St. Louis Cardinals

145 seasons · 1882–2026 · 11,431–10,556 (.520) · 23 pennants · 11 World Series

Season by season

145 seasons, newest first. The year links to that season across all of baseball.

Year	Lg	Div	W	L	W–L%	Finish	R	RA	Result
2026	NL	—	68	70	.493	—	—	—
2025	NL	C	78	84	.481	4th	689	754
2024	NL	C	83	79	.512	2nd	672	719
2023	NL	C	71	91	.438	5th	719	829
2022	NL	C	93	69	.574	1st	772	637	Division
2021	NL	C	90	72	.556	2nd	706	672	Wild card
2020	NL	C	30	28	.517	3rd	240	229	Wild card
2019	NL	C	91	71	.562	1st	764	662	Division
2018	NL	C	88	74	.543	3rd	759	691
2017	NL	C	83	79	.512	3rd	761	705
2016	NL	C	86	76	.531	2nd	779	712
2015	NL	C	100	62	.617	1st	647	525	Division
2014	NL	C	90	72	.556	1st	619	603	Division
2013	NL	C	97	65	.599	1st	783	596	Pennant
2012	NL	C	88	74	.543	2nd	765	648	Wild card
2011	NL	C	90	72	.556	2nd	762	692	World Series
2010	NL	C	86	76	.531	2nd	736	641
2009	NL	C	91	71	.562	1st	730	640	Division
2008	NL	C	86	76	.531	4th	779	725
2007	NL	C	78	84	.481	3rd	725	829
2006	NL	C	83	78	.516	1st	781	762	World Series
2005	NL	C	100	62	.617	1st	805	634	Division
2004	NL	C	105	57	.648	1st	855	659	Pennant
2003	NL	C	85	77	.525	3rd	876	796
2002	NL	C	97	65	.599	1st	787	648	Division
2001	NL	C	93	69	.574	2nd	814	684	Wild card
2000	NL	C	95	67	.586	1st	887	771	Division
1999	NL	C	75	86	.466	4th	809	838
1998	NL	C	83	79	.512	3rd	810	782
1997	NL	C	73	89	.451	4th	689	708
1996	NL	C	88	74	.543	1st	759	706	Division
1995	NL	C	62	81	.434	4th	563	658
1994	NL	C	53	61	.465	3rd	535	621
1993	NL	E	87	75	.537	3rd	758	744
1992	NL	E	83	79	.512	3rd	631	604
1991	NL	E	84	78	.519	2nd	651	648
1990	NL	E	70	92	.432	6th	599	698
1989	NL	E	86	76	.531	3rd	632	608
1988	NL	E	76	86	.469	5th	578	633
1987	NL	E	95	67	.586	1st	798	693	Pennant
1986	NL	E	79	82	.491	3rd	601	611
1985	NL	E	101	61	.623	1st	747	572	Pennant
1984	NL	E	84	78	.519	3rd	652	645
1983	NL	E	79	83	.488	4th	679	710
1982	NL	E	92	70	.568	1st	685	609	World Series
1981	NL	E	59	43	.578	1st	464	417
1980	NL	E	74	88	.457	4th	738	710
1979	NL	E	86	76	.531	3rd	731	693
1978	NL	E	69	93	.426	5th	600	657
1977	NL	E	83	79	.512	3rd	737	688
1976	NL	E	72	90	.444	5th	629	671
1975	NL	E	82	80	.506	3rd	662	689
1974	NL	E	86	75	.534	2nd	677	643
1973	NL	E	81	81	.500	2nd	643	603
1972	NL	E	75	81	.481	4th	568	600
1971	NL	E	90	72	.556	2nd	739	699
1970	NL	E	76	86	.469	4th	744	747
1969	NL	E	87	75	.537	4th	595	540
1968	NL	—	97	65	.599	1st	583	472	Pennant
1967	NL	—	101	60	.627	1st	695	557	World Series
1966	NL	—	83	79	.512	6th	571	577
1965	NL	—	80	81	.497	7th	707	674
1964	NL	—	93	69	.574	1st	715	652	World Series
1963	NL	—	93	69	.574	2nd	747	628
1962	NL	—	84	78	.519	6th	774	664
1961	NL	—	80	74	.519	5th	703	668
1960	NL	—	86	68	.558	3rd	639	616
1959	NL	—	71	83	.461	7th	641	725
