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Current Contract
Paul Goldschmidt signed a 5 year / $130,000,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including a $20,000,000 signing bonus, $130,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $26,000,000. In 2023, Goldschmidt will earn a base salary of $22,000,000 and a signing bonus of $4,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $26,000,000.
2020-2024
Contract: 5 yr(s) / $130,000,000 Signing Bonus $20,000,000 Average Salary $26,000,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2020 32 8.059 $22,000,000 $4,000,000 - $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $12,148,148 $12,148,148($12,148,148) 2021 33 9.059 $22,000,000 $4,000,000 - $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $26,000,000($38,148,148) 2022 34 10.059 $22,000,000 $4,000,000 $300,000 $26,000,000 $26,300,000 $26,300,000 $26,300,000($64,448,148) 2023 35 11.059 $22,000,000 $4,000,000 - $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $26,000,000($90,448,148) 2024 36 $22,000,000 $4,000,000 - $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $26,000,000 $26,000,000($116,448,148) 2025 37 UFA Contract Notes:- All Star: $250,000 (2022)
- Gold Glove: $250,000
- WS MVP: $150,000
- LCS MVP: $100,000
- $50,000 each for Silver Slugger, LDS MVP
- MVP: $1.5M ($1M for 2nd, $500,000 for 3rd, $250,000 for 4th-5th, $100,000 for 6th-10th)
- Largest total value contract in St. Louis Cardinals history at the time of signing
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2014-2019 Pre-Arbitration Extension
Contract: 5 yr(s) / $32,000,000 Signing Bonus $500,000 Average Salary $6,400,000 Free Agent: 2013-2013 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $500,000 Free Agent: 2012-2012 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $482,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $482,000 Free Agent: 2011-2011 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $414,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $414,000 Free Agent: 2009-2009Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $95,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $95,000 Free Agent: -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2009 - $95,000 - $95,000 2011 $133,458 - - $133,458 2012 $482,000 - - $482,000 2013 NL HANK AARON,
NL GOLD GLOVE:1B,
NL SILVER SLUGGER:1B$500,000 - - $500,000 2014 $1,000,000 $100,000 - $1,100,000 2015 NL GOLD GLOVE:1B,
NL SILVER SLUGGER:1B$3,000,000 $100,000 - $3,100,000 2016 $5,750,000 $100,000 - $5,850,000 2017 NL GOLD GLOVE:1B,
NL SILVER SLUGGER:1B$8,750,000 $100,000 - $8,850,000 2018 NL SILVER SLUGGER:1B $11,000,000 $100,000 - $11,100,000 2019 $14,500,000 - $1,000,000 $15,500,000 2020 $8,148,148 $4,000,000 - $12,148,148 2021 NL GOLD GLOVE:1B $22,000,000 $4,000,000 - $26,000,000 2022 NL SILVER SLUGGER:1B,
NL MVP,
ALL MLB (1ST)$22,000,000 $4,000,000 $300,000 $26,300,000 2023 $22,000,000 $4,000,000 - $26,000,000 Est. Earnings
(13 seasons)$119,263,606 $16,595,000 $1,300,000 $137,158,606 2024 $22,000,000 $4,000,000 - $26,000,000 $141,263,606 $20,595,000 $1,300,000 $163,158,606 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 8 seasons $30,615,458 $595,000 - $31,210,458 5 seasons $88,648,148 $16,000,000 - $105,948,148 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Mar 21 2019Signed a 5 year $130 million contract extension with St. Louis (STL)Dec 5 2018Traded to St. Louis (STL) from Arizona (ARI) for Luke Weaver|17703, Carson Kelly, Andy Young and 2019 1st round pickOct 30 2018Arizona (ARI) exercised a $14.5M club option for 2019Mar 29 2013Signed a 5 year $32 million extension with Arizona (ARI)Mar 3 2012Signed a 1 year $482k contract with Arizona (ARI)Jun 30 2009Signed a contract with Arizona (ARI)Jun 9 2009Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 8 (#246 overall) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Paul Goldschmidt, and the financial implications.
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2023 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Paul Goldschmidt ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR 2023 STL 149 149 580 86 157 29 0 25 79 83 11 158 .271 .363 .450 .813 3.49 2022 STL 151 150 561 106 178 41 0 35 115 79 7 141 .317 .404 .578 .982 7.86 2021 STL 158 157 603 102 177 36 2 31 99 67 12 136 .294 .365 .514 .879 6.14 2020 STL 58 58 191 31 58 13 0 6 21 37 1 43 .304 .417 .466 .883 2.06 2019 STL 161 155 597 97 155 25 1 34 97 78 3 166 .260 .346 .476 .822 2.58 2018 ARI 158 156 593 95 172 35 5 33 83 90 7 173 .290 .389 .533 .922 5.48 2017 ARI 155 152 558 117 166 34 3 36 120 94 18 147 .297 .404 .563 .967 6.31 2016 ARI 158 158 579 106 172 34 3 24 95 110 32 150 .297 .411 .491 .902 4.96 2015 ARI 159 157 567 103 182 38 2 33 110 118 21 151 .321 .435 .570 1.005 8.31 2014 ARI 109 108 406 75 122 39 1 19 69 64 9 110 .300 .396 .542 .938 4.71 2013 ARI 160 158 602 103 182 36 3 36 125 99 15 145 .302 .401 .551 .952 6.33 2012 ARI 145 136 514 82 147 43 1 20 82 60 18 130 .286 .359 .490 .849 3.43 2011 ARI 48 41 156 28 39 9 1 8 26 20 4 53 .250 .333 .474 .807 0.38 Totals 1,769 1,735 6,507 1,131 1,907 412 22 340 1,121 999 158 1,703 0.293 0.388 0.520 0.908 62.04