Mike DiFelice had the highest OPS for the Cardinals against left-handed pitchers in a season in 1996, with an OPS of 2.000 in his rookie season.
| NAME | OPS | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. DiFelice | 2.000 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | | T. Bradshaw | 1.417 | 1996 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | |
| 3 | | D. Jackson | 1.000 | 1996 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| 4 | | P. Borders | .944 | 1996 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .500 | |
| 5 | | B. Jordan | .923 | 1996 | 51 | 108 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 119 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .343 | .395 | .528 | |
| 6 | | J. Mabry | .918 | 1996 | 57 | 97 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 104 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .382 | .536 | |
| 7 | | T. Pagnozzi | .833 | 1996 | 39 | 76 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 82 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .346 | .487 | |
| 8 | | M. Sweeney | .813 | 1996 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .438 | |
| 9 | | W. McGee | .788 | 1996 | 49 | 88 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 90 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .311 | .477 | |
| 10 | | L. Alicea | .758 | 1996 | 48 | 64 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 76 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .351 | .406 | |
| 11 | | R. Gant | .716 | 1996 | 42 | 94 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 114 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .202 | .333 | .383 | |
| 12 | | G. Gaetti | .699 | 1996 | 52 | 105 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 114 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .248 | .289 | .410 | |
| 13 | | R. Clayton | .670 | 1996 | 59 | 135 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 144 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .281 | .315 | .356 | |
| 14 | | T. Stottlemyre | .665 | 1996 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .308 | |
| 15 | | O. Smith | .665 | 1996 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .345 | .320 | |
| 16 | | R. Lankford | .639 | 1996 | 69 | 122 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 133 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .246 | .278 | .361 | |
| 17 | | D. Sheaffer | .632 | 1996 | 35 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .266 | .367 | |
| 18 | | D. Bell | .617 | 1996 | 35 | 64 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 69 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .304 | .313 | |
| 19 | | M. Gallego | .539 | 1996 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .317 | .222 | |
| 20 | | M. Petkovsek | .500 | 1996 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | |
| 21 | | D. Young | .473 | 1996 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .200 | |
| 22 | | A. Benes | .467 | 1996 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .267 | |
| 23 | | A. Benes | .291 | 1996 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .091 | .200 | |
| 24 | | D. Osborne | .220 | 1996 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .077 |
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