2008 St. Louis Cardinals roster: 86-76

The St. Louis Cardinals went 86-76 in the 2008 MLB regular season, 4th of 6 in the National League Central.

Team stats and league rank

2008 St. Louis Cardinals team stats
Home Runs17411th of 30
RBI74412th of 30
Hits1,5852nd of 30
Runs77912th of 30
Stolen Bases7324th of 30
Doubles28323rd of 30
Triples2619th of 30
Walks5779th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)9854th of 30
Batting Average.2812nd of 30
On-Base %.3504th of 30
Slugging %.4337th of 30
OPS.7835th of 30
ERA4.1914th of 30
WHIP1.3818th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)95729th of 30
Saves4211th of 30
Wins8611th of 30
Runs Allowed72512th of 30
Errors855th of 30

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

2008 Cardinals roster: batting

2008 St. Louis Cardinals batting
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.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Troy Glaus1B1515446914727990.270.372.856
Skip SchumakerOF153540871638468.302.359.765
Ryan LudwickLF152538104161371134.299.375.966
Albert PujolsDH148524100187371167.357.4621.114
Yadier MolinaC124444371357560.304.349.740
Cesar IzturisSS1354145010912424.263.319.628
Rick AnkielCF1204136510925712.264.337.843
Aaron Miles2B134379491204313.317.355.753
Adam Kennedy3B11533942952367.280.321.692
Chris DuncanLF7622226556272.248.346.711
Brendan RyanSS8019730480107.244.307.596
Jason LaRueC6116417354210.213.296.643
Brian BartonLF8215323412133.268.354.746
Joe MatherLF5413320328181.241.306.780
Nick StavinohaRF2957411040.193.217.427
Josh Phelps1B193449010.265.306.600
Rico Washington3B141923030.158.273.536
Mark JohnsonC101715020.294.333.627
Brian Barden3B9902010.222.222.444

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

2008 Cardinals roster: pitching

2008 St. Louis Cardinals pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Kyle LohseSP33331563.78200.01191.300
Braden LooperRP333312144.16199.01081.310
Todd WellemeyerRP32321393.71191.21341.250
Joel PineiroSP2625775.15148.2811.451
Adam WainwrightSP20201133.20132.0911.180
Ryan FranklinRP740663.5578.2511.4717
Kyle McClellanRP680274.0475.2591.391
Brad ThompsonRP266635.1564.2321.410
Russ SpringerRP700212.3250.1451.130
Ron VilloneRP740124.6850.0501.641
Jason IsringhausenRP420155.7042.2361.6412
Chris PerezRP410333.4641.2421.347
Mitchell BoggsRP86327.4134.0131.880
Randy FloresRP430105.2625.2172.101
Kelvin JimenezRP150005.6324.0111.790
Michael ParisiSP122048.2223.0132.260
Jaime GarciaSP101115.6316.081.380
Chris CarpenterSP43011.7615.171.300
Jason MotteRP120000.8211.0160.731
Josh KinneyRP70000.007.080.570
Mark WorrellRP40017.945.242.120
Mark MulderSP310010.801.223.600

