Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-3220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors)

Born: September 10, 1987 in Wilmington, DE us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 49th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from The Woodlands HS (The Woodlands, TX) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas State University (San Marcos, TX).

High School: The Woodlands HS (The Woodlands, TX)

School: Texas State University (San Marcos, TX)

Debut: August 1, 2011 (Age 23-325d, 20,037th in major league history)
   vs. SFG 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

2021 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 5 yrs/$130M (20-24)

Service Time (01/2021): 9.059  •  Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: Relativity Baseball

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Paul Edward Goldschmidt

Nicknames: Goldy or America’s First Baseman

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 23 ARI NL NLDS MIL L 4 19 16 4 7 0 0 2 6 1 0 2 5 .438 .526 .813 1.339 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.04 -2.9%
2017 29 ARI NL NLWC COL W 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 0.07 0.8%
2017 29 ARI NL NLDS LAD L 3 12 11 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .364 .530 4 1 0 0 0 0 -0.06 0.1%
2019 31 STL NL NLDS ATL W 5 23 21 5 9 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 .429 .478 .905 1.383 19 0 0 0 0 1 0.46 5.9%
2019 31 STL NL NLCS WSN L 4 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .063 .063 .063 .125 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.22 -2.8% 0.000 0.000
2020 32 STL NL NLWC SDP L 3 14 13 2 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .769 1.055 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.15 0.8%
2021 33 STL NL NLWC LAD L 1 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .600 .333 .933 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.02 0.4%