4 players are tied for the highest career batting average for the Cardinals against Clayton Kershaw, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Alec Burleson, Óscar Mercado and Austin Gomber.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Burleson | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 |  | Ó. Mercado | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| 3 | | A. Gomber | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 | | T. Ross | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 5 | | A. Miles | .625 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | .625 | 1.250 |
| 6 |  | I. Herrera | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 7 | | P. Pagés | .500 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 8 | | V. Scott II | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 9 |  | B. Donovan | .500 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .667 | 1.238 |
| 10 | | Y. Munoz | .500 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| 11 | | P. Kozma | .500 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .875 | 1.375 |
| 12 | | D. Descalso | .500 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| 13 | | G. Laird | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 14 | | R. Theriot | .500 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 |
| 15 | | A. Wainwright | .500 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.417 |
| 16 | | B. Barton | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| 17 |  | A. Pujols | .429 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .571 | 1.110 |
| 18 | | C. Izturis | .400 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| 19 | | H. Bader | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 20 | | A. Díaz | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 21 | | R. Grichuk | .333 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 22 | | M. Adams | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 23 | | M. Ellis | .333 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| 24 | | C. Beltran | .300 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .500 | .800 |
| 25 | | B. Ryan | .300 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .600 |
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