1958	NL	—	72	82	.468	5th	619	704
1957	NL	—	87	67	.565	2nd	737	666
1956	NL	—	76	78	.494	4th	678	698
1955	NL	—	68	86	.442	7th	654	757
1954	NL	—	72	82	.468	6th	799	790
1953	NL	—	83	71	.539	3rd	768	713
1952	NL	—	88	66	.571	3rd	677	630
1951	NL	—	81	73	.526	3rd	683	671
1950	NL	—	78	75	.510	5th	693	670
1949	NL	—	96	58	.623	2nd	766	616
1948	NL	—	85	69	.552	2nd	742	646
1947	NL	—	89	65	.578	2nd	780	634
1946	NL	—	98	58	.628	1st	712	545	World Series
1945	NL	—	95	59	.617	2nd	756	583
1944	NL	—	105	49	.682	1st	772	490	World Series
1943	NL	—	105	49	.682	1st	679	475	Pennant
1942	NL	—	106	48	.688	1st	755	482	World Series
1941	NL	—	97	56	.634	2nd	734	589
1940	NL	—	84	69	.549	3rd	747	699
1939	NL	—	92	61	.601	2nd	779	633
1938	NL	—	71	80	.470	6th	725	721
1937	NL	—	81	73	.526	4th	789	733
1936	NL	—	87	67	.565	2nd	795	794
1935	NL	—	96	58	.623	2nd	829	625
1934	NL	—	95	58	.621	1st	799	656	World Series
1933	NL	—	82	71	.536	5th	687	609
1932	NL	—	72	82	.468	6th	684	717
1931	NL	—	101	53	.656	1st	815	614	World Series
1930	NL	—	92	62	.597	1st	1004	784	Pennant
1929	NL	—	78	74	.513	4th	831	806
1928	NL	—	95	59	.617	1st	807	636	Pennant
1927	NL	—	92	61	.601	2nd	754	665
1926	NL	—	89	65	.578	1st	817	678	World Series
1925	NL	—	77	76	.503	4th	828	764
1924	NL	—	65	89	.422	6th	740	750
1923	NL	—	79	74	.516	5th	746	732
1922	NL	—	85	69	.552	3rd	863	819
1921	NL	—	87	66	.569	3rd	809	681
1920	NL	—	75	79	.487	5th	675	682
1919	NL	—	54	83	.394	7th	463	552
1918	NL	—	51	78	.395	8th	454	527
1917	NL	—	82	70	.539	3rd	531	567
1916	NL	—	60	93	.392	7th	476	629
1915	NL	—	72	81	.471	6th	590	601
1914	NL	—	81	72	.529	3rd	558	540
1913	NL	—	51	99	.340	8th	528	755
1912	NL	—	63	90	.412	6th	659	830
1911	NL	—	75	74	.503	5th	671	745
1910	NL	—	63	90	.412	7th	639	718
1909	NL	—	54	98	.355	7th	583	731
1908	NL	—	49	105	.318	8th	372	626
1907	NL	—	52	101	.340	8th	419	610
1906	NL	—	52	98	.347	7th	470	607
1905	NL	—	58	96	.377	6th	535	734
1904	NL	—	75	79	.487	5th	602	595
1903	NL	—	43	94	.314	8th	505	795
1902	NL	—	56	78	.418	6th	517	695
1901	NL	—	76	64	.543	4th	792	689
1900	NL	—	65	75	.464	5th	744	748
1899	NL	—	84	67	.556	5th	819	739
1898	NL	—	39	111	.260	12th	571	929
1897	NL	—	29	102	.221	12th	592	1088
1896	NL	—	40	90	.308	11th	593	929
1895	NL	—	39	92	.298	11th	752	1036
1894	NL	—	56	76	.424	9th	771	953
1893	NL	—	57	75	.432	10th	745	829
1892	NL	—	56	94	.373	11th	703	922
1891	AA	—	85	51	.625	2nd	959	738
1890	AA	—	77	58	.570	3rd	870	736
1889	AA	—	90	45	.667	2nd	957	680
1888	AA	—	92	43	.681	1st	789	501	Pennant
1887	AA	—	95	40	.704	1st	1131	761	Pennant
1886	AA	—	93	46	.669	1st	944	592	World Series
1885	AA	—	79	33	.705	1st	677	461	Pennant
1884	AA	—	67	40	.626	4th	658	539
1883	AA	—	65	33	.663	2nd	549	409
1882	AA	—	37	43	.463	5th	399	496

