St. Louis Cardinals

Alec Burleson

#41 Active
1B St. Louis Cardinals 6'0" · 225 lbs Bats: L · Throws: L East Carolina
Batting AVG
.280
Batting OBP
.345
Batting SLG
.463
Season HR
23
Season RBI
111
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2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile

Alec Burleson officially solidified himself as a middle-of-the-order anchor for the Cardinals in 2025, taking home his first career Silver Slugger Award. Despite a brief late-season stint on the injured list with right wrist inflammation, Burleson finished the year with a career-best .290/.343/.459 slash line, 18 home runs, and 69 RBI across 132 games. Most importantly, the 27-year-old left-hander dismantled the "platoon" label by slashing a respectable .271 against left-handed pitching, a significant improvement from his prior career mark of .209. His elite contact skills remained on full display, as he ranked in the 92nd percentile in batting average and maintained a low 14.5% strikeout rate while increasing his barrel rate to a career-high 9.4%.

As the Cardinals pivot toward a rebuild in 2026, Burleson enters the season as the projected everyday first baseman following the offseason trade of Willson Contreras to Boston. Having recently signed a one-year, $3.3 million deal to avoid arbitration, he is expected to hit in the heart of a young St. Louis lineup alongside Masyn Winn and Iván Herrera. Fantasy managers should view him as a high-value source of batting average and counting stats with an ADP currently sitting around 184. With dual 1B and OF eligibility, Burleson offers excellent roster flexibility and a high floor for those seeking a steady producer who won't hurt their strikeout totals.

