Alec Burleson or Nelson Velazquez

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Alec Burleson or Nelson Velazquez Player Statistics
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	359	57

Runs	49	10

Hits	98	14

Singles	59	7

Doubles	23	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	15	4

RBI	67	12

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	32	6

Strikeouts	60	16

Batting Average	.273	.246

On Base Pct	.337	.323

Slugging Pct	.468	.509

On-base Plus Slugging	.805	.832

Alec Burleson or Nelson Velazquez Player Projections
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	517	163

Runs	63	20

Hits	141	36

Singles	95	22

Doubles	25	7

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	19	7

RBI	72	22

Stolen Bases	6	2

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	39	15

Strikeouts	81	48

Batting Average	.273	.222

On Base Pct	.324	.288

Slugging Pct	.440	.399

On-base Plus Slugging	.764	.687

Alec Burleson or Nelson Velazquez Player Notes
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL
News
	Alec Burleson went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Brewers with a home run, a double, one run scored and three RBI. Chase Davis Thu, Jul 9th	Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-5 in the doubleheader against the Brewers with a home run, one run scored and two RBI. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 8th
	Alec Burleson went 2-for-4 in the win over the Cubs with one RBI and one stolen base while striking out twice. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 5th	Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-2 in win over the Braves with a home run, one run scored, one RBI and one walk. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 1st
	Alec Burleson went 2-for-5 in a win over the Cubs with four RBI and one run scored. Chase Davis Sat, Jul 4th	Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-4 in a 9-2 win over the Mets with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 11th
	Alec Burleson went 1-for-5 in Thursday's win over Atlanta with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 3rd	Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-3 in Friday's win over the Cubs with a home run, one walk, two runs scored and three RBI. Chase Davis Sat, May 30th
	Alec Burleson is not in the Cardinals lineup on Tuesday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	The Cardinals selected the contract of Nelson Velazquez from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
Notes
	Alec Burleson may not carry the same buzz as some other OF3 or OF4 options, but his profile is trending in the right direction as he enters his age-27 season. He took a noticeable step forward in 2024, appearing in 139 games while posting 18 home runs, 69 RBI, and 54 runs scored, along with a .290/.343/.459 slash line and an .802 OPS. His appeal is rooted in strong contact skills, evidenced by a modest 14.5% strikeout rate, paired with enough power to contribute in multiple categories. Locked into a prominent spot near the top of St. Louis' lineup, Burleson offers inexpensive batting-average stability and quiet upside for fantasy managers in 2026 drafts. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Alec Burleson or Nelson Velazquez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL			Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#166	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#166
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#149	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#149
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56
Sun, Apr 5th	@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#164	@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#164
Mon, Apr 6th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#178	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#178
Tue, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#76
Wed, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#307	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#307
Fri, Apr 10th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Sat, Apr 11th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Sun, Apr 12th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#150	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#150
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Fri, Apr 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152
Sat, Apr 18th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#197	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#197
Sun, Apr 19th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#185	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#185
Mon, Apr 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Tue, Apr 21st	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109
Fri, Apr 24th	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Mon, Apr 27th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Fri, May 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Sat, May 2nd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#124	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#124
Sun, May 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Mon, May 4th	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130
Wed, May 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115
Thu, May 7th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Fri, May 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Sat, May 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#308	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#308
Sun, May 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Tue, May 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#176	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#176
Wed, May 13th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151
Thu, May 14th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Fri, May 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#73
Sat, May 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Sun, May 17th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Tue, May 19th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Wed, May 20th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#117	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#117
Thu, May 21st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#420	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#420
Mon, May 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Tue, May 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130
Fri, May 29th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sat, May 30th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#88	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#88
Sun, May 31st	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#225	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#225
Mon, Jun 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#209	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#209
Tue, Jun 9th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Wed, Jun 10th	@ NYM	Austin Warren		@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (2-1)	#67	@ NYM	Christian Scott (2-1)	#67
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#15
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#47	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#47
Mon, Jun 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#238	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#238
Tue, Jun 16th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#144	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#144
Thu, Jun 18th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121
Sun, Jun 21st	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#208	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#208
Fri, Jun 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Sat, Jun 27th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#177	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#177
Sun, Jun 28th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#272	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#272
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#241	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#241
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#190	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#190
Mon, Jul 6th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#91	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#91
Tue, Jul 7th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8	vs ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATL	Danny Young		vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Mon, Jul 20th	@ LAA			@ LAA
Tue, Jul 21st	@ LAA			@ LAA
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ LAA			@ LAA
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CIN			vs CIN
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CIN			vs CIN
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CIN			vs CIN
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CHC			vs CHC
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CHC			vs CHC
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CHC			vs CHC
Thu, Jul 30th	vs CHC			vs CHC
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TOR			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TOR			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TOR			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ NYY			@ NYY
Tue, Aug 4th	@ NYY			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 5th	@ NYY			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 7th	vs COL			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs COL			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs COL			vs COL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CHC			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CHC			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CHC			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	@ PHI			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ PHI			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ PHI			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BAL			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BAL			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs BAL			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAD			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAD			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ LAD			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ COL			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ COL			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ COL			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SF			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SF			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SF			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SF			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SF			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SF			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PIT			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PIT			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIL			@ MIL