Jimmy Crooks and Nelson Velázquez are tied for the highest batting average for the Cardinals against left-handed pitchers this season, with an average of .333.
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best carndinals hitter vs lefties this regular season| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Crooks | .333 | 2026 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | |
| 2 | | N. Velázquez | .333 | 2026 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .722 | 1.122 | |
| 3 |  | I. Herrera | .304 | 2026 | 49 | 69 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 90 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .467 | .522 | .988 | |
| 4 | | M. Winn | .293 | 2026 | 39 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .353 | .379 | .732 | |
| 5 | | N. Church | .289 | 2026 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .316 | .616 | |
| 6 | | V. Scott II | .288 | 2026 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .346 | .668 | |
| 7 |  | J. Walker | .277 | 2026 | 37 | 65 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 71 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .600 | .938 | |
| 8 | | J. Fermín | .264 | 2026 | 32 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .377 | .727 | |
| 9 | | B. Jordan | .250 | 2026 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 | |
| 10 | | R. Urías | .250 | 2026 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .688 | 1.116 | |
| 11 |  | JJ Wetherholt | .237 | 2026 | 56 | 76 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 95 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .368 | .342 | .711 | |
| 12 | | Y. Pozo | .211 | 2026 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .211 | .421 | |
| 13 | | T. Saggese | .208 | 2026 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .417 | .738 | |
| 14 | | P. Pagés | .205 | 2026 | 26 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .273 | .495 | |
| 15 | | L. Nootbaar | .200 | 2026 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 | |
| 16 |  | A. Burleson | .195 | 2026 | 48 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .256 | .486 | |
| 17 | | B. Torres | .182 | 2026 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | |
| 18 | | N. Gorman | .171 | 2026 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .516 |
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46 | 24 | .657 | ||
38 | 32 | .543 | 8.0 | |
36 | 35 | .507 | 10.5 | |
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36 | 34 | .514 | 7.0 | |
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42 | 27 | .609 | ||
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