The Baseball Scholar

Updated 11/24/2024

This is the St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster. The roster consists of one starter and one bench player for each infield position and one starter and one bench player for each outfield position. Hitters had to have a minimum of 1,500 plate appearances. For pitching, I selected five starting pitchers and three relief pitchers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 75 games during their time with the franchise to qualify. Relief pitchers had to accumulate a minimum of 150 innings pitched to be eligible.

• Catcher – Ted Simmons



• Age: 18 – 30
• Years: 1968 – 1980

Ted Simmons

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
45.0	126	1564	6450	5725	736	1704	332	37	172	929	11	28	624	453	.298	.369	.459	.828

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• First Base – Albert Pujols



• Age: 21 – 31
• Years: 2001 – 2011

Albert Pujols

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
86.7	167	1705	7433	6312	1291	2073	455	15	445	1329	84	35	975	704	.328	.424	.617	1.041

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• Second Base – Rogers Hornsby



• Age: 19 – 30, 37
• Years: 1915 – 1926, 1933

Rogers Hornsby

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
91.7	174	1580	6714	5881	1089	2110	367	143	193	1072	118	64	660	480	.359	.418	.568	.986

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• Third Base – Ken Boyer



• Age: 24 – 34
• Years: 1955 – 1965

Ken Boyer

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
58.1	119	1667	7046	6334	988	1855	269	61	255	1001	97	69	631	859	.293	.358	.475	.833

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• Shortstop – Ozzie Smith



• Age: 27 – 41
• Years: 1982 – 1996

Ozzie Smith

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
66.0	97	1990	8242	7160	991	1944	338	50	27	664	433	102	876	423	.272	.347	.344	.691

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• Outfield – Stan Musial



• Age: 20 – 23, 25 – 42
• Years: 1941 – 1944, 1946 – 1963

Stan Musial

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
128.7	158	3026	12712	10972	1949	3630	725	177	475	1951	78	31	1599	696	.331	.417	.559	.976

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• Outfield – Jim Edmonds



• Age: 30 – 37
• Years: 2000 – 2007

Jim Edmonds

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
37.9	143	1105	4356	3628	690	1033	234	11	241	713	37	24	645	1029	.285	.397	.555	.952

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• Outfield – Enos Slaughter



• Age: 22 – 26, 30 – 37
• Years: 1938 – 1942, 1946 – 1953

Enos Slaughter

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
52.8	129	1820	7710	6775	1071	2064	366	135	146	1148	64	7	838	429	.305	.381	.463	.844

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• Starting Pitcher – Bob Gibson



• Age: 23 – 39
• Years: 1959 – 1975

Bob Gibson

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
81.7	78	528	482	251	174	2.91	3884.1	255	56	6	1420	1258	1336	3117	19.4%	1.19

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• Starting Pitcher – Dizzy Dean



• Age: 20, 22 – 27
• Years: 1930, 1932 – 1937

Dizzy Dean

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
39.9	75	273	196	134	75	2.99	1737.1	141	23	30	676	577	407	1095	15.2%	1.20

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• Starting Pitcher – Adam Wainwright



• Age: 23 – 28, 30 – 39
• Years: 2005 – 2010, 2012 – 2021

Adam Wainwright

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
40.2	84	425	358	184	105	3.35	2375.2	27	11	3	948	885	641	2004	20.4%	1.21

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• Starting Pitcher – Harry Brecheen



• Age: 25, 28 – 37
• Years: 1940, 1943 – 1952

Harry Brecheen

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
38.5	75	292	224	128	79	2.91	1790.1	122	25	17	650	578	505	857	11.7%	1.18

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• Starting Pitcher – Chris Carpenter



• Age: 29 – 37
• Years: 2004 – 2012

Chris Carpenter

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
27.6	76	198	197	95	44	3.07	1348.2	21	10	0	501	460	296	1085	19.8%	1.13

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• Relief Pitcher – Al Brazle



• Age: 29, 32 – 40
• Years: 1943, 1946 – 1954




Al Brazle

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
21.4	83	441	117	97	64	3.31	1376.7	47	7	60	589	506	492	554	09.5%	1.36

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• Relief Pitcher – Ted Wilks



• Age: 28 – 35
• Years: 1944 – 1951




Ted Wilks

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
13.7	84	282	43	51	20	3.25	742.7	21	5	29	291	268	218	328	10.7%	1.22

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• Relief Pitcher – Todd Worrell



• Age: 25 – 29, 32
• Years: 1985 – 1989, 1992

Todd Worrell

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
9.4	70	348	0	33	33	2.56	425.2	0	0	129	133	121	167	365	20.8%	1.20

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Bench

• Catcher – Yadier Molina, 2004 – 2022
• First Base – Johnny Mize, 1936 – 1941
• Second Base – Frankie Frisch, 1927 – 1937
• Third Base – Scott Rolen, 2002 – 2007
• Shortstop – Solly Hemus, 1949 – 1956, 1959
• Outfield – Joe Medwick, 1932 – 1940, 1947 – 1948
• Outfield – Ray Lankford, 1990 – 2001, 2004
• Outfield – Lou Brock, 1964 – 1979
• Starting Pitcher – Mort Cooper, 1938 – 1945
• Starting Pitcher – Howie Pollet, 1941 – 1943, 1946 – 1951
• Starting Pitcher – Larry Jackson, 1955 – 1962
• Relief Pitcher – Joe Hoerner, 1966 – 1969