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Apr 1, 2008vs COLL 1-2
  2. Apr 2, 2008vs COLW 8-3
  3. Apr 3, 2008vs COLW 3-0
  4. Apr 4, 2008vs WSHW 5-4
  5. Apr 5, 2008vs WSHW 5-4
  6. Apr 6, 2008vs WSHW 3-0
  7. Apr 7, 2008@ HOUL 3-5
  8. Apr 8, 2008@ HOUW 5-3
  9. Apr 9, 2008@ HOUW 6-4
  10. Apr 10, 2008@ SFL 1-5
  11. Apr 11, 2008@ SFW 8-2
  12. Apr 12, 2008@ SFW 8-7
  13. Apr 13, 2008@ SFL 4-7
  14. Apr 15, 2008vs MILW 6-1
  15. Apr 16, 2008vs MILW 5-4
  16. Apr 17, 2008vs MILL 3-5
  17. Apr 18, 2008vs SFW 11-1
  18. Apr 19, 2008vs SFL 0-3
  19. Apr 20, 2008vs SFL 2-8
  20. Apr 21, 2008@ MILW 4-3
  21. Apr 22, 2008@ MILL 8-9
  22. Apr 23, 2008@ PITL 4-7
  23. Apr 24, 2008@ PITW 6-2
  24. Apr 25, 2008vs HOUL 2-3
  25. Apr 26, 2008vs HOUW 4-3
  26. Apr 27, 2008vs HOUW 5-1
  27. Apr 28, 2008vs CINL 3-4
  28. Apr 29, 2008vs CINW 7-2
  29. Apr 30, 2008vs CINW 5-2
  30. May 2, 2008vs CHCW 5-3
  31. May 3, 2008vs CHCL 3-9
  32. May 4, 2008vs CHCW 5-3
  33. May 5, 2008@ COLW 6-5
  34. May 6, 2008@ COLW 6-5
  35. May 7, 2008@ COLL 3-4
  36. May 8, 2008@ COLL 3-9
  37. May 9, 2008@ MILL 3-4
  38. May 10, 2008@ MILW 5-3
  39. May 11, 2008@ MILL 3-5
  40. May 12, 2008@ MILL 3-8
  41. May 13, 2008vs PITL 4-8
  42. May 14, 2008vs PITW 5-1
  43. May 15, 2008vs PITL 5-11
  44. May 16, 2008vs TBL 1-3
  45. May 17, 2008vs TBW 9-8
  46. May 18, 2008vs TBW 5-4
  47. May 19, 2008@ SDW 8-2
  48. May 20, 2008@ SDL 2-3
  49. May 21, 2008@ SDW 11-3
  50. May 23, 2008@ LADW 2-1
  51. May 24, 2008@ LADW 4-0
  52. May 25, 2008@ LADL 3-4
  53. May 27, 2008vs HOUL 2-8
  54. May 28, 2008vs HOUW 6-1
  55. May 29, 2008vs HOUW 3-2
  56. May 30, 2008vs PITW 5-4
  57. May 31, 2008vs PITL 4-14
  58. Jun 1, 2008vs PITW 7-4
  59. Jun 2, 2008vs PITL 4-5
  60. Jun 3, 2008@ WSHW 6-1
  61. Jun 5, 2008@ WSHW 4-1
  62. Jun 5, 2008@ WSHL 9-10
  63. Jun 6, 2008@ HOUL 1-6
  64. Jun 7, 2008@ HOUW 8-4
  65. Jun 8, 2008@ HOUW 5-4
  66. Jun 10, 2008@ CINW 7-2
  67. Jun 11, 2008@ CINW 10-0
  68. Jun 12, 2008@ CINL 2-6
  69. Jun 13, 2008vs PHIL 2-20
  70. Jun 14, 2008vs PHIW 3-2
  71. Jun 15, 2008vs PHIW 7-6
  72. Jun 17, 2008vs KCL 1-2
  73. Jun 18, 2008vs KCL 2-3
  74. Jun 19, 2008vs KCL 1-4
  75. Jun 20, 2008@ BOSW 5-4
  76. Jun 21, 2008@ BOSW 9-3
  77. Jun 22, 2008@ BOSL 3-5
  78. Jun 24, 2008@ DETW 8-4
  79. Jun 25, 2008@ DETL 7-8
  80. Jun 26, 2008@ DETL 2-3
  81. Jun 27, 2008@ KCL 2-7
  82. Jun 28, 2008@ KCW 5-1
  83. Jun 29, 2008@ KCW 9-6