A dash is a value the source has not published — the season still being played has no final run totals. An empty result column means the club did not win any of those things that year, except in 1994, when a strike ended the season before the postseason, and in a season still under way — then there was nothing to win.

Career leaders with this club

Top 20 by wins above replacement accumulated with the St. Louis Cardinals, and the same for pitchers. Seasons where a player was mostly somewhere else are not counted here.

Batting20 players

Player	Years	WAR	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Stan Musial	1941–1963	136.8	3,026	12,712	3,630	475	1,951	.331
Rogers Hornsby	1915–1933	100.6	1,591	6,725	2,113	194	1,074	.359
Albert Pujols	2001–2022	88.5	1,814	7,784	2,156	469	1,397	.326
Ted Simmons	1968–1980	59.1	1,564	6,450	1,704	172	929	.298
Ken Boyer	1955–1965	51.9	1,667	7,046	1,855	255	1,001	.293
Ozzie Smith	1982–1996	51.5	1,990	8,242	1,944	27	664	.272
Enos Slaughter	1938–1953	48.4	1,820	7,710	2,064	146	1,148	.305
Curt Flood	1958–1969	45.2	1,738	6,914	1,853	84	633	.293
Lou Brock	1964–1979	43.7	2,341	10,158	2,767	131	828	.296
Yadier Molina	2004–2022	43.3	2,226	8,553	2,168	176	1,022	.277
Jim Edmonds	2000–2007	42.2	1,105	4,356	1,033	241	713	.285
Ray Lankford	1990–2004	41.6	1,620	6,434	1,515	232	848	.273
Joe Medwick	1932–1948	40.4	1,179	4,892	1,542	149	903	.336
Frankie Frisch	1927–1937	38.2	1,311	5,653	1,577	51	720	.312
Red Schoendienst	1945–1963	37.3	1,755	7,278	1,932	65	636	.289
Jim Bottomley	1922–1932	36.9	1,392	6,008	1,727	181	1,105	.325
Johnny Mize	1936–1941	36.2	854	3,582	1,048	158	653	.336
Matt Carpenter	2011–2024	32.5	1,388	5,380	1,185	159	591	.261
Miller Huggins	1910–1916	32.5	803	3,427	740	5	164	.270
Tip O'Neill	1884–1891	32.2	783	3,511	1,091	47	625	.344

Pitching20 players

Player	Years	WAR	G	W	L	SV	IP	SO	ERA
Bob Gibson	1959–1975	73.4	528	251	174	6	3884.3	3,117	2.91
Adam Wainwright	2005–2023	41.5	478	200	128	3	2668.3	2,202	3.53
Silver King	1887–1889	40.3	168	112	48	2	1432.7	574	2.70
Theodore Breitenstein	1891–1901	39.3	251	94	125	3	1934.3	629	4.28
Jesse Haines	1920–1937	39.0	554	210	158	10	3203.7	979	3.64
Bob Caruthers	1884–1892	37.1	165	108	48	1	1395.0	509	2.75
Dave Foutz	1884–1887	36.6	171	114	48	1	1457.7	619	2.67
Dizzy Dean	1930–1937	36.4	273	134	75	30	1737.3	1,095	2.99
Bill Doak	1913–1929	35.2	365	142	135	10	2365.0	931	2.92
Jumbo McGinnis	1882–1885	34.9	143	83	56	0	1237.3	444	2.65
Jack Stivetts	1889–1891	29.2	144	72	50	3	1051.0	691	3.01
Harry Brecheen	1940–1952	28.8	292	128	79	17	1790.3	857	2.91
Slim Sallee	1908–1915	27.9	301	101	102	25	1835.3	624	2.64
Bill Sherdel	1918–1932	26.7	453	150	129	25	2388.3	750	3.61
Max Lanier	1938–1951	26.1	277	101	69	12	1454.7	764	2.84
Chris Carpenter	2004–2012	25.9	198	95	44	0	1348.7	1,085	3.07
Bob Forsch	1974–1988	25.8	461	164	131	3	2686.3	1,093	3.70
Mort Cooper	1938–1944	25.8	224	103	50	12	1456.7	744	2.79
Larry Jackson	1955–1962	23.6	330	101	86	20	1672.3	899	3.67
Howie Pollet	1941–1950	21.7	241	97	62	10	1389.3	625	3.04

Best single seasons

The highest wins above replacement any St. Louis Cardinals player has put up in one year.

BattingHR · RBI · AVG

1	Rogers Hornsby1922 · 42 HR · 152 RBI · .401	13.3
2	Rogers Hornsby1925 · 39 HR · 143 RBI · .403	13.1
3	Rogers Hornsby1924 · 25 HR · 94 RBI · .424	12.8
4	Stan Musial1948 · 39 HR · 131 RBI · .376	11.8
5	Stan Musial1943 · 13 HR · 81 RBI · .357	11.0
6	Rogers Hornsby1917 · 8 HR · 66 RBI · .327	10.9
7	Rogers Hornsby1921 · 21 HR · 126 RBI · .397	10.8
8	Rogers Hornsby1920 · 9 HR · 94 RBI · .370	10.6
9	Stan Musial1944 · 12 HR · 94 RBI · .347	10.2
10	Mark McGwire1998 · 70 HR · 147 RBI · .299	10.2

