Last Updated on December 23, 2022
Cardenal hit .275 in his time in baseball in addition to 936 scored runs and an OPS of .728. He struck out 807 times and took a walk on 608 at-bats, contributing to a .333 on-base percentage. For his career, Cardenal drilled 138 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 775 runs. He amassed a slugging percentage of .395 and he had a total of 2,752 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 7,698 times and came through with a base hit 1,913 times.
Jose Cardenal Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .275 | 138 | 1,913 | 608 | 936 | 775 | .333 | 7,698 | 6,964 | .728 | 103 | 333 | 46 | 2,017 | .395 | 329 | 137 | 2,752 | 807 | |
| 1980 | TOT | .263 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 9 | .327 | 110 | 95 | .622 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 51 | .295 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 |
| 1980 | NYM | .167 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .265 | 49 | 42 | .456 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .190 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 1980 | KCR | .340 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | .377 | 61 | 53 | .754 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 25 | .377 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| 1979 | TOT | .247 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 13 | .360 | 100 | 85 | .760 | 108 | 7 | 0 | 40 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 11 |
| 1979 | PHI | .208 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | .321 | 56 | 48 | .592 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 29 | .271 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 1979 | NYM | .297 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | .409 | 44 | 37 | .977 | 170 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .568 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| 1978 | PHI | .249 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 33 | .323 | 226 | 201 | .691 | 93 | 12 | 0 | 87 | .368 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 16 |
| 1977 | CHC | .239 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 33 | 18 | .324 | 258 | 226 | .665 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 100 | .341 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 30 |
| 1976 | CHC | .299 | 8 | 156 | 32 | 64 | 47 | .339 | 560 | 521 | .740 | 104 | 25 | 2 | 136 | .401 | 23 | 14 | 209 | 39 |
| 1975 | CHC | .317 | 9 | 182 | 77 | 85 | 68 | .397 | 666 | 574 | .821 | 125 | 30 | 2 | 154 | .423 | 34 | 12 | 243 | 50 |
| 1974 | CHC | .293 | 13 | 159 | 56 | 75 | 72 | .359 | 604 | 542 | .800 | 121 | 35 | 3 | 143 | .441 | 23 | 9 | 239 | 67 |
| 1973 | CHC | .303 | 11 | 158 | 58 | 80 | 68 | .375 | 593 | 522 | .812 | 119 | 33 | 2 | 145 | .437 | 19 | 7 | 228 | 62 |
| 1972 | CHC | .291 | 17 | 155 | 55 | 96 | 70 | .356 | 593 | 533 | .810 | 121 | 24 | 6 | 143 | .454 | 25 | 14 | 242 | 58 |
| 1971 | TOT | .248 | 10 | 124 | 42 | 57 | 80 | .300 | 559 | 499 | .669 | 88 | 22 | 4 | 142 | .369 | 21 | 8 | 184 | 55 |
| 1971 | STL | .243 | 7 | 73 | 29 | 37 | 48 | .303 | 339 | 301 | .681 | 89 | 12 | 4 | 89 | .379 | 12 | 3 | 114 | 35 |
| 1971 | MIL | .258 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 20 | 32 | .297 | 220 | 198 | .650 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 53 | .354 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 20 |
| 1970 | STL | .293 | 10 | 162 | 45 | 73 | 74 | .348 | 599 | 552 | .775 | 105 | 32 | 6 | 148 | .428 | 26 | 9 | 236 | 70 |
| 1969 | CLE | .257 | 11 | 143 | 49 | 75 | 45 | .314 | 616 | 557 | .687 | 90 | 26 | 3 | 146 | .373 | 36 | 6 | 208 | 58 |
| 1968 | CLE | .257 | 7 | 150 | 39 | 78 | 44 | .305 | 629 | 583 | .658 | 100 | 21 | 7 | 157 | .353 | 40 | 18 | 206 | 74 |
| 1967 | CAL | .236 | 6 | 90 | 15 | 40 | 27 | .268 | 405 | 381 | .612 | 84 | 13 | 5 | 108 | .344 | 10 | 5 | 131 | 63 |
| 1966 | CAL | .276 | 16 | 155 | 34 | 67 | 48 | .320 | 606 | 561 | .719 | 109 | 15 | 3 | 154 | .399 | 24 | 11 | 224 | 69 |
| 1965 | CAL | .250 | 11 | 128 | 27 | 58 | 57 | .287 | 551 | 512 | .654 | 88 | 23 | 2 | 134 | .367 | 37 | 15 | 188 | 72 |
| 1964 | SFG | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .118 | 17 | 15 | .118 | -64 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1963 | SFG | .200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6 | 5 | .533 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1980 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 51 | 413th |
| Plate Appearances | 110 | 393rd |
| At-Bats | 95 | 393rd |
| Runs Scored | 12 | 376th |
| Hits | 25 | 386th |
| Doubles | 3 | 402nd |
| Triples | 0 | 419th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 484th |
| Runs Batted In | 9 | 393rd |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 438th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 291st |
| Walks | 11 | 355th |
| Strikeouts | 9 | 500th |
| Batting Average | .263 | 266th |
| On-Base Percentage | .327 | 255th |
| Slugging Percentage | .295 | 460th |
| OPS | .622 | 391st |
| OPS+ | 75 | 366th |
| Total Bases | 28 | 406th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 340th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 373rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 532nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 109th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 426th |
