Nelson Velázquez has the best batting average by an active Cardinals player against right-handed pitchers this season, with an average of .500.
Interpreted as:
current cardinals best hitters vs righty pitchers 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 |  | N. Velázquez | .500 | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |
| 2 |  | A. Burleson | .321 | 2026 | 58 | 168 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 193 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .401 | .530 | .931 | |
| 3 |  | J. Walker | .306 | 2026 | 61 | 183 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 55 | 201 | 100 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .363 | .546 | .910 | |
| 4 | | B. Torres | .296 | 2026 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .593 | .980 | |
| 5 | | J. Fermín | .270 | 2026 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .405 | .687 | |
| 6 |  | JJ Wetherholt | .261 | 2026 | 57 | 157 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 34 | 182 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .363 | .427 | .789 | |
| 7 |  | I. Herrera | .244 | 2026 | 60 | 172 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 38 | 205 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .356 | .378 | .734 | |
| 8 | | P. Pagés | .234 | 2026 | 33 | 77 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 88 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .416 | .701 | |
| 9 | | N. Church | .228 | 2026 | 41 | 114 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 122 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .404 | .674 | |
| 10 | | L. Nootbaar | .222 | 2026 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .333 | .697 | |
| 11 | | M. Winn | .214 | 2026 | 53 | 154 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 41 | 177 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .305 | .299 | .604 | |
| 12 | | N. Gorman | .204 | 2026 | 59 | 162 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 184 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .288 | .333 | .621 | |
| 13 | | J. Crooks | .167 | 2026 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .167 | .452 | |
| 14 | | V. Scott II | .146 | 2026 | 51 | 103 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 125 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .214 | .468 | |
| 15 | | R. Urías | .122 | 2026 | 16 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .213 | .171 | .383 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 21 | .682 | ||
35 | 30 | .538 | 9.5 | |
33 | 33 | .500 | 12.0 | |
31 | 35 | .470 | 14.0 | |
29 | 36 | .446 | 15.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
40 | 23 | .635 | ||
35 | 28 | .556 | 5.0 | |
34 | 31 | .523 | 7.0 | |
34 | 32 | .515 | 7.5 | |
31 | 33 | .484 | 9.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
42 | 24 | .636 | ||
34 | 31 | .523 | 7.5 | |
33 | 31 | .516 | 8.0 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 15.5 | |
24 | 42 | .364 | 18.0 |
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Padres
Giants
Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 25 | .597 | ||
38 | 26 | .594 | ||
32 | 34 | .485 | 7.0 | |
31 | 35 | .470 | 8.0 | |
27 | 36 | .429 | 10.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 30 | .552 | ||
34 | 31 | .523 | 2.0 | |
30 | 37 | .448 | 7.0 | |
27 | 39 | .409 | 9.5 | |
27 | 39 | .409 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 32 | .515 | ||
32 | 33 | .492 | 1.5 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 2.5 | |
30 | 37 | .448 | 4.5 | |
25 | 41 | .379 | 9.0 |
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