which cardinals hitter has the most strikeouts in a season

Paul Goldschmidt has the most strikeouts for the Cardinals in a season, with 173 strikeouts in 2024.

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt	173	2024	STL	154	599	70	147	33	1	22	65	47	2	11	0	650	248	56	0	2	2	20	.245	.302	.414	.716	76	-0.2	.310	100	-0.4
2	Tyler O'Neill T. O'Neill	168	2021	STL	138	482	89	138	26	2	34	80	38	13	15	4	537	270	62	0	4	0	8	.286	.352	.560	.912	96	30.8	.384	143	29.4
3	Jim Edmonds J. Edmonds	167	2000	STL	152	525	129	155	25	0	42	108	103	6	10	3	643	306	67	1	8	3	5	.295	.411	.583	.994	129	44.8	.421	149	42.6
4	Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt	166	2019	STL	161	597	97	155	25	1	34	97	78	2	3	1	680	284	60	0	3	2	11	.260	.346	.476	.821	101	15.2	.346	117	15.3
5	Ron Gant R. Gant	162	1997	STL	139	502	68	115	21	4	17	62	58	1	14	6	562	195	42	0	1	3	2	.229	.310	.388	.698	58	-10.9	.309	83	-12.3
6	Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt	161	2023	STL	154	593	89	159	31	0	25	80	87	3	11	2	686	265	56	0	3	6	12	.268	.363	.447	.810	102	18.1	.350	122	18.4
7	Matt Carpenter M. Carpenter	158	2018	STL	156	564	111	145	42	0	36	81	102	6	4	1	676	295	78	0	4	17	0	.257	.374	.523	.897	112	33.5	.375	140	33.1
8	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	155	1998	STL	155	509	130	152	21	0	70	147	162	6	1	0	681	383	91	0	4	28	8	.299	.470	.752	1.222	176	91.7	.492	205	90.7
9	Dylan Carlson D. Carlson	152	2021	STL	149	542	79	144	31	4	18	65	57	11	2	1	619	237	53	1	8	2	5	.266	.343	.437	.780	86	11	.336	112	9.3
10	Nolan Gorman N. Gorman	151	2024	STL	107	365	42	74	15	0	19	50	34	1	6	1	402	146	34	0	2	1	2	.203	.271	.400	.671	41	-6.4	.290	87	-6.5
11	Matt Carpenter M. Carpenter	151	2015	STL	154	574	101	156	44	3	28	84	81	6	4	3	665	290	75	0	4	5	5	.272	.365	.505	.871	106	31.4	.372	140	31
12	Ray Lankford R. Lankford	151	1998	STL	154	533	94	156	37	1	31	105	86	3	26	5	626	288	69	0	4	5	4	.293	.391	.540	.932	113	35.9	.400	144	35
13	Jim Edmonds J. Edmonds	150	2004	STL	153	498	102	150	38	3	42	111	101	5	8	3	612	320	83	0	8	12	4	.301	.418	.643	1.061	131	54.8	.436	168	53.3
14	Paul DeJong P. DeJong	149	2019	STL	159	583	97	136	31	1	30	78	62	13	9	5	664	259	62	0	6	1	15	.233	.318	.444	.762	85	1	.322	101	1.1
15	Nolan Gorman N. Gorman	148	2023	STL	119	406	59	96	17	0	27	76	53	3	8	2	464	194	44	0	2	1	5	.236	.328	.478	.805	67	10.1	.345	118	10.2
16	Colby Rasmus C. Rasmus	148	2010	STL	144	464	85	128	28	3	23	66	63	1	12	8	534	231	54	2	4	9	5	.276	.361	.498	.859	82	20.4	.369	131	19.6
17	Ray Lankford R. Lankford	148	2000	STL	128	392	73	99	16	3	26	65	70	4	5	6	472	199	45	0	6	1	6	.253	.367	.508	.874	76	14.1	.375	119	12.5
18	Ray Lankford R. Lankford	147	1992	STL	153	598	87	175	40	6	20	86	72	5	42	24	682	287	66	2	5	6	5	.293	.371	.480	.851	106	32.2	.379	143	32
19	Ryan Ludwick R. Ludwick	146	2008	STL	152	538	104	161	40	3	37	113	62	8	4	4	617	318	80	1	8	3	8	.299	.375	.591	.966	115	40.7	.408	151	39.8
20	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	142	2025	STL	135	490	70	126	31	1	20	80	44	23	5	1	562	219	52	1	4	1	15	.257	.344	.447	.791	81	14.2	.344	123	15.4
21	Dexter Fowler D. Fowler	142	2019	STL	150	487	69	116	24	1	19	67	74	8	8	5	574	199	44	1	4	1	6	.238	.346	.409	.754	75	2.9	.326	104	3
22	Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt	141	2022	STL	151	561	106	178	41	0	35	115	79	5	7	0	649	324	76	0	4	1	7	.317	.404	.578	.981	131	56.5	.419	176	57.5
23	Randal Grichuk R. Grichuk	141	2016	STL	132	446	66	107	29	3	24	68	28	3	5	4	478	214	56	0	1	0	9	.240	.289	.480	.769	59	2.7	.325	102	1.3
24	Brandon Moss B. Moss	141	2016	STL	128	413	66	93	19	2	28	67	39	7	1	0	464	200	49	0	5	3	8	.225	.300	.484	.784	59	4.2	.329	105	2.8
25	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	141	1999	STL	153	521	118	145	21	1	65	147	133	2	0	0	661	363	87	0	5	21	12	.278	.424	.697	1.120	150	64.2	.453	169	61.5

