st. louis cardinals best hitters in history

Jesse Burkett has the highest career batting average for the Cardinals, with an average of .378.

Regular season
Min. 1,500 Plate Appearances

	NAME	AVG	PA	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.378	1,951	424	1,718	346	650	52	38	24	214	188	15	128	84		850	114	30				.444	.495	.939	429	166	.444	157	155.2
2	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.359	6,714	1,580	5,881	1,089	2,110	367	143	193	1,072	660	38	480	118		3,342	703	135				.427	.568	.995	1392	621.2	.455	174	605.7
3	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.336	3,582	854	3,121	546	1,048	218	66	158	653	424	20	279	14		1,872	442	17			27	.419	.600	1.018	766	323.6	.453	171	311.4
4	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.335	5,056	1,216	4,747	811	1,590	377	81	152	923	264	18	398	28		2,585	610	27			27	.372	.545	.917	911	282.6	.410	142	264.2
5	Stan Musial S. Musial	.331	12,712	3,026	10,972	1,949	3,630	725	177	475	1,951	1,599	53	696	78	31	6,134	1,377	35	53	127	243	.417	.559	.976	2474	1,032.5	.435	158	896.7
6	Chick Hafey C. Hafey	.326	3,277	812	2,953	542	963	242	46	127	618	231	22	303	56		1,678	415	71				.379	.568	.948	616	196.1	.420	136	163
7	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	.326	7,784	1,814	6,619	1,333	2,156	469	15	469	1,397	1,003	87	759	85	37	4,062	953	1	74	252	245	.417	.614	1.031	1598	660.9	.428	166	646.3
8	Emmet Heidrick E. Heidrick	.325	1,551	349	1,432	254	466	51	34	10	194	73	5	65	109		615	95	41				.360	.429	.790	253	43.3	.372	117	35
9	Jim Bottomley J. Bottomley	.325	6,008	1,392	5,314	921	1,727	344	119	181	1,105	509	31	429	50		2,852	644	154				.387	.537	.924	1092	332.4	.416	136	284
10	Jack Fournier J. Fournier	.317	1,731	418	1,508	244	478	83	32	29	208	138	27	111	52		712	144	58				.384	.472	.856	280	70.5	.395	134	70.9
11	Patsy Donovan P. Donovan	.314	2,131	487	1,946	303	612	61	13	1	208	118	22	88	132		702	75	45				.360	.361	.721	302	33.4	.348	110	26.7
12	Frankie Frisch F. Frisch	.312	5,653	1,311	5,059	831	1,577	286	61	51	720	448	18	133	195		2,138	398	128				.370	.423	.792	818	104.1	.366	108	59.8
13	George Watkins G. Watkins	.309	2,061	515	1,877	311	580	121	28	44	263	139	29	223	49		889	193	16				.366	.474	.839	328	69.3	.379	118	53.8
14	Joe Torre J. Torre	.308	3,908	918	3,452	455	1,062	161	32	98	558	387	42	476	12	5	1,581	291	3	24	79	105	.382	.458	.840	593	177	.375	132	143.6
15	Bake McBride B. McBride	.307	1,582	421	1,429	220	439	50	19	18	141	106	22	166	75	28	581	87	13	12	12	16	.361	.407	.768	208	36.4	.350	115	27.1
16	Ripper Collins R. Collins	.307	3,077	777	2,776	455	852	165	50	106	516	264	15	265	15		1,435	321	22				.370	.517	.887	530	147.5	.399	134	132.8
17	Ernie Orsatti E. Orsatti	.306	2,388	701	2,165	306	663	129	39	10	237	176	6	218	46		900	178	41				.360	.416	.776	330	31	.357	104	12.6
18	Milt Stock M. Stock	.305	3,256	741	2,902	385	886	137	28	10	387	219	4	124	59		1,109	175	131				.355	.382	.737	401	14.9	.347	105	13.3
19	Garry Templeton G. Templeton	.305	3,114	713	2,990	443	911	125	69	25	281	94	4	379	138	79	1,249	219	10	16	19	42	.325	.418	.743	370	21.9	.329	103	9.9
20	Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter	.305	7,710	1,820	6,775	1,071	2,064	366	135	146	1,148	838	34	429	64	7	3,138	647	63			104	.384	.463	.847	1221	323.2	.391	129	263.4
21	Joe Cunningham J. Cunningham	.304	2,622	738	2,183	345	664	113	17	52	298	382	32	231	12	21	967	182	11	14	25	33	.413	.443	.856	429	130.7	.385	128	91.3
22	Roger Connor R. Connor	.304	1,541	351	1,347	245	409	81	44	27	241	179	10	47	39		659	152	5				.389	.489	.879	312	58.4	.403	117	47.7
23	Austin McHenry A. McHenry	.302	2,138	543	1,959	262	592	105	39	34	286	117	6	229	35		877	178	56				.343	.448	.791	295	51.6	.366	121	53.4
24	Ray Blades R. Blades	.301	2,846	767	2,415	467	726	133	51	50	340	331	47	310	33		1,111	234	53				.395	.460	.855	470	113.7	.396	126	97.1
25	Taylor Douthit T. Douthit	.300	3,844	855	3,349	586	1,006	194	36	29	342	359	29	252	58		1,359	259	107				.373	.406	.779	537	45.6	.363	101	5.5

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More Cardinals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

28

Walker

RBI

110

Burleson

AVG

.285

Burleson

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Pallante

146

Liberatore

ERA

2.61

Graceffo

Team Rankings

157

22nd

685

10th

1,200

24th

ERA

4.27

21st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	93	57	.620
Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	75	76	.497	18.5
Reds	70	80	.467	23.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/16	SFG	@	STL	1:15 PM
Fri 9/18	WSH	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 9/19	WSH	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sun 9/20	WSH	@	STL	2:15 PM
Tue 9/22	STL	@	PIT	6:40 PM

Last Game

Giants

62 - 89

Final

Cardinals

75 - 76

Mon 14 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

42

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

110

Burleson

107

Stewart

102

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.307

Lopez

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

177

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

112

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Wood

.394

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.589

Alvarez

.571

Crow-Armstrong

.546

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.95

Schlittler

1.95

Misiorowski

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,203.4

Crow-Armstrong

1,903

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,670

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,426

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

85-65

84-66

84-67

80-69

80-70

Worst Record ATS

57-94

61-89

64-86

68-82

70-81

70-80

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	63	.583
Phillies	83	67	.553	4.5
Marlins	74	77	.490	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.0
Mets	69	81	.460	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	75	76	.497	18.5
Reds	70	80	.467	23.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
Rockies	55	95	.367	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	90	59	.604
Yankees - x	87	63	.580	3.5
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	76	.497	16.0
Orioles	73	78	.483	18.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	77	73	.513
Guardians	76	75	.503	1.5
Tigers	71	79	.473	6.0
Twins	70	80	.467	7.0
Royals	66	84	.440	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
Mariners	70	81	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
Angels	57	93	.380	18.0