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National League Central · 2026

St. Louis Cardinals

59-59Busch StadiumNational League
Team WAR
19.2
10.0 bat / 9.2 pitch
Win %
.500
pyth .493
Run diff
-8
4.36 / 4.43 per g
wRC+
97
ERA
4.10
FIP 4.10
Home runs
122

The St. Louis Cardinals went 59-59 in 2026, a .500 winning percentage — 15th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 515 runs and allowed 523, a run differential of -8. The offence ranked 19th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.10 staff ERA was 14th of 30. Their 97 team wRC+ is 3% below league average — 19th of 30 in MLB. Jordan Walker leads the position players at 2.7 WAR, and Dustin May the rotation at a 4.30 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

957 team hits
Jordan Walker127Jordan Walker — 127 hits (13.3%)Alec Burleson126Alec Burleson — 126 hits (13.2%)Iván Herrera110Iván Herrera — 110 hits (11.5%)JJ Wetherholt108JJ Wetherholt — 108 hits (11.3%)Masyn Winn95Masyn Winn — 95 hits (9.9%)Nathan Church72Nathan Church — 72 hits (7.5%)José Fermín52José Fermín — 52 hits (5.4%)Lars Nootbaar40Lars Nootbaar — 40 hits (4.2%)Nolan Gorman39Nolan Gorman — 39 hits (4.1%)Blaze Jordan35Blaze Jordan — 35 hits (3.7%)Pedro Pagés32Pedro Pagés — 32 hits (3.3%)II30Victor Scott II — 30 hits (3.1%)23Bryan Torres — 23 hits (2.4%)Jimmy Crooks19Jimmy Crooks — 19 hits (2.0%)Velázquez16Nelson Velázquez — 16 hits (1.7%)14Thomas Saggese — 14 hits (1.5%)10Yohel Pozo — 10 hits (1.0%)9Ramón Urías — 9 hits (0.9%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

19 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Jordan WalkerRF114488127238314.285.342.492.3611342.7
JJ Wetherholt2B111507108164512.249.353.387.3341152.7
Alec Burleson1B11749612619783.283.349.478.3581322.2
Iván HerreraDH11752111013507.250.361.391.3391182.1
Masyn WinnSS1094489544710.242.319.323.294851.2
José Fermín3B79245525264.240.307.359.299890.4
Lars NootbaarLF53204403171.229.333.343.307950.2
Nelson VelázquezLF3383164120.216.289.432.3141000.1
Bryan TorresLF43113234141.225.286.392.298890.1
Nathan ChurchCF94329729377.238.284.363.285800.1
Blaze Jordan3B42147351220.255.279.372.283780.1
Pedro PagésC53171324112.206.251.323.255570.0
Jimmy CrooksC40114194120.184.254.340.265650.0
Ramón Urías3B22689250.158.279.316.27572-0.0
Yohel PozoDH204310170.238.233.333.24248-0.2
Victor Scott IICF5818430299.194.276.258.25054-0.4
Nolan Gorman3B62229397260.194.279.318.26867-0.4
Thomas SaggeseLF288214141.184.244.276.23745-0.4
César Prieto3B9230000.000.000.000.000-127-0.5

Pitching

23 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Dustin May2222115.06701114.303.261.278.72.3
Andre Pallante2222124.01260903.633.721.226.51.9
Kyle Leahy2222112.1840993.453.781.347.91.6
Michael McGreevy2323126.0490853.644.251.226.11.2
Riley O'Brien48047.23429483.213.511.159.10.6
Justin Bruihl52057.1000403.453.891.346.30.5
Matthew Liberatore2323113.25901105.154.711.528.70.5
JoJo Romero44043.0130433.353.991.309.00.3
Ryan Fernandez11013.1120202.702.641.3513.50.3
Hunter Dobbins8540.0221363.604.361.308.10.2
Matt Svanson41143.1230417.274.291.758.50.2
Gordon Graceffo46056.1711363.044.451.105.80.1
Bruce Zimmermann105.000025.402.891.403.60.1
George Soriano53051.2532513.664.461.208.90.1
Matt Pushard607.000065.143.521.437.70.1
Quinn Mathews115.001033.603.691.805.40.1
Brycen Mautz103.000026.003.752.006.00.0
Peter Strzelecki406.201025.404.291.202.70.0
Bryan Torres102.000000.004.591.000.00.0
Max Rajcic609.000085.004.751.338.0-0.0
Jared Shuster509.000049.005.641.894.0-0.1
Ryne Stanek51045.1221494.575.071.509.7-0.2
Luis Gastelum12013.1220108.107.811.576.8-0.5
Record versus run differential

St. Louis Cardinals are 59-59, a .500 win rate, while their -8 run differential implies .493. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.