Full name is Paul Edward Goldschmidt...Was born in Wilmington, Del. but moved to Texas before he was one year old...Graduated from The Woodlands High School (Texas) in 2006...did not start on the baseball team until his junior year...played third base as a senior in 2006 as the Highlanders (38-1 record) won the Class 5A Texas state baseball
championship and were crowned National Champions by Baseball America, USA Today, and Collegiate Baseball...Played three seasons at Texas State University (2007-09), where he left as the all-time leader in homers (36) and RBI (178)...his No. 37 was retired in Feb. 2015, becoming the first Texas State baseball player to have his jersey retired and just the fifth across all sports at the University...as a junior, helped lead the Bobcats to the 2009 Southland Conference championship that included a record 41 wins...won back-to-back Southland Conference Hitter of the Year titles (2008-09)...was named the 2009 All-Southland Conference Player of the Year after breaking school records with 18 HR and NCAA Division I-leading 87RBI...was a two-time Southland Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2008-09) and tabbed Texas State’s 2009 Male Student-Athlete of the Year after making the Dean’s List every semester he was enrolled...boasted a 3.87 GPA in Finance through his junior year at Texas State, and was 10 hours short from securing his degree when signing with Arizona...Played for the Anchorage Bucs in 2008 Alaska Baseball League where he was an All-League Selection at DH...To honor both himself and fulfill a promise to his family, graduated from the University of Phoenix with a bachelor of science degree in Management in 2013, the season where he finished second in the NL MVP voting...completed coursework on team flights and at the hotel while on the road throughout his first two full MLB seasons...Has been his club's Roberto Clemente nominee nine times (2014-18 with Arizona, '21-24 with St. Louis)...has also been tabbed his team's Heart and Hustle Award winner six times (2014-18, '22)...His great-grandmother, Ilse, an heiress to one of the largest printing companies in Germany, his great-grandfather, Paul, and their five-year-old son, Ernie (Paul's grandfather) fled the Nazis for Boston in 1938...He and his wife began volunteering at Phoenix Children’s Hospital during the winter of 2011, and later received permanent visitors’ credentials due to visiting so frequently...He and his wife started the Goldy’s Fund 4 Kids (GF4K) charity in 2014...it’s mission is to help Phoenix Children’s Hospital patients and their families through hands-on volunteering, time together, and providing tangible products to help patients stay positive and get healthy during their stay...teamed with the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation to benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital through his Goldy’s Fund 4 Kids, launching a “Bleacher Creature” program (2014) and hosting “Goldy’s Bowling Bash” (2016 and 2018)...On April 4, 2017, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation dedicated Paul Goldschmidt Field, the 39th field in the “Diamonds Back” Youth Field Building Program...located at Falcon Park in Goodyear, Ariz., the field received a new scoreboard, fencing, windscreen, sports lighting system, irrigation system, sod, stabilizer and general field updates...In 2017, surprised a second-grade class at Edison Elementary School in Phoenix for National Teacher Appreciation Day...In 2018, he and his wife were honorary chairs for the Hope Lives Here capital campaign to raise funds for a new Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Phoenix Children’s Hospital...In 2018, chaired events for Chrysalis, a non-profit domestic violence shelter, and assisted Soldier’s Best Friend, a local non-profit that pairs veterans with adopted animals and then certifies them as a service animal...In 2019, visited Scott Air Force Base for the Air Force Wounded Warrior program...While with the Cardinals, joined Adam Wainwright in several charitable efforts through Wainwright’s charity, Big League Impact by participating in several fundraising initiatives and the charity’s MISSION 3:18 initiative, which empowers MLB players to give back during road series with one-day service opportunities that promote positive change in the communities they visit throughout the baseball season...to date, Paul has raised over $150,000 through the #ALLWIN campaign, pledging dollars for causes close to his heart, including Food for the Hungry, Habitat for Humanity St. Louis an organization that provides an opportunity for families living in substandard rental housing to help build and then purchase a home they can afford to maintain, and The Little Bit Foundation, a local nonprofit that aims to empower students to achieve their academic goals and dreams for the future by breaking down barriers to learning for students living in poverty...in 2021, through his partnership with BLI, raised $46,420 to help build a community center in the Dominican Republic with Food for the Hungry...in 2022, participated in BLI’s Swinging for Impact and Trivia Night, which collectively raised $97,000...In August 2022, hosted and sponsored the free MLBPAA Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic at Busch Stadium...the clinic stressed the importance of using sports to build life skills rather