Alec

Burleson

1BAge : 27Bats : L

#41

Alec Burleson

#411BSt. Louis Cardinals

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2022-09-08

Born in : Charlotte, NC, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	St. Louis Cardinals	160	605	169	26	116	.279	.816
2025	St. Louis Cardinals	139	497	144	18	69	.290	.802
2024	St. Louis Cardinals	152	547	147	21	78	.269	.734
2023	St. Louis Cardinals	107	315	77	8	36	.244	.690
2022	St. Louis Cardinals	16	48	9	1	3	.188	.535
Career totals		574	2012	546	74	302	.271	.764

ContractSt. Louis Cardinals payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 3.3 M$
AAV: 3.30 M$

2026
3.30 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

125

wOBA

.353

xwOBA

.374

OPS

.816

AVG

.279

OBP

.343

RBI

116

670

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

2.9

Home runs

2026 WAR

3.2

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+5)

2023-0.6 WAR · -1.0 per full season
20240.6 WAR · 0.6 per full season
20252.1 WAR · 2.3 per full season
20263.2 WAR · 2.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

+15 · 27 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Very good

CON: Contact; 85
POW: Power; 81
EYE: Eye; 76
SPD: Speed; 62
FLD: Fielding; 69
DUR: Durability; 82
EX: Experience; 61

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

3.2

#60 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

84 / 100

#42 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

81 / 100

Surplus $28.0M · salary $3.3M

PAL: dimensions

Offense89

Power84

Discipline60

Speed22

Defense42

WAR, in runs

Batting+20.0

Baserunning-0.6

Fielding+1.9

Positional-11.7

Replacement+20.4

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

92.0 mi/h

91th percentile

Max exit velocity

112.0 mi/h

65th percentile

Barrels

11.3 %

76th percentile

Hard-hit

50.0 %

92th percentile

xBA

.289

97th percentile

Bat speed

73.8 mi/h

73th percentile

Sprint speed

25.6 pi/s

11th percentile

Outs above average

51th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	STL	3.2	84	80	92.0	112.0	11.3	50.0	.289
2025	STL	2.1	62	74	91.0	111.1	9.5	43.0	.272
2024	STL	0.6	31	74	89.7	111.0	6.5	41.7	.270
2023	STL	-0.6	13	71	89.9	110.6	5.9	41.0	.272

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	SO	AVG
Sep 26	@ MIL	4	1	1	1	2	.279
Sep 25	@ MIL	2	1	1	2	0	.280
Sep 24	@ PIT	4	1	1	1	1	.279
Sep 23	@ PIT	5	1	0	1	3	.279
Sep 22	@ PIT	4	0	0	0	0	.280
Sep 20	vs WSH	4	0	0	0	1	.282
Sep 19	vs WSH	2	1	0	0	1	.284
Sep 18	vs WSH	3	0	0	0	1	.283
Sep 16	vs SF	5	1	0	0	2	.284
Sep 15	vs SF	3	1	1	1	2	.285