Lars Nootbaar has the highest batting average for the Cardinals against left-handed pitchers this season, with an average of 1.000.
| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Nootbaar | 1.000 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | |
| 2 | | J. Crooks | .500 | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 3 | | N. Church | .313 | 2026 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .324 | .344 | .667 | |
| 4 |  | J. Walker | .298 | 2026 | 33 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 63 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .365 | .614 | .979 | |
| 5 | | V. Scott II | .294 | 2026 | 34 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .353 | .668 | |
| 6 | | M. Winn | .291 | 2026 | 36 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 62 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .339 | .382 | .721 | |
| 7 |  | I. Herrera | .286 | 2026 | 43 | 63 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 80 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .438 | .476 | .914 | |
| 8 | | N. Velázquez | .273 | 2026 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .636 | 1.021 | |
| 9 | | R. UrÃas | .250 | 2026 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .688 | 1.116 | |
| 10 |  | A. Burleson | .222 | 2026 | 42 | 72 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .292 | .551 | |
| 11 | | J. FermÃn | .217 | 2026 | 29 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .348 | .669 | |
| 12 |  | JJ Wetherholt | .214 | 2026 | 52 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 87 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .345 | .329 | .673 | |
| 13 | | Y. Pozo | .211 | 2026 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .211 | .421 | |
| 14 | | T. Saggese | .208 | 2026 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .417 | .738 | |
| 15 | | N. Gorman | .182 | 2026 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .303 | .546 | |
| 16 | | P. Pagés | .171 | 2026 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .220 | .410 | |
| 17 | | B. Torres | .100 | 2026 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 21 | .672 | ||
34 | 29 | .540 | 8.5 | |
32 | 32 | .500 | 11.0 | |
29 | 35 | .453 | 14.0 | |
28 | 35 | .444 | 14.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 23 | .623 | ||
34 | 28 | .548 | 4.5 | |
34 | 30 | .531 | 5.5 | |
34 | 31 | .523 | 6.0 | |
31 | 32 | .492 | 8.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 23 | .641 | ||
33 | 30 | .524 | 7.5 | |
32 | 30 | .516 | 8.0 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 15.5 | |
24 | 40 | .375 | 17.0 |
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37 | 23 | .617 | ||
37 | 26 | .587 | 1.5 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 8.5 | |
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27 | 35 | .435 | 11.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
36 | 29 | .554 | ||
33 | 30 | .524 | 2.0 | |
30 | 36 | .455 | 6.5 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 10.0 | |
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34 | 31 | .523 | ||
31 | 32 | .492 | 2.0 | |
30 | 33 | .476 | 3.0 | |
29 | 36 | .446 | 5.0 | |
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