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 |