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Game Log

2026 Regular Season
DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG RESULT
Sep 23 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .281 .342 .467 W 5-1
Sep 22 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .343 .468 L 0-2
Sep 20 vs. Washington Nationals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .345 .471 W 3-5
Sep 19 vs. Washington Nationals 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 .347 .475 L 8-5
Sep 18 vs. Washington Nationals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 .347 .475 L 9-1
Sep 16 vs. San Francisco Giants 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .348 .477 L 6-5
Sep 15 vs. San Francisco Giants 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .287 .349 .478 L 10-3
Sep 14 vs. San Francisco Giants 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .287 .350 .473 W 1-2
Sep 13 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .285 .347 .472 W 1-3
Sep 12 vs. Chicago White Sox 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .284 .347 .471 L 6-5
Sep 11 vs. Chicago White Sox 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .348 .474 W 3-7
Sep 9 @ San Francisco Giants 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .285 .347 .472 L 6-7
Sep 8 @ San Francisco Giants 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .286 .346 .474 L 1-2
Sep 7 @ San Francisco Giants 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .285 .342 .473 L 4-5
Sep 6 @ Colorado Rockies 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .343 .470 W 10-8
Sep 5 @ Colorado Rockies 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .341 .467 L 7-10
Sep 4 @ Colorado Rockies 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .283 .342 .470 W 7-6
Sep 3 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .284 .343 .472 L 2-3
Sep 2 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .285 .344 .474 W 8-6
Sep 1 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 .347 .478 W 13-8
Aug 30 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .290 .351 .482 L 5-4
Aug 29 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .291 .350 .484 L 6-2
Aug 28 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .351 .487 W 1-4
Aug 27 vs. Baltimore Orioles 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .353 .491 W 5-7
Aug 26 vs. Baltimore Orioles 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .293 .352 .491 L 8-7
Aug 25 vs. Baltimore Orioles 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .354 .494 L 13-1
Aug 23 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .294 .354 .495 L 4-6
Aug 22 @ Philadelphia Phillies 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .292 .353 .495 L 3-12
Aug 21 @ Philadelphia Phillies 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .353 .496 L 6-7
Aug 20 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .291 .352 .496 W 10-9
Aug 19 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .291 .352 .498 L 4-5
Aug 18 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .291 .351 .500 W 3-0
Aug 17 (2) @ Cincinnati Reds 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .352 .500 L 5-6
Aug 17 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .293 .354 .503 W 2-1
Aug 16 @ Chicago Cubs 5 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 .291 .352 .501 W 11-4
Aug 15 @ Chicago Cubs 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .288 .350 .491 W 8-4
Aug 14 @ Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .349 .486 L 0-3
Aug 12 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .290 .352 .490 W 1-7
Aug 11 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .287 .348 .486 W 0-2
Aug 10 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 .287 .348 .487 L 6-5
Aug 9 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .285 .346 .485 W 4-7
Aug 8 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .285 .345 .480 L 8-6
Aug 7 vs. Colorado Rockies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .288 .347 .485 W 2-3
Aug 5 @ New York Yankees 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .348 .488 W 3-1
Aug 4 @ New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .348 .488 L 0-2
Aug 3 @ New York Yankees 5 3 3 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 .290 .348 .488 W 13-7
Aug 2 @ Toronto Blue Jays 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 .346 .465 W 5-1
Aug 1 @ Toronto Blue Jays 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 .347 .467 L 1-5
Jul 31 @ Toronto Blue Jays 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .285 .344 .467 L 1-3
Jul 30 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285 .342 .465 L 4-2
Jul 29 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .285 .342 .468 W 2-3
Jul 28 vs. Chicago Cubs 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285 .343 .470 L 10-2
Jul 27 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .343 .472 L 7-3
Jul 26 vs. Cincinnati Reds 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .290 .346 .477 L 5-3
Jul 25 vs. Cincinnati Reds 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .343 .473 W 0-7
Jul 24 vs. Cincinnati Reds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .281 .339 .470 L 4-2
Jul 23 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .342 .475 L 10-6
Jul 19 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .280 .339 .468 W 7-5
Jul 18 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .336 .466 L 3-4
Jul 17 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 .334 .466 W 5-4
Jul 12 vs. Atlanta Braves 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .273 .333 .468 L 4-3
Jul 11 vs. Atlanta Braves 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .332 .466 W 1-4
Jul 10 vs. Atlanta Braves 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .335 .472 W 1-2
Jul 9 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .278 .338 .476 L 8-4
Jul 8 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .277 .336 .474 W 1-5
Jul 7 (2) vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .334 .462 L 10-2
Jul 7 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 .337 .466 L 4-3
Jul 6 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .341 .472 L 4-3
Jul 5 @ Chicago Cubs 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .341 .473 L 4-6
Jul 4 @ Chicago Cubs 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .279 .340 .473 W 3-0
Jul 3 @ Chicago Cubs 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .276 .338 .472 W 17-1
Jul 2 @ Atlanta Braves 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .274 .337 .474 W 11-5
Jul 1 @ Atlanta Braves 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .339 .468 L 1-5
Jun 30 @ Atlanta Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .343 .474 W 5-3
Jun 28 vs. Miami Marlins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .344 .476 W 1-2
Jun 27 vs. Miami Marlins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .347 .481 L 5-1
Jun 26 vs. Miami Marlins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .285 .348 .485 L 4-0
Jun 24 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .349 .490 L 9-4