1980 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 26 | 555th |
| Plate Appearances | 49 | 521st |
| At-Bats | 42 | 521st |
| Runs Scored | 4 | 492nd |
| Hits | 7 | 518th |
| Doubles | 1 | 499th |
| Triples | 0 | 420th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 485th |
| Runs Batted In | 4 | 481st |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 439th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 292nd |
| Walks | 6 | 423rd |
| Strikeouts | 4 | 598th |
| Batting Average | .167 | 587th |
| On-Base Percentage | .265 | 502nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .190 | 604th |
| OPS | .456 | 576th |
| OPS+ | 31 | 563rd |
| Total Bases | 8 | 530th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 341st |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 374th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 533rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 310th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 427th |
1980 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 25 | 561st |
| Plate Appearances | 61 | 489th |
| At-Bats | 53 | 489th |
| Runs Scored | 8 | 415th |
| Hits | 18 | 420th |
| Doubles | 2 | 448th |
| Triples | 0 | 421st |
| Home Runs | 0 | 486th |
| Runs Batted In | 5 | 455th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 440th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 448th |
| Walks | 5 | 441st |
| Strikeouts | 5 | 570th |
| Batting Average | .340 | 23rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .377 | 71st |
| Slugging Percentage | .377 | 255th |
| OPS | .754 | 172nd |
| OPS+ | 108 | 171st |
| Total Bases | 20 | 440th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 567th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 375th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 534th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 162nd |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 428th |
1979 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 40 | 459th |
| Plate Appearances | 100 | 406th |
| At-Bats | 85 | 415th |
| Runs Scored | 12 | 376th |
| Hits | 21 | 401st |
| Doubles | 7 | 320th |
| Triples | 0 | 415th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 299th |
| Runs Batted In | 13 | 363rd |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 235th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 448th |
| Walks | 14 | 329th |
| Strikeouts | 11 | 480th |
| Batting Average | .247 | 384th |
| On-Base Percentage | .360 | 144th |
| Slugging Percentage | .400 | 226th |
| OPS | .760 | 191st |
| OPS+ | 108 | 170th |
| Total Bases | 34 | 386th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 343rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 215th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 542nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 471st |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 267th |
1979 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 29 | 554th |
| Plate Appearances | 56 | 503rd |
| At-Bats | 48 | 504th |
| Runs Scored | 4 | 496th |
| Hits | 10 | 492nd |
| Doubles | 3 | 415th |
| Triples | 0 | 416th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 483rd |
| Runs Batted In | 9 | 402nd |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 305th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 449th |
| Walks | 8 | 398th |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 518th |
| Batting Average | .208 | 504th |
| On-Base Percentage | .321 | 324th |
| Slugging Percentage | .271 | 512th |
| OPS | .592 | 454th |
| OPS+ | 62 | 455th |
| Total Bases | 13 | 500th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 344th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 400th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 543rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 472nd |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 268th |
1979 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 11 | 689th |
| Plate Appearances | 44 | 530th |
| At-Bats | 37 | 536th |
| Runs Scored | 8 | 420th |
| Hits | 11 | 477th |
| Doubles | 4 | 391st |
| Triples | 0 | 417th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 300th |
| Runs Batted In | 4 | 482nd |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 306th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 450th |
| Walks | 6 | 428th |
| Strikeouts | 3 | 614th |
| Batting Average | .297 | 107th |
| On-Base Percentage | .409 | 48th |
| Slugging Percentage | .568 | 23rd |
| OPS | .977 | 26th |
| OPS+ | 170 | 23rd |
| Total Bases | 21 | 439th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 576th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 216th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 544th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 473rd |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 418th |
1978 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 87 | 279th |
| Plate Appearances | 226 | 292nd |
| At-Bats | 201 | 291st |
| Runs Scored | 27 | 253rd |
| Hits | 50 | 290th |
| Doubles | 12 | 220th |
| Triples | 0 | 423rd |
| Home Runs | 4 | 210th |
