Paul Goldschmidt Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/10/1987 (35)
- Experience
- 9
- College
- Texas State
Paul Goldschmidt Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Paul Goldschmidt News
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was named the 2022 National League Most Valuable Player, his first career MVP award. He's also the first Cardinal to win the award since Albert Pujols did so in 2009. Goldy had the best season of his career at 34 years old and led the NL in slugging percentage (.578) while leading all of baseball in OPS (.981) and weighted runs created plus (177). He managed to beat out teammate Nolan Arenado and San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado for the hardware. Goldschmidt's final slash line sat at .317/.404/.578, and he added 35 home runs, 115 RBI, 106 runs scored and seven stolen bases in his 561 at-bats. Despite being 35 heading into the 2023 season, Goldschmidt will remain an elite fantasy first baseman.
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is getting the day off on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Goldy, along with Nolan Arenado, is getting a routine day of rest. The veteran first baseman has been incredible for the Cards this year, slashing .325/.413/.607 to go along with 35 home runs, 109 RBI, and six stolen bases over 499 at-bats. Albert Pujols is taking over at first base in his place and batting clean up.
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt continued his torrid campaign Saturday, adding his 34th home run and sixth stolen base of the season. He went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, and two runs scored in an 8-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. With a 1.036 OPS, 97 runs scored, and 107 RBI on the season, Goldschmidt is the frontrunner to be the National League MVP, and fantasy managers have seen an enormous return on their draft-day investment.
Batting Order
| 1 | Lars Nootbaar |
| 2 | Albert Pujols |
| 3 | Paul Goldschmidt |
| 4 | Nolan Arenado |
| 5 | Brendan Donovan |
| 6 | Juan Yepez |
| 7 | Corey Dickerson |
| 8 | Yadier Molina |
| 9 | Tommy Edman |
Paul Goldschmidt Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Lars Nootbaar |
| 2 | Albert Pujols |
| 3 | Paul Goldschmidt |
| 4 | Nolan Arenado |
| 5 | Brendan Donovan |
| 6 | Juan Yepez |
| 7 | Corey Dickerson |
| 8 | Yadier Molina |
| 9 | Tommy Edman |
Few people saw another MVP season coming from the Cardinals' 34-year-old first baseman, but everything fell into place for the big man as he slashed a brilliant .317/.404/.578 while adding 35 homers and 115 RBI to his illustrious career totals. He had some great hitters around him, allowing him to be really efficient in racking up runs and RBI (he finished fourth in the league in both categories), and he added seven steals in for good measure. The bad news was that Goldschmidt saw declines of the underlying statistical categories. His barrel rate (11.5%) fell by two points, as did his contact rate (73.2%), and he posted his lowest xwOBA since 2019. None of the numbers were bad, but declining nonetheless. It's not surprising to see a guy in their mid-thirties starting to impact the ball a bit less forcefully, so it's fair to expect that trend to continue. We're very unlikely to see Goldy's production fall off of a cliff in 2023, but he might be someone you want to avoid paying the MVP premium on with plenty of other enticing young hitters at the first base position this year. Even with the aging cooked in, Goldschmidt projects as a top-three first baseman, and we should be expecting another 30-homer, 100-RBI season with a strong batting average.