Jun 23 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .349 .492 L 4-3
Jun 22 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .288 .351 .492 W 2-3
Jun 21 @ Kansas City Royals 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .287 .346 .491 W 12-10
Jun 19 @ Kansas City Royals 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .340 .483 L 5-6
Jun 18 @ Kansas City Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .282 .341 .482 L 6-14
Jun 17 vs. San Diego Padres 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .285 .343 .488 L 6-1
Jun 16 vs. San Diego Padres 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .344 .491 W 2-3
Jun 15 vs. San Diego Padres 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .347 .496 W 0-3
Jun 14 @ Minnesota Twins 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .287 .348 .496 L 4-5
Jun 13 @ Minnesota Twins 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .349 .489 W 9-6
Jun 12 @ Minnesota Twins 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 .290 .352 .494 L 8-9
Jun 11 @ New York Mets 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .290 .351 .486 L 4-5
Jun 10 @ New York Mets 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291 .353 .478 W 9-2
Jun 9 @ New York Mets 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 .293 .355 .472 W 7-0
Jun 7 vs. Cincinnati Reds 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 .354 .456 W 3-5
Jun 6 vs. Cincinnati Reds 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 .354 .456 W 5-6
Jun 5 vs. Cincinnati Reds 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .291 .351 .457 W 3-10
Jun 3 vs. Texas Rangers 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .287 .346 .443 W 3-5
Jun 2 vs. Texas Rangers 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .283 .344 .438 L 7-4
Jun 1 vs. Texas Rangers 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .343 .434 L 2-1
May 31 vs. Chicago Cubs 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .281 .344 .438 W 1-5
May 30 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .342 .439 L 6-1
May 29 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .339 .438 W 5-6
May 27 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .345 .447 L 1-2
May 26 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 .351 .455 L 0-6
May 25 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 .353 .460 L 1-5
May 23 (2) @ Cincinnati Reds 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .359 .469 L 6-7
May 23 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .295 .358 .468 W 8-1
May 21 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290 .353 .468 L 6-2
May 20 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .350 .462 L 7-0
May 19 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .342 .461 W 6-9
May 17 vs. Kansas City Royals 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .333 .441 L 2-0
May 16 vs. Kansas City Royals 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .277 .335 .445 W 2-4
May 15 vs. Kansas City Royals 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .276 .337 .447 W 4-5
May 14 @ Las Vegas Athletics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .335 .448 W 5-4
May 13 @ Las Vegas Athletics 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .337 .451 L 2-6
May 12 @ Las Vegas Athletics 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .330 .440 W 6-4
May 10 @ San Diego Padres 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .333 .448 L 2-3
May 9 @ San Diego Padres 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .335 .453 L 2-4
May 8 @ San Diego Padres 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .274 .344 .466 W 6-0
May 7 @ San Diego Padres 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .270 .342 .461 W 2-1
May 6 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .268 .338 .442 L 6-2
May 4 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .269 .340 .448 W 3-6
May 3 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .352 .465 L 4-1
May 2 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .280 .355 .472 W 2-3
May 1 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 .279 .350 .467 W 2-7
Apr 30 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .277 .346 .445 W 10-5
Apr 29 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .263 .336 .439 W 5-4
Apr 28 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 .264 .339 .418 W 11-7
Apr 27 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .328 .396 W 4-2
Apr 26 vs. Seattle Mariners 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .322 .392 L 3-2
Apr 25 vs. Seattle Mariners 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .333 .408 L 11-9
Apr 24 vs. Seattle Mariners 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .269 .349 .430 L 3-2
Apr 21 @ Miami Marlins 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .278 .353 .444 W 5-3
Apr 20 @ Miami Marlins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .347 .430 L 3-5
Apr 19 @ Houston Astros 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .280 .362 .451 W 7-5
Apr 18 @ Houston Astros 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299 .382 .481 W 7-5
Apr 17 @ Houston Astros 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .292 .381 .431 W 9-4
Apr 15 vs. Cleveland Guardians 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .279 .367 .412 W 3-5
Apr 14 vs. Cleveland Guardians 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 .365 .413 W 5-6
Apr 13 vs. Cleveland Guardians 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .371 .424 L 9-3
Apr 12 vs. Boston Red Sox 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .369 .407 L 9-3
Apr 11 vs. Boston Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 .361 .340 L 7-1
Apr 10 vs. Boston Red Sox 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .356 .347 W 2-3
Apr 8 @ Washington Nationals 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .273 .389 .386 W 6-1
Apr 7 @ Washington Nationals 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .225 .347 .350 W 7-6
Apr 6 @ Washington Nationals 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .216 .318 .351 L 6-9
Apr 5 @ Detroit Tigers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .333 .394 W 5-3
Apr 4 @ Detroit Tigers 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .276 .371 .448 L 6-11
Apr 3 @ Detroit Tigers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 .367 .440 L 0-4
Apr 1 vs. New York Mets 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .346 .455 W 1-2
Mar 31 vs. New York Mets 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .353 .429 .588 W 0-3
Mar 30 vs. New York Mets 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .400 .412 .667 L 4-2
Mar 29 vs. Tampa Bay Rays 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .385 .636 L 11-7
Mar 28 vs. Tampa Bay Rays 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .571 .500 1.000 W 5-6
Mar 26 vs. Tampa Bay Rays 4 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500 W 7-9
Total5838616437123112501144.281.342.467

AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).

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