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RBI

30

Burleson

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Pallante

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ERA

1.99

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194

10th

304

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	27	16	.628
Brewers	23	17	.575	2.5
Cardinals	24	18	.571	2.5
Pirates	23	20	.535	4.0
Reds	22	21	.512	5.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/14	STL	@	ATH	3:05 PM
Fri 5/15	KCR	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 5/16	KCR	@	STL	2:15 PM
Sun 5/17	KCR	@	STL	2:15 PM
Tue 5/19	PIT	@	STL	7:45 PM

Last Game

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24 - 18

Final

Athletics

22 - 20

Wed 13 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

17

Schwarber

16

Judge

15

Murakami

RBI Leaders

38

Hicks

37

Olson

36

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

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Marsh

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Lopez

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Langeliers

Hit Leaders

56

Lopez

52

Witt

52

Langeliers

Run Leaders

37

Baldwin

36

Wood

36

Olson

OBP Leaders

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Ward

.419

Greene

.418

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.693

Moniak

.667

Rice

.639

Olson

SB Leaders

18

Ramírez

17

Nuñez

15

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Soriano

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

75

Cease

67

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

0.82

Ohtani

1.35

Schlittler

1.62

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.64

Skenes

0.81

Schlittler

0.82

Ohtani

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.75

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

8.00

Skenes

7.50

Skubal

7.13

deGrom

Walk Leaders

6

Skubal

7

Skenes

7

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

779.9

Ohtani

649.2

Judge

636.7

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

527.6

Ohtani

481

Judge

470

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MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

30-13

25-15

26-16

26-17

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	30	13	.698
Nationals	21	22	.488	9.0
Phillies	20	23	.465	10.0
Marlins	20	23	.465	10.0
Mets	17	25	.405	12.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	27	16	.628
Brewers	23	17	.575	2.5
Cardinals	24	18	.571	2.5
Pirates	23	20	.535	4.0
Reds	22	21	.512	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	25	17	.595
Dodgers	25	18	.581	0.5
Diamondbacks	20	22	.476	5.0
Giants	18	25	.419	7.5
Rockies	17	26	.395	8.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	28	14	.667
Yankees	27	17	.614	2.0
Orioles	20	24	.455	9.0
Blue Jays	19	24	.442	9.5
Red Sox	18	24	.429	10.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	24	21	.533
White Sox	21	21	.500	1.5
Twins	19	24	.442	4.0
Royals	19	24	.442	4.0
Tigers	19	24	.442	4.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	22	20	.524
Rangers	21	22	.488	1.5
Mariners	21	23	.477	2.0
Astros	17	27	.386	6.0
Angels	16	28	.364	7.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 4/28	MIA	@	LAD	2-1
Wed 4/29	TBR	@	CLE	1-3
Wed 4/29	LAA	@	CWS	2-3
Wed 4/29	SEA	@	MIN	5-3
Wed 4/29	NYY	@	TEX	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/14	COL	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Thu 5/14	WSH	@	CIN	12:40 PM
Thu 5/14	DET	@	NYM	1:10 PM
Thu 5/14	SDP	@	MIL	1:40 PM
Thu 5/14	MIA	@	MIN	1:40 PM

Paul Goldschmidt has the most strikeouts for the Cardinals in a season, with 173 strikeouts in 2024.

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