← St. Louis Cardinals
Joshua Baez
St. Louis Cardinals
LF · #22 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'3" · 220 lb · Age 23 · 1 yr in MLB
2026 grade
31.3
- Runs above average
- +1.1
- AVG / OBP / SLG
- .230/.278/.510
- HR · SB
- 7 · 2
- Rank
- 108 PA: not qualified
What the grade is made of
Runs each part adds or takes away against an average hitter in the same plate appearances: his count against what an average hitter would have had. The grade then counts how much he plays: these runs per game his team has played.
- Home runs7 vs 3 avg+5.1
- Singles9 vs 15 avg−3.0
- Doubles7 vs 4 avg+1.9
- Walks4 vs 9 avg−1.7
- Outs, strikeouts included78 vs 74 avg−1.1
- Hit by pitch3 vs 1 avg+0.6
- Caught stealing1−0.4
- Triples0 vs 0 avg−0.4
- Stolen bases2+0.3
- Parks played in−0.1
2026 game log: hitting
Game grades need 3 plate appearances.
| Game | Result | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 16vsSF | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| Mon, Sep 14vsSF | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.6 |
| Sat, Sep 12vsCHW | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 |
| Fri, Sep 11vsCHW | W 7-3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Wed, Sep 9@SF | L 6-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57.3 |
| Tue, Sep 8@SF | L 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Mon, Sep 7@SF | L 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29.0 |
| Sun, Sep 6@COL | W 10-8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.6 |
| Sat, Sep 5@COL | L 7-10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90.8 |
| Fri, Sep 4@COL | W 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.3 |
| Thu, Sep 3@LAD | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68.3 |
| Wed, Sep 2@LAD | W 8-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Tue, Sep 1@LAD | W 13-8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90.6 |
| Sun, Aug 30vsPIT | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sat, Aug 29vsPIT | L 2-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
| Fri, Aug 28vsPIT | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Thu, Aug 27vsBAL | W 7-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Wed, Aug 26vsBAL | L 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Tue, Aug 25vsBAL | L 1-13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42.2 |
| Sun, Aug 23@PHI | L 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Sat, Aug 22@PHI | L 3-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Fri, Aug 21@PHI | L 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83.6 |
| Thu, Aug 20@CIN | W 10-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28.8 |
| Wed, Aug 19@CIN | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Tue, Aug 18@CIN | W 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Mon, Aug 17@CIN | L 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Mon, Aug 17@CIN | W 2-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.4 |
| Sun, Aug 16@CHC | W 11-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Sat, Aug 15@CHC | W 8-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.9 |
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