PitchingW · SO · ERA

1	Silver King1888 · 45 W · 258 SO · 1.63	17.5
2	Bob Caruthers1885 · 40 W · 190 SO · 2.07	13.9
3	Dave Foutz1886 · 41 W · 283 SO · 2.11	13.7
4	Tony Mullane1883 · 35 W · 191 SO · 2.19	13.6
5	Silver King1889 · 35 W · 188 SO · 3.14	12.3
6	Jack Stivetts1890 · 27 W · 289 SO · 3.52	12.0
7	Jumbo McGinnis1882 · 25 W · 134 SO · 2.60	11.9
8	Toad Ramsey1890 · 23 W · 257 SO · 3.69	11.9
9	Jack Stivetts1891 · 33 W · 259 SO · 2.86	11.1
10	Silver King1887 · 32 W · 128 SO · 3.79	10.6

Names this club has played under

Name	Years	Seasons
St. Louis Brown Stockings	1882	1
St. Louis Browns	1883–1898	16
St. Louis Perfectos	1899	1
St. Louis Cardinals	1900–2026	127

How this page is built

Every row below is the club's own season, 1882 to 2026. That is 145 of them, 11,431–10,556 in all, a winning percentage of .520. 11 World Series — 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011. The source database also records a championship series won before the modern World Series began in 1903 (1886); those are counted separately here because nobody else counts them in the total.

Wins and losses on this page come straight from the source; the player tables do not. A season line in this database carries one club, the one where the player took the most plate appearances — or, for a pitcher, recorded the most outs — that year. So a player traded in July is credited to one side of the trade and not the other, and the career totals below are the club he mostly played for rather than a strict split. Wins above replacement is worked out per season here, and a season cannot be cut in half without recomputing it on a different basis, which would leave two numbers on this site that disagree. One basis, stated, is the honest version of that trade-off.

This club has played under 4 names. It began as the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882 and is the St. Louis Cardinals now. The names, and the years each one covers, are listed further down. Relocations and renamings are kept together because the franchise is the thing that continued, which is also how the record books treat it.

What the columns mean, and where the franchise begins

Finishing position means a different thing before and after divisions arrived in 1969. Also: why the club's history starts in 1882 here, and what the run columns are for.

The franchise boundary is the source database's, not ours. Each season carries a franchise identifier, and that identifier is what groups the rows on this page. It merges moves and renamings — Brooklyn and Los Angeles are one club under it — and it also keeps some things apart that share a city and a nickname: the National Association clubs of 1871 to 1875 are separate franchises from the National League clubs that followed them in the same towns. We could have merged those by hand, and then this page would carry a career record that no published source agrees with. Following the identifier means the totals here can be checked against somebody else's.

The best and worst of it: 1942 and 1898. The 1942 club went 106–48 (.688) and won the World Series; the 1898 club went 39–111 (.260). Schedules were not always the same length — a nineteenth-century season could be seventy games and 2020 was sixty — so read the percentage rather than the win column when the two are far apart in time.

Finishing position means different things in different eras. Before 1969 there were no divisions, so the finish column is the club's place in the whole league. From 1969 it is the place within a division, which is a smaller field, and a third place in a six-team division is not the same achievement as a third place in a ten-team league. The division column says which one applies. Nothing on this page is postseason record: the wins and losses are regular season only, and the World Series, pennant and division marks in the result column say what the club went on to win, not how it did once it got there.

Runs scored and runs allowed are here because they explain the record. A club that wins more games than its run difference suggests has usually won a lot of close ones, and that tends not to repeat. The two columns are the cheapest way to see whether a season was as good as its win total, and they are the input to most of the modern estimates of how many games a team should have won. They are blank for the season still being played where the source has not published them yet.

Data for 1871 to 2025: Lahman Baseball Database 2025, compiled by SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) and licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported. Negro Leagues data licensed from Seamheads.com and included under SABR major-league recommendations (2021-02-11, 2024-06-03). This page groups the source database's team seasons by its franchise identifier and adds up the St. Louis Cardinals careers of the players on the season pages. — the WAR columns are computed here — and they are published under the same CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported licence, as ShareAlike requires. That database is published once a season is complete, so the 2026 figures on this site come from a different place: the MLB Stats API, whose notice reads “Copyright 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Use of any content on this page acknowledges agreement to the terms posted here http://gdx.mlb.com/components/copyright.txt”. Those numbers are MLB Advanced Media, L.P.’s, not SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)’s, and they carry that notice rather than the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported licence above. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Major League Baseball or any of its clubs.