| Runs Batted In | 33 | 203rd |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 241st |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 182nd |
| Walks | 23 | 245th |
| Strikeouts | 16 | 412th |
| Batting Average | .249 | 321st |
| On-Base Percentage | .323 | 270th |
| Slugging Percentage | .368 | 259th |
| OPS | .691 | 254th |
| OPS+ | 93 | 260th |
| Total Bases | 74 | 274th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 249th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 392nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 551st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 221st |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 194th |
1977 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 100 | 238th |
| Plate Appearances | 258 | 270th |
| At-Bats | 226 | 275th |
| Runs Scored | 33 | 230th |
| Hits | 54 | 273rd |
| Doubles | 12 | 231st |
| Triples | 1 | 260th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 264th |
| Runs Batted In | 18 | 308th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 146th |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 143rd |
| Walks | 28 | 205th |
| Strikeouts | 30 | 279th |
| Batting Average | .239 | 413th |
| On-Base Percentage | .324 | 300th |
| Slugging Percentage | .341 | 378th |
| OPS | .665 | 362nd |
| OPS+ | 72 | 400th |
| Total Bases | 77 | 280th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 132nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 219th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 264th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 310th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 193rd |
1976 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 136 | 105th |
| Plate Appearances | 560 | 89th |
| At-Bats | 521 | 74th |
| Runs Scored | 64 | 74th |
| Hits | 156 | 42nd |
| Doubles | 25 | 47th |
| Triples | 2 | 162nd |
| Home Runs | 8 | 95th |
| Runs Batted In | 47 | 116th |
| Stolen Bases | 23 | 37th |
| Caught Stealing | 14 | 17th |
| Walks | 32 | 163rd |
| Strikeouts | 39 | 198th |
| Batting Average | .299 | 68th |
| On-Base Percentage | .339 | 164th |
| Slugging Percentage | .401 | 124th |
| OPS | .740 | 136th |
| OPS+ | 104 | 175th |
| Total Bases | 209 | 64th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 229th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 181st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 202nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 149th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 407th |
1975 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 154 | 32nd |
| Plate Appearances | 666 | 22nd |
| At-Bats | 574 | 30th |
| Runs Scored | 85 | 24th |
| Hits | 182 | 9th |
| Doubles | 30 | 24th |
| Triples | 2 | 145th |
| Home Runs | 9 | 108th |
| Runs Batted In | 68 | 57th |
| Stolen Bases | 34 | 9th |
| Caught Stealing | 12 | 16th |
| Walks | 77 | 28th |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 146th |
| Batting Average | .317 | 54th |
| On-Base Percentage | .397 | 54th |
| Slugging Percentage | .423 | 123rd |
| OPS | .821 | 77th |
| OPS+ | 125 | 97th |
| Total Bases | 243 | 33rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 11 | 84th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 44th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 162nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 7 | 26th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 94th |
1974 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 143 | 87th |
| Plate Appearances | 604 | 66th |
| At-Bats | 542 | 56th |
| Runs Scored | 75 | 47th |
| Hits | 159 | 35th |
| Doubles | 35 | 9th |
| Triples | 3 | 91st |
| Home Runs | 13 | 67th |
| Runs Batted In | 72 | 46th |
| Stolen Bases | 23 | 28th |
| Caught Stealing | 9 | 34th |
| Walks | 56 | 72nd |
| Strikeouts | 67 | 91st |
| Batting Average | .293 | 94th |
| On-Base Percentage | .359 | 115th |
| Slugging Percentage | .441 | 84th |
| OPS | .800 | 81st |
| OPS+ | 121 | 98th |
| Total Bases | 239 | 39th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 18 | 12th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 200th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 235th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 132nd |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 146th |
1973 Stats for Jose Cardenal
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 145 | 74th |
| Plate Appearances | 593 | 77th |
| At-Bats | 522 | 75th |
| Runs Scored | 80 | 43rd |
| Hits | 158 | 39th |
| Doubles | 33 | 9th |
| Triples | 2 | 131st |
| Home Runs | 11 | 101st |
| Runs Batted In | 68 | 63rd |
| Stolen Bases | 19 | 22nd |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 38th |
| Walks | 58 | 63rd |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 108th |
| Batting Average | .303 | 67th |
| On-Base Percentage | .375 | 83rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .437 | 117th |
| OPS | .812 | 89th |
| OPS+ | 119 | 107th |
| Total Bases | 228 | 58th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 33rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 32nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 126th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 77th |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 33rd |