Paul
Goldschmidt
1BAge : 39Bats : R
#48
Paul Goldschmidt
#481B
New York Yankees
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2011-08-01
Born in : Wilmington, DE, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Yankees | 105 | 345 | 87 | 18 | 52 | .252 | .765 |
| 2025 | New York Yankees | 146 | 489 | 134 | 10 | 45 | .274 | .731 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 599 | 147 | 22 | 65 | .245 | .716 |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 593 | 159 | 25 | 80 | .268 | .810 |
| 2022 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 561 | 178 | 35 | 115 | .317 | .982 |
| 2021 | St. Louis Cardinals | 158 | 603 | 177 | 31 | 99 | .294 | .879 |
| 2020 | St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 191 | 58 | 6 | 21 | .304 | .883 |
| 2019 | St. Louis Cardinals | 161 | 597 | 155 | 34 | 97 | .260 | .822 |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 158 | 593 | 172 | 33 | 83 | .290 | .922 |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 155 | 558 | 166 | 36 | 120 | .297 | .967 |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 158 | 579 | 172 | 24 | 95 | .297 | .900 |
| 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 159 | 567 | 182 | 33 | 110 | .321 | 1.005 |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 109 | 406 | 122 | 19 | 69 | .300 | .938 |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 160 | 602 | 182 | 36 | 125 | .302 | .952 |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 145 | 514 | 147 | 20 | 82 | .286 | .849 |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 48 | 156 | 39 | 8 | 26 | .250 | .807 |
| Career totals | 2179 | 7953 | 2277 | 390 | 1284 | .286 | .876 | |
ContractNew York Yankees payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 4.0 M$
- AAV
- 4.00 M$
2026
4.00 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
111
wOBA
.330
xwOBA
.311
OPS
.765
AVG
.252
OBP
.313
HR
18
RBI
52
SB
1
PA
380
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.8
Home runs
20
2026 WAR
1.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+12)
- 20233.4 WAR · 3.0 per full season
- 20241.1 WAR · 1.0 per full season
- 20250.7 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20261.6 WAR · 2.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
-18 · 38 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
77
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 73
- POW
- Power
- 77
- EYE
- Eye
- 70
- SPD
- Speed
- 64
- FLD
- Fielding
- 86
- DUR
- Durability
- 76
- EX
- Experience
- 96
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
1.6
#145 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
55 / 100
#120 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
49 / 100
Surplus $11.6M · salary $4.0MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
86.8 mi/h
15th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.8 mi/h
35th percentile
Barrels
9.9 %
67th percentile
Hard-hit
35.9 %
29th percentile
xBA
.238
32th percentile
Bat speed
71.3 mi/h
38th percentile
Sprint speed
25.5 pi/s
10th percentile
Outs above average
5
77th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYY | 1.6 | 55 | 77 | 86.8 | 109.8 | 9.9 | 35.9 | .238 |
| 2025 | NYY | 0.7 | 28 | 79 | 90.4 | 111.2 | 7.9 | 43.7 | .266 |
| 2024 | STL | 1.1 | 43 | 85 | 91.2 | 111.4 | 10.7 | 49.6 | .252 |
| 2023 | STL | 3.4 | 85 | 91 | 91.3 | 111.7 | 12.0 | 50.8 | .264 |
| 2022 | STL | 6.8 | 98 | 91 | 90.8 | 112.3 | 11.6 | 47.4 | .262 |
| 2021 | STL | 4.8 | 93 | 93 | 92.6 | 112.2 | 13.6 | 50.6 | .287 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs BAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Sep 24 | vs TB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Sep 22 | vs TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Sep 18 | @ AZ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| Sep 16 | @ MIN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Sep 12 | vs NYM | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Sep 11 | vs NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Sep 6 | @ SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| Sep 5 | @ SD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| Sep 4 | @ SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |