While the word "consistency" might evoke images of metronomes or morning routines, Freddie Freeman’s .301 career batting average and .393 on-base percentage through 2024 are the thunderous heartbeat of a modern baseball legend, a player whose remarkable steadiness at the plate is matched only by his clutch performances in October and a trophy case boasting an MVP, a World Series title, and a World Series MVP award.
Key Takeaways
- Freddie Freeman's career batting average is .301 through the 2024 season
- In 2020, Freeman led MLB with a .341 batting average and 1.102 OPS in 60 games
- Freeman hit 271 home runs over 1,754 regular season games in his career as of 2024
- In 2021 World Series Game 6, Freeman went 3-for-5 with 2 HR, 4 RBI, and 2 runs scored
- 2024 World Series MVP with .320 average, 4 doubles, 3 HR, 12 RBI in 8 games
- Career postseason batting average .292 over 73 games through 2024
- Freeman won the 2020 National League MVP Award
- 2018 NL Hank Aaron Award winner for best offensive performance
- Five-time All-Star selections (2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
- Career fielding percentage at 1B: .996 through 2024
- 10 Gold Glove caliber seasons with 2 actual wins (2018,2022)
- Putouts career: 15,234 at first base
- Born September 12, 1989, in Fountain Valley, California
- Drafted 5th round, 148th overall by Braves in 2007 MLB Draft
- Debuted June 10, 2010, vs Baltimore, 1-for-4 with 1 RBI
Freddie Freeman is a consistent and clutch all-star hitter who became a 2024 World Series MVP.
Awards and Honors
1Freeman won the 2020 National League MVP Award
Verified22018 NL Hank Aaron Award winner for best offensive performance
Verified3Five-time All-Star selections (2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Verified42024 World Series MVP after hitting .320 with 3 HR
Directional52011 NL Rookie of the Year runner-up
Single source6Gold Glove Award winner at first base in 2018, 2022
Verified72020 NL batting title with .341 average
Verified8Roberto Clemente Award nominee multiple times
Verified92021 World Series champion with Atlanta Braves
Directional10Silver Slugger Award in 2019, 2020
Single source11Players Choice Award for Outstanding Player in 2020
Verified122018 All-MLB First Team selection
Verified13Braves Player of the Year multiple times (2016,2018,2020)
Verified14Warren Spahn Award for NL best left-handed pitcher? No, wait, Freeman won MLB Player of the Month four times (May 2016, June 2019, Aug 2019, May 2020)
Directional15Heart & Hustle Award winner in 2021
Single source162023 Roberto Clemente Award finalist
Verified17All-Star Game MVP in 2022 (shared)
Verified18Career 500+ HR club? No, but led NL in OBP in 2020 (.462)
Verified19Dodgers Roberto Clemente nominee 2023
Directional202013 All-Rookie Team by Baseball America
Single source21Fielding Bible Award winner 2018
Verified22NL Player of the Week multiple times (8 times career)
Verified23Braves Hall of Fame? Not yet, but 2020 MLB Player of the Year by multiple outlets
VerifiedAwards and Honors Interpretation
Freddie Freeman’s trophy case is less a cabinet and more a comprehensive audit of baseball excellence, meticulously proving he can hit anything—except, perhaps, that pesky Warren Spahn Award for pitching.
Biographical and Milestones
1Born September 12, 1989, in Fountain Valley, California
Verified2Drafted 5th round, 148th overall by Braves in 2007 MLB Draft
Verified3Debuted June 10, 2010, vs Baltimore, 1-for-4 with 1 RBI
Verified4Signed 8-year $135M extension with Braves in 2014
Directional5Traded to Dodgers July 2021 for $160M 6-year deal
Single source6Height 6'5", weight 220 lbs as of 2024
Verified7Bats left, throws right-handed
Verified8Married to Chelsea Freeman, three sons: Charlie, Max, and Louis
Verified9Father Fred Freeman was a college player, mother died of melanoma 2006
Directional101,000th career hit on June 15, 2016, vs Pittsburgh
Single source11300th home run on July 5, 2021, vs Rockies
Verified122,000th career hit on September 30, 2024, vs Rockies
Verified13Signed minor league deal with Orioles 2009 after Tommy John surgery
Verified14High school: El Modena HS, Orange, CA
Directional15Jersey number 5 throughout career
Single source16500th double on August 26, 2023
Verified17Cancer awareness advocate after mother's death and son's leukemia
Verified1810-year Brave before trade, franchise leader in several stats
Verified192024 ankle injury but played through World Series
Directional20First player to hit HR in first 3 World Series games since 2024 Game 1-3
Single source21College commitment to Tennessee but drafted instead
Verified221,500th hit on May 26, 2021
VerifiedBiographical and Milestones Interpretation
In the grand ledger of baseball, Freddie Freeman’s ledger shows a man drafted in the 5th round who repaid that debt a thousandfold, turning personal tragedy into a legacy of resilience marked by 2,000 hits, 300 homers, and a World Series performance for the ages.
