Joshua Báez

#22

St. Louis Cardinals

Outfielder Bats R Throws R

6'3", 220 lbs · Born Jun 28, 2003 · Debut 2026

.230

2026 AVG

2026 HR

Career RBI

108

Career PA

Common Live

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Recent Form Snapshot

L5G

G5 AVG.200 OPS0.550

Pitch Matchup Intelligence

✅ Best vs

Slider/Sweeper

OPS 0.988

⚠️ Weak vs

Fastball

OPS 0.871

Career Stats

.230

AVG

108

100

RBI

2026 Season

108

100

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K
2026-09-16	San Francisco Giants	H	4	0	0	0	0	0
2026-09-14	San Francisco Giants	H	4	0	0	0	0	1
2026-09-12	Chicago White Sox	H	4	0	0	0	0	1
2026-09-11	Chicago White Sox	H	4	3	0	2	0	1
2026-09-09	San Francisco Giants	A	4	1	0	0	0	1
2026-09-08	San Francisco Giants	A	2	0	0	0	0	0
2026-09-07	San Francisco Giants	A	5	1	0	0	0	2
2026-09-06	Colorado Rockies	A	3	2	0	1	1	0
2026-09-05	Colorado Rockies	A	4	2	1	1	0	2
2026-09-04	Colorado Rockies	A	4	1	0	0	0	1

Recent Form

Window	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last 5G	5	20	20	4	—	2	—	4	.200	.200	.350	0.550
Last 10G	10	39	38	10	1	4	1	9	.263	.282	.421	0.703

Vs Pitcher Hand

Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Sample
vs RHP	65	60	12	2	3	18	.200	.246	.367	0.613	small sample
vs LHP	43	40	11	5	1	15	.275	.326	.725	1.051	small sample

Pitcher hand is taken from the actual pitcher for each completed plate appearance. Small samples remain labeled and are not a talent replacement.

Batting Order Breakdown

Slot	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Slot 1	3	8	7	2	—	2	—	1	.286	.375	.571
Slot 4	3	11	10	2	1	3	—	4	.200	.273	.500
Slot 5	13	55	51	10	4	10	2	19	.196	.236	.510
Slot 6	5	18	17	5	1	2	1	4	.294	.333	.471
Slot 7	3	11	10	3	—	—	1	3	.300	.364	.400
Slot 8	1	4	4	1	1	1	—	1	.250	.250	.100
Slot 9	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	.000	.000	.000

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	10	34	34	7	1	3	—	11	.206	.206	.412	0.618
Away	19	74	66	16	6	15	4	22	.242	.311	.561	0.872

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Joshua Báez compare to other MLB hitters?

HR Rate

0.065

99th

Isolated Power

.280

99th

Slugging %

.510

96th

OPS

0.788

80th

SB Rate

0.019

66th

Batting Average

.230

36th

On-Base %

.278

18th

Strikeout Rate

30.6%

13th

Walk Rate

3.7%

5th

BB/K Ratio

0.121

1th

Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 465 qualifying players

Pitch Family Matchup 2026

Fastball Weak

OPS0.871 PA63 K%30.2% Whiff37.4%

Slider/Sweeper Best

OPS0.988 PA35 K%17.1% Whiff40.3%

Changeup

OPS0.794 PA17 K%41.2% Whiff46.4%

Curve/Slurve

OPS0.834 PA6 K%33.3% Whiff57.1%

Other/Unknown

OPS1.250 PA4 K%25.0% Whiff16.7%

Splitter/Forkball

OPS2.000 PA2 K%0.0% Whiff50.0%

Hitter vs Pitch Families 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	Whiff%	CSW%	Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	63	.259	.302	.569	0.871	.310	30.2%	3.2%	5	55.0%	12.5%	37.4%	34.3%	#443	Small-ish	—
Slider/Sweeper	35	.258	.343	.645	0.988	.387	17.1%	8.6%	3	36.0%	16.0%	40.3%	33.1%	#182	Small-ish	—
Changeup	17	.250	.294	.500	0.794	.250	41.2%	0.0%	1	33.3%	0.0%	46.4%	28.8%	#242	Small	—
Curve/Slurve	6	.167	.167	.667	0.834	.500	33.3%	0.0%	1	50.0%	25.0%	57.1%	52.0%	#236	Small	—
Other/Unknown	4	.500	.500	.750	1.250	.250	25.0%	0.0%	0	—	—	16.7%	20.0%	#94	Small	—
Splitter/Forkball	2	.100	.100	.100	2.000	.000	0.0%	50.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	14.3%	#15	Small	—

Best family = highest OPS (≥ small sample). Rank is OPS vs all MLB hitters facing same pitch family this season.

Hitter vs Individual Pitch Types 2026

Pitch	Family	PA	OPS	ISO	K%	Whiff%	Hard%	Brl%	Rank	Read
FFSmall-ish	Fastball	35	1.011	.424	40.0%	47.9%	47.4%	15.8%	#245	—
SISmall	Fastball	23	0.590	.048	17.4%	29.5%	64.7%	5.9%	#724	—
SLSmall	Slider/Sweeper	20	1.450	.611	10.0%	41.2%	56.3%	25.0%	#91	—
STSmall	Slider/Sweeper	15	0.354	.077	26.7%	39.4%	0.0%	0.0%	#568	—
CHSmall	Changeup	17	0.794	.250	41.2%	46.4%	33.3%	0.0%	#242	—
CUSmall	Curve/Slurve	6	0.834	.500	33.3%	50.0%	50.0%	25.0%	#228	—
FCSmall	Fastball	5	1.200	.750	20.0%	14.3%	50.0%	25.0%	#178	—
FSSmall	Splitter/Forkball	2	2.000	.000	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	#14	—
SVNo Data	Curve/Slurve	0	—	—	—	100.0%	—	—	—	—

MLB The Show Card Reference

Joshua Báez RF · Cardinals

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24h

-8 (-15.7%)

-1 (-2.3%)

Speed 75

Arm Str 72

Contact L 46

Contact R 41

Power L 38

Power R 38

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