Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Left • Throws: Right
5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)
Born: October 19, 1986 in Redwood City, CA us
Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Davis (Davis, CA).
High School: St. Francis HS (Mountain View, CA)
School: University of California, Davis (Davis, CA)
Debut: September 18, 2010 (Age 23-334d, 19,883rd in major league history)
vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season
2021 Contract Status: Free Agent
Service Time (01/2021): 10.016 • Free Agent: 2021
Agents: Steve Canter
National Team: us USA (Pro)
Full Name: Daniel William Descalso
Nicknames: Scals
Pronunciation: \dehs-KAL-soh\
Twitter: @DanielDescalso
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | STL | NL | NLDS | PHI | W | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | -0.5% | ||
| 2011 | 24 | STL | NL | NLCS | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | -0.1% | 0.333 | 0.018 |
| 2011 | 24 | STL | NL | WS | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 6.6% | 0.517 | 0.105 |
| 2012 | 25 | STL | NL | NLWC | ATL | W | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | -0.4% | ||
| 2012 | 25 | STL | NL | NLDS | WSN | W | 5 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .316 | .333 | .684 | 1.018 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.42 | 10.3% | ||
| 2012 | 25 | STL | NL | NLCS | SFG | L | 7 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .231 | .240 | .471 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.21 | -4.1% | 0.883 | 0.148 |
| 2013 | 26 | STL | NL | NLDS | PIT | W | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.19 | -1.8% | ||
| 2013 | 26 | STL | NL | NLCS | LAD | W | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | -0.2% | 0.950 | 0.417 |
| 2013 | 26 | STL | NL | WS | BOS | L | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.16 | -6.3% | 0.667 | 0.105 |
| 2014 | 27 | STL | NL | NLDS | LAD | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 2014 | 27 | STL | NL | NLCS | SFG | L | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 | -1.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | 30 | ARI | NL | NLWC | COL | W | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .600 | 1.333 | 1.933 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.5% | ||
| 2017 | 30 | ARI | NL | NLDS | LAD | L | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.5% |