Jimmy Crooks#40

Memphis Redbirds·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBSt. Louis Cardinals

Pos: C

B/T: L / R

Born: Jul 19, 2001 (25)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 230 lbs

Owned: 0.1%

From: Euless, TX

Drafted: 2022

Jimmy Crooks

#40

Memphis Redbirds BBRef

RSFree agentFLBSt. Louis Cardinals

Position: C

Bats/Throws: L / R

Born: Jul 19, 2001 (25)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 230 lbs

Owned: 0.09%

From: Euless, TX

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
52	134	24	5	14	10	0	.179	.255	.336	.591	32.2%	6.0%

The Cardinals optioned Crooks to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

2w agoRotowire

Crooks has been unable to find a groove at the plate since he was called up in late May, slashing just .179/.255/.336 with five home runs and a 32.2 percent strikeout rate. With Crooks returning to Memphis, the Cardinals are poised to promote Leo Bernal on Tuesday to work into the catcher mix with Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages.

Crooks is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's tilt versus the Orioles.

3w agoRotowire

Crooks started at catcher each of the last three times the opposition had a righty on the bump, but he will take a seat Tuesday as the Orioles hand the ball to Chris Bassitt. Ivan Herrera will do the catching for the Cardinals.

Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

4w agoRotowire

The left-handed hitter will take a seat for the second time in the series while the Phillies send another southpaw to the hill in Cristopher Sanchez. Pedro Pages will handle catching duties Sunday in place of Crooks while Ivan Herrera is the DH.

Crooks is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Reds.

Aug 17Rotowire

The Reds are sending southpaw Kent Emanuel to the bump for Game 1, so the left-handed-hitting Crooks will begin the contest on the bench. Crooks could draw a start behind the plate in the second game of the day, when a right-hander (Rhett Lowder) will be on the mound for Cincinnati.

Crooks is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.

Aug 14Rotowire

The Cubs have a righty on the mound in Clay Holmes, but the left-handed-hitting Crooks will begin the contest on the bench. Ivan Herrera will do the catching for the Cardinals, and Bryan Torres will slot in at designated hitter.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

.294

xBA

.198

xSLG

.397

Avg Exit Velo

91.7 mph

Barrel %

11.5%

Hard-Hit %

48.3%

LA Sweet-Spot %

37.9%

Bat Speed

71.9 mph

Squared-Up %

22.6%

Chase %

36.3%

Whiff %

34.2%

K %

32.2%

BB %

6.0%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

Arm Strength

Running

Sprint Speed

26.9 ft/s

Year by Year

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2025STL	15	46	45	6	0	1	1	1	0	17	.133	.152	.244	.396
2026STL	52	149	134	24	6	0	5	14	9	48	.179	.255	.336	.591
Career	67	195	179	30	6	1	6	15	9	65	0.168	0.231	0.313	0.544

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Avg EV

91.7mph

Max EV

109.8mph

EV50

101.1mph

Hard Hit %

48.3%

Batted Ball

Launch Angle

19.4deg

Sweet Spot %

37.9%

Pull Air %

20.7%

Z-Contact %

75.6%

Barrels

Barrel %

11.5%

Sprint Speed

Speed

26.9ft/s

Bolts

HP to 1B

4.48sec

Expected Stats

Buy-Low(-0.030)

AVG

0.179vs0.198

-0.019

SLG

0.336vs0.397

-0.061

wOBA

0.264vs0.294

-0.030

Green = below expected (unlucky, buy-low candidate) · Red = above expected (lucky, regression risk).

Splits

Season:

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

LHP

AVG

.167

OBP

.286

SLG

.444

OPS

.730

wOBA

0.281

ISO

0.277

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

RHP

128

AVG

.181

OBP

.250

SLG

.319

OPS

.569

wOBA

0.247

ISO

0.138

Rolling Performance

Season Average

52 games

AVG

.179

OPS

.591

RBI

Last 7 Days

No games

Last 14 Days

No games

Last 30 Days

AVG

0.250

OPS

0.833

Jimmy Crooks#40

Jimmy Crooks

2026 Season

Player News

The Cardinals optioned Crooks to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

Crooks is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's tilt versus the Orioles.

Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Crooks is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Reds.

Crooks is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.

Percentile Rankings

Year by Year

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Batted Ball

Sprint Speed

Expected Stats

Spray Chart

Splits

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

Rolling Performance

Season Average

Last 7 Days

Last 14 Days

Last 30 Days