .632 | 145 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | 76 | 271 | 235 | 24 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 45 | .238 | .330 | .374 | .704 | 88 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 67 | 183 | 168 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 47 | .214 | .268 | .435 | .702 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .200 | .300 | .229 | .529 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1167 | 4428 | 3994 | 440 | 996 | 190 | 5 | 146 | 550 | 9 | 4 | 368 | 847 | .249 | .313 | .409 | .722 | 1634 | 102 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 29 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 86 | 84 | 738.3 | 489 | 35 | 5 | 12 | .991 | 6.387 | 6.093 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 21 | 24.4 |
| 2010 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 126 | 121 | 1060.3 | 775 | 51 | 5 | 10 | .994 | 7.011 | 6.556 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 24 | 31.2 |
| 2011 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 132 | 129 | 1150.0 | 855 | 70 | 5 | 14 | .995 | 7.239 | 7.008 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 34 | 37.0 |
| 2011 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 134 | 132 | 1188.7 | 994 | 52 | 10 | 7 | .991 | 7.920 | 7.806 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 32 | 38.6 |
| 2013 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 140 | 134 | 1201.0 | 1021 | 58 | 3 | 6 | .997 | 8.086 | 7.707 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 24 | 35.3 |
| 2014 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 22 | 22 | 194.7 | 169 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 8.045 | 7.909 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2015 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 55 | 55 | 485.3 | 423 | 23 | 5 | 3 | .989 | 8.271 | 8.109 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 30.8 |
| 2015 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.500 | 7.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 117 | 111 | 980.3 | 871 | 50 | 11 | 6 | .988 | 8.455 | 7.872 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 34.8 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | C | 118 | 113 | 1003.7 | 1023 | 43 | 8 | 5 | .993 | 9.559 | 9.034 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 19 | 25.0 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | C | 73 | 64 | 559.3 | 579 | 24 | 3 | 5 | .995 | 9.703 | 8.260 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 37.0 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 54 | 41 | 386.7 | 379 | 15 | 2 | 5 | .995 | 9.171 | 7.296 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 42.1 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 18 | 12 | 97.7 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.150 | 6.722 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1079 | 1021 | 9072.0 | 7723 | 429 | 58 | 77 | .993 | 8.087 | 7.555 | 30 | 0 | 441 | 211 | 32.4 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALWC | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .150 | .227 | .200 | .427 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALWC | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 51 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .111 | .216 | .133 | .349 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALWC | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS1 | C | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.820 | 9.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALWC | C | 1 | 1 | 10.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.581 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | C | 5 | 5 | 41.3 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .960 | 1.452 | 9.600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 12 | 110.7 | 108 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .983 | 9.271 | 9.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
2011 - AL Gold Glove C
2012 - AL Gold Glove C
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