Alec Burleson stats

Cardinals

First Baseman · #41

Age 27 · 6' 0" · 225 lbs

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Alec Burleson recorded a .279 batting average, 26 home runs and 116 RBI in 160 games of 2026 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Last game: .

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Standard

GP
160
AB · 17th
605
R · 33rd
89
H · 10th
169
HR · 35th
26
RBI · 1st
116
SB
4
AVG · 35th
.279

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
2022STL164849131.188
2023STL10731534778363.244
2024STL1525477114721789.269
2025STL1394975414418695.290
2026STL1606058916926116, led the MLB4.279

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Bold marks the best figure in the MLB that season, among players with at least 30 games.

Career regular season

GP
574
AB
2,012
R
252
H
546
HR
74
RBI
302
SB
22
AVG
.271

Expanded

PA · 29th
670
TB · 14th
286
XBH · 15th
64
HBP
6
IBB · 28th
4
GIDP
12
P/PA
3.71

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
2022STL531320013.6
2023STL3471232930133.6
2024STL595230414083.6
2025STL5462284631143.5
2026STL6702866464123.7

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Career regular season

PA
2,211
TB
880
XBH
182
HBP
16
IBB
5
GIDP
48
P/PA
3.60

Advanced

WAR
3.7
RC · 22nd
97.4
RC/27 · 40th
5.80
ISOP
.193
SECA
.291
BB/K
0.45
AB/HR
23.3
GO/FO
0.80

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
2022STL-0.13.32.3.0830.20.6481
2023STL-0.734.23.6.1460.20.539.40.8
2024STL1.272.74.7.1520.20.5260.7
2025STL1.875.75.5.1690.30.527.60.7
2026STL3.797.45.8.1930.30.523.30.8

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Career regular season

WAR
5.9
RC
283.2
RC/27
5.00
ISOP
.166
SECA
.252
BB/K
0.48
AB/HR
27.2
GO/FO
0.70

Bio

Age
27 yearsNov 25, 1998
Height
6' 0"
Weight
225 lbs
Experience
5 yearsDebut 2022
Birthplace
Charlotte, NC
Draft
2020Rd 2, Pk 70
College
East Carolina
NL Silver Slugger
2025

Against other first basemen

2026 regular season, 44 MLB first basemen with 25+ games.

  • Home Runs26

    Higher than 72% of the other 43 MLB first basemen.

  • Batting Average.279

    Higher than 91% of the other 43 MLB first basemen.

  • RBI116

    Higher than 100% of the other 43 MLB first basemen.

Latest performance

Alec Burleson

Sep 26 · @ MIL · L 3-2

AB
4
R
1
H
1
HR
1
RBI
1
BB
0
SO
2
AVG
.279

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sat, Sep 26atMILL 3-241111
Fri, Sep 25atMILL 8-421112
Thu, Sep 24atPITL 2-141111
Wed, Sep 23atPITW 5-151101
Tue, Sep 22atPITL 2-040000
Sun, Sep 20vsWSHW 5-340000

What are Alec Burleson's career stats?

Alec Burleson has played 5 seasons for the Cardinals. He is a career .271 hitter with 546 hits, 74 home runs and 302 RBI. His best season so far is 2025: a .290 batting average, 18 home runs and 69 RBI.

Best single games

  • Hits: 4 vs PIT on Aug 25, 2025, W 7-6
  • Home Runs: 3 @ NYY on Aug 3, 2026, W 13-7
  • RBI: 6 @ NYY on Aug 3, 2026, W 13-7
  • Runs: 4 vs CIN on Jun 5, 2026, W 10-3
  • Stolen Bases: 2 vs SF on Jun 23, 2024, W 5-3
  • Walks: 3 @ SF on Sep 8, 2026, L 2-1
Alec Burleson's best game in each stat, by season
H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.
2026336413
2025414212
2024325322
2023313212
2022112112

What the columns mean: H · HR · RBI · R · SB · BB

Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2022.

League leaderboards and awards

5 seasons, 2022 to 2026

Alec Burleson led MLB in RBI (2026); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Awards

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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