  84. Jun 30, 2008vs NYMW 7-1
  85. Jul 1, 2008vs NYML 4-7
  86. Jul 2, 2008vs NYMW 8-7
  87. Jul 3, 2008vs NYML 1-11
  88. Jul 4, 2008vs CHCL 1-2
  89. Jul 5, 2008vs CHCW 5-4
  90. Jul 6, 2008vs CHCL 1-7
  91. Jul 8, 2008@ PHIW 2-0
  92. Jul 9, 2008@ PHIL 2-4
  93. Jul 10, 2008@ PHIL 1-4
  94. Jul 11, 2008@ PITW 6-0
  95. Jul 12, 2008@ PITL 11-12
  96. Jul 13, 2008@ PITW 11-6
  97. Jul 17, 2008vs SDW 4-3
  98. Jul 18, 2008vs SDW 11-7
  99. Jul 19, 2008vs SDW 6-5
  100. Jul 20, 2008vs SDW 9-5
  101. Jul 21, 2008vs MILL 3-6
  102. Jul 22, 2008vs MILL 3-4
  103. Jul 23, 2008vs MILL 0-3
  104. Jul 24, 2008vs MILL 3-4
  105. Jul 25, 2008@ NYML 2-7
  106. Jul 26, 2008@ NYMW 10-8
  107. Jul 27, 2008@ NYML 1-9
  108. Jul 28, 2008@ ATLW 12-3
  109. Jul 29, 2008@ ATLW 8-3
  110. Jul 30, 2008@ ATLW 7-2
  111. Jul 31, 2008@ ATLL 4-9
  112. Aug 1, 2008vs PHIW 6-3
  113. Aug 2, 2008vs PHIL 1-2
  114. Aug 3, 2008vs PHIL 4-5
  115. Aug 5, 2008vs LADW 6-4
  116. Aug 6, 2008vs LADW 9-6
  117. Aug 7, 2008vs LADL 1-4
  118. Aug 8, 2008@ CHCL 2-3
  119. Aug 9, 2008@ CHCW 12-3
  120. Aug 10, 2008@ CHCL 2-6
  121. Aug 11, 2008@ MIAW 4-2
  122. Aug 12, 2008@ MIAL 3-4
  123. Aug 13, 2008@ MIAW 6-4
  124. Aug 14, 2008@ MIAW 3-0
  125. Aug 15, 2008@ CINW 5-3
  126. Aug 16, 2008@ CINW 9-3
  127. Aug 17, 2008@ CINL 3-7
  128. Aug 19, 2008vs PITL 1-4
  129. Aug 20, 2008vs PITW 11-2
  130. Aug 22, 2008vs ATLW 18-3
  131. Aug 23, 2008vs ATLL 4-8
  132. Aug 24, 2008vs ATLW 6-3
  133. Aug 26, 2008vs MILL 0-12
  134. Aug 27, 2008vs MILW 5-3
  135. Aug 29, 2008@ HOUL 2-3
  136. Aug 30, 2008@ HOUL 5-8
  137. Aug 31, 2008@ HOUL 0-3
  138. Sep 1, 2008@ ARIL 6-8
  139. Sep 2, 2008@ ARIW 8-2
  140. Sep 3, 2008@ ARIL 3-4
  141. Sep 5, 2008vs MIAL 1-4
  142. Sep 6, 2008vs MIAW 5-3
  143. Sep 7, 2008vs MIAW 3-1
  144. Sep 9, 2008vs CHCW 4-3
  145. Sep 10, 2008vs CHCL 3-4
  146. Sep 11, 2008vs CHCL 2-3
  147. Sep 12, 2008@ PITL 2-10
  148. Sep 13, 2008@ PITL 6-7
  149. Sep 14, 2008@ PITL 2-7
  150. Sep 16, 2008@ CINL 2-7
  151. Sep 17, 2008@ CINL 0-3
  152. Sep 18, 2008@ CINW 5-4
  153. Sep 19, 2008@ CHCW 12-6
  154. Sep 20, 2008@ CHCL 4-5
  155. Sep 21, 2008@ CHCL 1-5
  156. Sep 22, 2008vs ARIL 2-4
  157. Sep 23, 2008vs ARIW 7-4
  158. Sep 24, 2008vs ARIW 4-2
  159. Sep 25, 2008vs ARIW 12-3
  160. Sep 26, 2008vs CINW 7-6
  161. Sep 27, 2008vs CINW 8-5
  162. Sep 28, 2008vs CINW 11-4

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.