Adam Wainwright

Quick Facts

Full Name	Adam Wainwright
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 30, 1981(1981-08-30)
Age	43
Birthplace	Brunswick
Country	United States
Birth City	Brunswick
Horoscope	Virgo

Adam Wainwright Biography

Adam Wainwright is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 30, 1981 in Brunswick, Brunswick, United States. MLB starting pitcher who won a World Series Championship with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006 and was a member of the Cardinals’ 2011 World Series Championship team. He led the National League in wins in 2009 and was selected to his first All-Star game in 2010.

He became a member of the Cardinals when the Atlanta Braves traded him for J.D. Drew .

When the Atlanta Braves selected him 29th overall in the first round of the 2000 MLB draft, Wainwright chose to forgo college to go straight to the pros, signing a contract that included a $1.25 million bonus. The Braves had been his favorite team growing up. Less than two weeks after high school graduation, Wainwright reported to the Braves rookie team and soon advanced to Atlanta’s Class A Danville Braves in the Appalachian League. He pitched for the Macon Braves in the South Atlantic League in 2001, where he broke the team record for strikeouts, previously held by Bruce Chen, with 184.

Wainwright attended high school at Glynn Academy in his native Brunswick, where he was an athletic and academic standout. A multi-sport athlete, Wainwright also played football, in which he was named to the All-State team as a wide receiver his junior and senior years as well as All-Region honors as a placekicker. With a fastball over 90 mph and batting average at times over .500, his future would lie in baseball, however, and Wainwright was named Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year in 2000. He garnered considerable interest from colleges and universities, including Georgia Tech, offering both academic and baseball scholarships.

He has four daughters with Jenny Curry, whom he married in 2004.

Adam Wainwright Net Worth

Adam Wainwright is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Adam Wainwright 's net worth $55 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He passed on a scholarship to Georgia Tech University after being selected 29th overall by the Atlanta Braves in 2000.

He had Tommy John surgery in 2011, causing him to miss nearly the entire MLB season. He returned not long after and tied for the most wins in the National League in 2013 with 19.

Adam Parrish Wainwright (born August 30, 1981), nicknamed “Uncle Charlie”, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Atlanta Braves selected him 29th overall in the first round of the 2000 amateur draft from Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Georgia. His performance in the minor leagues brought him notice as one of the Braves’ top pitching prospects. The Braves traded him to the Cardinals after the 2003 season, receiving outfielder J. D. Drew in a deal which has since been considered lopsided in favor of the Cardinals. Wainwright made his MLB debut on September 11, 2005, against the New York Mets.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Adam Wainwright Dating?

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Wainwright made the Cardinals’ Opening Day roster as a relief pitcher after having been a starter for his entire minor-league career. On May 24, 2006, he hit a home run on the first pitch he saw as batter in the major leagues against the San Francisco Giants’ Noah Lowry; he became the 22nd batter in Major League history and 11th National Leaguer to hit a home run off the first pitch thrown in his first at-bat.

Facts & Trivia

Adam Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Adam Wainwright celebrates birthday on August 30 of every year.

Wainwright moved from the bullpen to the starting rotation for 2007. Shortly after losing ace Chris Carpenter for the year due to elbow surgery, Wainwright emerged as the Cardinals’ most reliable starter. On August 10, he threw the first complete game of his career, a 2–1 loss to Los Angeles, and the only nine-inning complete game for the Cardinals that season. By September, Wainwright had established himself as the staff ace in Carpenter’s absence, going 9–6 with a 2.94 ERA from mid-May to the end of the season. He finished his first year by leading the club in almost every pitching category—games started, innings pitched, strikeouts, and wins—while compiling a 3.70 ERA and a 14–12 record. His 14 wins were the most in franchise history for a first- year starter. His 2.71 ERA after the All-Star break was third-best in the NL.

Top Facts about Adam Wainwright

1. Adam Wainwright is a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.
2. He has played in the MLB since 2005.
3. Wainwright has been named an All-Star three times.
4. He finished in the top three of Cy Young voting four times.
5. In 2010, he led the NL in wins and innings pitched.
6. Wainwright underwent Tommy John surgery in 2011.
7. He returned to form and was an All-Star again in 2013.
8. Wainwright has won two Gold Glove awards for his fielding.
9. His career ERA is 3.39 with over 1,800 strikeouts.
10. He helped lead the Cardinals to a World Series championship in 2006 and 2011.

Why is Wainwright called Uncle Charlie?

Uncle Charlie originated from his Fantasy Football name that he used for his charity, Big League Impact. He created his Twitter account because of his charity and moved his nickname over. That’s what it’s been ever since. “Everywhere I go, people call me Waino or Uncle Charlie,” Wainwright said.

What is Adam Wainwright's current era?

GW-LERA
435| 189-109| 3.34

How much does Adam Wainwright weigh?

229 lbs

What teams have Adam Wainwright played for?

St. Louis Cardinals

What is high cheese in baseball?

cheese. A fastball, particularly one that is difficult to hit. A fastball high in the strike zone is also called high cheese, and one low in the zone can be called cheese at the knees. ‘Easy Cheese’ refers to the seemingly effortless motion of a pitcher as he throws a fastball at very high velocity.