St. Louis Cardinals Mount Rushmore of pitchers and hitters

Mount Rushmore of Position Players

Stan Musial

Stan Musial is possibly the greatest player in St. Louis Cardinals history. The Hall of Famer finished his career with 128.5 total bWAR, three Most Valuable Player trophies, 24 appearances at the All-Star Game, seven batting titles, and three World Series trophies. In fact, Stan the Man is one of the best players to have ever played the sport.

Musial finished his career with a .331/.417/.559 slash line to go along with 3,630 hits, 1,951 runs batted in, and an OPS+ of 159. He walked 1,599 times to just 696 strikeouts. Few players have a resume as lengthy and successful as Stan Musial.

Rogers Hornsby

Rogers Hornsby started his 23-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played 12 years in St. Louis, and he finished second in MVP Voting in 1924. In 1925, Hornsby won the illustrious award. He led baseball in OPS in seven of his 12 years with the Cardinals. He also won the batting title seven times to go along with two Triple Crowns in 1922 and 1925.

The Hall of Famer helped lead the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series victory, and he finished his time in St. Louis with 91.5 bWAR.

Albert Pujols

Despite departing St. Louis for a decade to play in Los Angeles, Albert Pujols still stands third all time among position players for the St. Louis Cardinals in bWAR with 88.7. During his first stint with the Cardinals from 2001-2011, Pujols slashed .328/.421/.617 for an OPS+ of 170. He won the 2001 National League Rookie of the Year award, three MVPs, six Silver Slugger awards, and two Gold Gloves.

He attended the All-Star Game 10 times as a Cardinal throughout his career. Perhaps one of the greatest aspects of Pujols's career comes in his career milestones. He finished his time with the Cardinals with 469 home runs, 2,156 hits, and 1,417 runs batted in. He also led the Cardinals to World Series titles in 2006 and 2011. Pujols's historic 2022 season was a fitting conclusion to a Hall-of-Fame career.

Ozzie Smith

Ozzie Smith was most known for his crazy defensive plays. He is the franchise leader in defensive bWAR at 35.2, a mark well above second-place Yadier Molina (28.0 defensive bWAR). His 13 Gold Glove Awards are among the most in all of baseball history and are tops for all shortstops. For his career with St. Louis, Ozzie finished with 65.9 bWAR.

The Wizard spent his first four professional seasons with the San Diego Padres before being traded to the Cardinals in 1981. Ozzie would represent the Cardinals at 14 All-Star Games. His lone Silver Slugger trophy came in 1987 while with the Cardinals. He was a part of the 1982 World Series Championship team as well.