Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Edward Goldschmidt
Born: September 10, 1987
Wilmington, DE USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
College: Texas State University
Career: 2011-2024
Draft: Round 49 (2006 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
Draft: Round 8 (2009 June Amateur Draft, Arizona Diamondbacks)
School: The Woodlands HS
Texas State
Minor League Statistics
Paul Goldschmidt compiled a career batting average of .292 with 341 home runs and 1129 RBI in his 1792-game career with the Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 2011 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 48 | 177 | 156 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 53 | .250 | .333 | .474 | .808 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 145 | 587 | 514 | 82 | 147 | 43 | 1 | 20 | 82 | 18 | 3 | 60 | 130 | .286 | .359 | .490 | .850 | 252 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2013 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 160 | 709 | 602 | 103 | 182 | 36 | 3 | 36 | 125 | 15 | 7 | 99 | 145 | .302 | .401 | .551 | .952 | 332 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 2014 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 109 | 475 | 406 | 75 | 122 | 39 | 1 | 19 | 69 | 9 | 3 | 64 | 110 | .300 | .396 | .542 | .938 | 220 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 159 | 694 | 567 | 103 | 182 | 38 | 2 | 33 | 110 | 21 | 5 | 118 | 151 | .321 | .435 | .570 | 1.005 | 323 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| 2016 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 158 | 704 | 579 | 106 | 172 | 33 | 3 | 24 | 95 | 32 | 5 | 110 | 150 | .297 | .411 | .489 | .899 | 283 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 2017 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 155 | 664 | 558 | 117 | 166 | 34 | 3 | 36 | 120 | 18 | 5 | 94 | 147 | .297 | .404 | .563 | .966 | 314 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 158 | 689 | 593 | 95 | 172 | 35 | 5 | 33 | 83 | 7 | 4 | 90 | 173 | .290 | .389 | .533 | .922 | 316 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 161 | 680 | 597 | 97 | 155 | 25 | 1 | 34 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 166 | .260 | .346 | .476 | .821 | 284 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 230 | 191 | 31 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 43 | .304 | .417 | .466 | .883 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 158 | 679 | 603 | 102 | 177 | 36 | 2 | 31 | 99 | 12 | 0 | 67 | 136 | .294 | .365 | .514 | .879 | 310 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 649 | 561 | 106 | 178 | 41 | 0 | 35 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 141 | .317 | .404 | .578 | .981 | 324 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 686 | 593 | 89 | 159 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 80 | 11 | 2 | 87 | 161 | .268 | .363 | .447 | .810 | 265 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 76 | 66 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | .182 | .289 | .227 | .517 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1792 | 7699 | 6586 | 1140 | 1921 | 413 | 22 | 341 | 1129 | 158 | 35 | 1012 | 1728 | .292 | .387 | .516 | .904 | 3401 | 149 | 48 | 0 | 53 | 115 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 43 | 41 | 368.0 | 351 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1.000 | 9.122 | 8.674 |
| 2012 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 139 | 136 | 1205.3 | 1234 | 65 | 7 | 106 | .995 | 9.699 | 9.345 |
| 2013 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 159 | 158 | 1446.0 | 1494 | 99 | 5 | 118 | .997 | 9.915 | 1.019 |
| 2014 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 109 | 108 | 966.3 | 934 | 80 | 7 | 83 | .993 | 9.444 | 9.303 |
| 2015 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 157 | 155 | 1381.7 | 1378 | 123 | 5 | 129 | .997 | 9.777 | 9.561 |
| 2016 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 157 | 157 | 1389.3 | 1378 | 116 | 4 | 127 | .997 | 9.678 | 9.516 |
| 2017 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 151 | 150 | 1292.0 | 1254 | 103 | 4 | 116 | .997 | 9.453 | 8.987 |
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 155 | 154 | 1365.7 | 1323 | 110 | 6 | 131 | .996 | 9.444 | 9.245 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 159 | 155 | 1369.7 | 1256 | 111 | 5 | 145 | .996 | 8.982 | 8.597 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 52 | 52 | 411.3 | 383 | 27 | 1 | 41 | .998 | 8.971 | 7.885 |
| 2021 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 153 | 153 | 1313.0 | 1144 | 106 | 2 | 111 | .998 | 8.568 | 8.170 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 128 | 127 | 1103.7 | 1071 | 91 | 1 | 118 | .999 | 9.476 | 9.078 |
| 2023 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 133 | 133 | 1153.3 | 1048 | 115 | 2 | 122 | .998 | 9.075 | 8.744 |
| 2024 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 18 | 18 | 156.0 | 138 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 1.000 | 8.885 | 8.556 |
| Totals | 1713 | 1697 | 14921.3 | 14386 | 1184 | 49 | 1389 | .997 | 9.391 | 9.089 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .438 | .526 | .813 | 1.339 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLWC | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .167 | .364 | .530 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .429 | .478 | .905 | 1.383 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .063 | .063 | .063 | .125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .286 | .769 | 1.055 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 102 | 92 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 27 | .261 | .333 | .576 | .909 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS2 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 35.3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.113 | 6.000 |
| 2017 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLWC | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.000 | 13.000 |
| 2017 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS1 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 8.333 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 1B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.200 | 8.200 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.882 | 6.500 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC2 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.560 | 7.000 |
| 2021 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.269 | 7.000 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC2 | 1B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 23 | 23 | 200.0 | 163 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 7.965 | 7.696 |
Awards
2013 - NL Hank Aaron Award
2013 - NL Silver Slugger 1B
2013 - NL Gold Glove 1B
2015 - NL Gold Glove 1B
2015 - NL Silver Slugger 1B
2017 - NL Silver Slugger 1B
2017 - NL Gold Glove 1B
2018 - NL Silver Slugger 1B
2021 - NL Gold Glove 1B
2022 - NL Hank Aaron Award
2022 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
2022 - NL Silver Slugger 1B
2022 - NL Most Valuable Player
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