Sam Freeman
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 2016
- B/T
- R/L
- Size
- 5' 11", 180 lb
- Born
- 1987-06-24 · Houston, TX, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2008, round 32, pick 965, by St. Louis Cardinals
- MLB debut
- 2012-06-01
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2008Johnson City Cardinals
- A+2008Palm Beach Cardinals
- A+2009Palm Beach Cardinals
- AA2009Springfield Cardinals
- A+2011Palm Beach Cardinals
- AA2011Springfield Cardinals
- AA2012Springfield Cardinals
- AAA2012Memphis Redbirds
- AAA2013Memphis Redbirds
- AAA2014Memphis Redbirds
- AAA2015Round Rock Express
- AAA2016Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- AAA2017Gwinnett Braves
- A2018Rome Braves
- AAA2018Gwinnett Stripers
- AAA2019Salt Lake Bees
- AAA2019Fresno Grizzlies
- AAA2019
- AAA2022Omaha Storm Chasers
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ROK | Johnson City Cardinals | 21 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24.1 | 23 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 3.70 | 1.44 | 12.58 | 4.44 | 31.5% | 11.1% | 20.4% |
| 2008 | A+ | Palm Beach Cardinals | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 18.00 | 4.50 | 57.1% | 14.3% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | A+ | Palm Beach Cardinals | 22 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33.0 | 18 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 1.64 | 0.94 | 8.18 | 3.55 | 22.6% | 9.8% | 12.8% |
| 2009 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23.0 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3.52 | 1.43 | 6.65 | 5.48 | 17.5% | 14.4% | 3.1% |
| 2011 | A+ | Palm Beach Cardinals | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.33 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 18.9% | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| 2011 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 24 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 59.0 | 53 | 28 | 52 | 5 | 3.05 | 1.37 | 7.93 | 4.27 | 20.4% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2012 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17.1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1.56 | 0.92 | 6.23 | 2.08 | 17.4% | 5.8% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 25 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30.1 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 2.08 | 1.22 | 8.01 | 3.56 | 22.0% | 9.8% | 12.2% |
| 2013 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 26 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 69.2 | 57 | 27 | 66 | 4 | 2.97 | 1.21 | 8.53 | 3.49 | 22.4% | 9.2% | 13.3% |
| 2014 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.1 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 3.54 | 1.57 | 11.51 | 3.10 | 27.1% | 7.3% | 19.8% |
| 2015 | AAA | Round Rock Express | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1.13 | 1.38 | 9.00 | 6.75 | 24.2% | 18.2% | 6.1% |
| 2016 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 29 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 55.1 | 63 | 28 | 46 | 4 | 5.20 | 1.64 | 7.48 | 4.55 | 18.5% | 11.2% | 7.2% |
| 2017 | AAA | Gwinnett Braves | 30 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10.1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 6.97 | 5.23 | 20.0% | 15.0% | 5.0% |
| 2018 | A | Rome Braves | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 4.50 | 13.50 | 27.00 | 20.0% | 40.0% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 13.50 | 9.00 | 33.3% | 22.2% | 11.1% |
| 2019 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 32 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 52.2 | 77 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 7.01 | 2.01 | 7.18 | 4.96 | 16.5% | 11.4% | 5.1% |
| 2019 | AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 16.50 | 1.50 | 47.8% | 4.3% | 43.5% |
| 2019 | AAA | — | 32 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 58.2 | 81 | 30 | 53 | 11 | 6.29 | 1.89 | 8.13 | 4.60 | 19.1% | 10.8% | 8.3% |
| 2022 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 35 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36.0 | 23 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1.50 | 1.22 | 8.00 | 5.25 | 21.1% | 13.8% | 7.2% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | A+ | Palm Beach Cardinals | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 24 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | 0.0% | 50.0% | .000 |
| 2012 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 25 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 26 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .000 | 16.7% | 0.0% | .500 |
| 2014 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 29 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .000 | 40.0% | 0.0% | .333 |
| 2018 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | AAA | — | 32 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.35 | 8.10 | 4.50 | 20.9% | 11.6% | 9.3% |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2.19 | 1.05 | 5.84 | 3.65 | 16.0% | 10.0% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 34 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 2.61 | 1.39 | 8.29 | 4.50 | 20.7% | 11.2% | 9.5% |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers | 28 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 31 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 3.05 | 1.46 | 9.39 | 5.87 | 23.4% | 14.6% | 8.8% |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12.91 | 2.87 | 9.39 | 10.57 | 18.2% | 20.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | Atlanta Braves | 30 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 48 | 27 | 59 | 3 | 2.55 | 1.25 | 8.85 | 4.05 | 23.2% | 10.6% | 12.6% |
| 2018 | Atlanta Braves | 31 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 50.1 | 41 | 32 | 58 | 3 | 4.29 | 1.45 | 10.37 | 5.72 | 26.9% | 14.8% | 12.0% |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.0% | 18.2% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 10.80 | 12.60 | 24.0% | 28.0% | -4.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers | 28 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Atlanta Braves | 30 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 50.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2018 | Atlanta Braves | 31 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.