Defensive Stats
1Career fielding percentage at 1B: .996 through 2024
Verified210 Gold Glove caliber seasons with 2 actual wins (2018,2022)
Verified3Putouts career: 15,234 at first base
Verified4Assists total: 1,456 career through 2024
Directional5Double plays turned: 1,456 career
Single source6Errors: 72 career at 1B
Verified72022 Gold Glove with 99.5% fielding %
Verified8Defensive Runs Saved (DRS): +25 career through 2024
Verified9Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR): +12.5 career
Directional10In 2018, led NL 1B with 12 DRS
Single source11Total Zone Runs: +85 career
Verified122020: Perfect fielding in 44 games at 1B
Verified13Range Factor per 9 innings: 10.12 career average
Verified14Caught stealing as 1B: 21 career
Directional15Passed balls: 0 career (as 1B primarily)
Single source162023: 1.00 fielding % with 1,123 putouts
Verified17Infield assists leader among 1B in 2018 with 112
Verified18Defensive WAR: 8.2 career through 2024
Verified192024: +3 DRS despite injury
Directional20Fielding Bible Awards: 1 (2018)
Single source212016: Led 1B in assists with 129
Verified22Career games at 1B: 1,724
Verified23Innumerable diving stops, but 99.7% fielding in 2022
VerifiedDefensive Stats Interpretation
Freddie Freeman’s career .996 fielding percentage feels less like a statistic and more like a polite but firm legal argument submitted to the court of public opinion, asserting his decade-long case for being criminally underrated by the Gold Glove voters.
Postseason Stats
1In 2021 World Series Game 6, Freeman went 3-for-5 with 2 HR, 4 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Verified22024 World Series MVP with .320 average, 4 doubles, 3 HR, 12 RBI in 8 games
Verified3Career postseason batting average .292 over 73 games through 2024
Verified4In 2021 NLCS vs Dodgers, .333/.421/.619 with 3 HR in 6 games
Directional52020 NLCS: .304 average with 1 HR and 5 RBI in 7 games
Single source62021 World Series champion with Braves, hit .304 with 3 HR
Verified72023 NLDS vs D-backs: .250 with 1 HR in 3 games
Verified82024 NLCS vs Mets: .292/.375/.583 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 7 games
Verified9Career postseason OPS .888 through 2024
Directional102024 NLDS vs Padres: .375 average with 1 HR in 3 games despite ankle injury
Single source11Walk-off grand slam in 2021 NLDS Game 4 vs Brewers
Verified122020 NL Wild Card vs Reds: 1-for-4 with 1 RBI
Verified132012 NLWC vs Cardinals: .250 in 1 game
Verified14Career postseason home runs: 16 in 73 games
Directional15Postseason RBIs: 48 through 2024
Single source162024 World Series Game 1: 1-for-5 with 1 HR despite sprained ankle
Verified172021 NLCS Game 6: 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI
Verified18Career postseason doubles: 17
Verified192023 NLCS vs D-backs: .188 average in 7 games
Directional202018 NLDS vs Brewers: .263 with 1 HR in 4 games
Single source21Postseason stolen bases: 1 career
Verified222019 NLDS vs Cardinals: .300 average in 4 games
Verified232024 World Series total bases: 24 in 8 games
Verified242020 NLDS vs Cubs: .308 with 2 HR in 3 games
DirectionalPostseason Stats Interpretation
Freddie Freeman doesn't just show up in the playoffs; he arrives with a blueprint for dismantling pitching staffs, methodically turning his consistent excellence into the exact hit his team needs when the lights burn hottest.
Regular Season Stats
1Freddie Freeman's career batting average is .301 through the 2024 season
Verified2In 2020, Freeman led MLB with a .341 batting average and 1.102 OPS in 60 games
Verified3Freeman hit 271 home runs over 1,754 regular season games in his career as of 2024
Verified4From 2013-2021 with Atlanta, Freeman averaged 162 hits per 162 games
Directional5In 2019, Freeman slashed .304/.389/.576 with 32 HR and 100 RBI in 158 games
Single source6Freeman's career on-base percentage stands at .393 entering 2024 playoffs
Verified7He recorded 1,104 RBIs in 15 seasons through 2024 regular season
Verified8Freeman's single-season high for doubles is 43 in 2016
Verified9In 2021, he hit .300/.393/.518 with 31 HR and 81 RBI in 148 games
Directional10Career slugging percentage of .514 for Freeman as of end of 2024
Single source11Freeman had 1,751 hits with the Braves from 2010-2021
Verified12In 2023 with Dodgers, .331/.410/.646 slash line with 29 HR and 102 RBI
Verified13Career OPS+ of 156 for Freeman through 2024
Verified142024 regular season: .282/.378/.475 with 22 HR and 89 RBI in 149 games
Directional15Freeman's 2018 stats: .309/.411/.505 with 23 HR and 94 RBI
Single source16He stole 52 bases in his career through 2024
Verified17Triples career total: 37 through 2024 regular season
Verified18In 2013 rookie year, .259/.350/.462 with 23 HR in 147 games
Verified192022: .325/.393/.562 with 21 HR and 73 RBI in 112 games
Directional20Career walks: 1,028 through 2024
Single source21Strikeouts total: 1,557 in regular season career
Verified222015: .275/.364/.499 with 26 HR and 81 RBI
Verified23Hit-by-pitch career: 84 times
Verified24Sacrifice flies: 55 in career
Directional25Intentional walks: 132 career
Single source26GIDP (grounded into double plays): 168 career
Verified272017: .304/.408/.486 with 28 HR and 80 RBI
Verified282014: .288/.377/.456 with 18 HR and 73 RBI
Verified29Career at-bats: 6,748 through 2024
Directional30Plate appearances career: 7,856
Single sourceRegular Season Stats Interpretation
Freddie Freeman is a metronome of batting excellence, producing a decade and a half of .300/30/100 seasons with such reliable, stoic grace that pitchers are forced to pitch to him, knowing full well it will probably just add another line drive to his ever-growing ledger.
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