than solely focusing on winning...Made significant charitable donations to and partnered with Habitat of Humanity Saint Louis in 2022, which culminated in a new home for a recipient in November...Was a strong supporter of Cardinals Care...his annual financial contributions and signing of memorabilia used for silent auctions helped support the flagship Redbird Rookies program, a free baseball/softball program for children aged 5-13, as well as the charity’s Grant and Youth Ballfield programs...Goldschmidt’s Player Ticket Program, Goldy’s Golden Ticket, started in 2019 to bring deserving youth organizations to a game...he provides t-shirts, photo cards, tickets and food vouchers and meets with the groups to answer questions, sign autographs and take photos...In 2024, partnered with Cardinals Care, the Gateway Region YMCA and Boniface Foundation to unveil the Paul Goldschmidt Miracle League Field at the new YMCA Adaptive Sports Complex on the campus of the South County YMCA...the field provides a cushioned, barrier-free surface and dugout to provide accessibility for players with disabilities...had been a strong supporter of Cardinals Care during his time with the team...Supports ALS research and patients by providing autographed baseballs to the ALS Association in St. Louis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association to support their fundraising efforts...during a ceremony, where he was awarded with the 2023 Lou Gehrig Award sponsored by the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity, he presented John Ceriotti, an ALS patient, with a custom St. Louis Cardinals Permobil wheelchair that provided John the independence he needs and deserves...Phi Delta Theta presents the award annually to a Major League Baseball player who best exemplifies the giving character of Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the Fraternity’s Columbia University chapter...Hosted a yearly free baseball clinic for area Little League players and Redbird Rookies participants to help teach skills to young athletes and to encourage parents and coaches to have a healthy attitude toward youth sports...Supports Water Mission, a nonprofit Christian engineering organization that designs, builds and implements safe water, sanitation and hygiene solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas...starting in 2022, Paul and his wife Amy, have hosted Uncork for a Cause, an annual gala benefiting the nonprofit...over $300,000 has been raised over the past three years to fund projects that build long-term, sustainable safe water systems impacting 6,000 people...Has supported the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Angels’ Arms, Covenant House, KEEN St. Louis and Lydia’s House through various Cardinals Family Initiatives.
2024
Hit .245 (147-for-599) with 70R, 33 doubles, one triple, 22HR, 65RBI, 47BB and 11SB in 154 games with the Cardinals...Among Major League first basemen, ranked third in games played (150) and sixth in fielding percentage (.996, 5E/1,323TC)...Batted .295/.366/.473 (43-for-146) with 11 doubles, 5HR and 16BB vs. left-handed pitching...12 of his 22HR either tied the game (two) or gave the Cardinals the lead (10)...Recorded his only multi-HR game on 5/26 vs. Chicago-NL...Homered in back-to-back games twice: 5/26-27 and 7/8-10...Hit his 350th career HR on 6/22 vs. San Francisco with a two-run HR in the first inning...Over his final 44 games of the season (8/8-9/29), batted .292/.337/.497 (47-for-161) with 15R, 16 doubles, one triple, 5HR, 22RBI and 12BB...Recorded his 2,000th career hit with a two-run HR in the 10th inning on 7/26 vs. Washington...Recorded his 11th career "walk-off" hit and eighth career "walk-off" HR in the ninth inning on 7/28 vs. Washington...Was the Cardinals nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award.
2023
NL Ranks: walks (87, sixth), multi-hit games (50, sixth), intentional walks (six, T-seventh), times on base (249, T-sixth), on-base percentage (.363, 12th)...Was the only player on the Cardinals roster to be active for every game of the regular season...Nominated at first base for the All-MLB Team...Led the Cardinals in games of reaching base safely (126) and multiple on-base games (79), .386 on-base percentage at home paced the Cardinals and ranked seventh-highest in the NL...Hit 25 home runs and swiped 11 bags in 13 attempts...Compiling his fifth season of 25+ HR and 10+ SB, second in MLB history among primary first basemen to Jeff Bagwell (7)...Reached 150+ hits for the ninth time in his career, joining Jose Altuve, Freddie Freeman and Elvis Andrus as one of four active Major Leaguers...Compiled 50 multi-hit games, one shy of his career-high of 51 with Arizona in 2015...His 31 doubles gave him 10 seasons with 30+ doubles since 2012, most in MLB, with several players tied for second with eight seasons...Ranked 13th in MLB and paced St. Louis in hard-hit balls (95+ mph) with 221...Recorded MLB-best 10th season with 80 or more RBI since 2012...Appeared in team-leading 154 games...Has posted eight straight full seasons of 150+ games (2015-19, 2021-23); since 2015 and leads MLB in games played (1,312) over that time span...Reached the 25 home run threshold for the eighth time in his career...His 340 career home runs tie Jack Clark for 105th all-time in MLB history...Crossed the 1,000 career walk threshold...Is one of four active players with 1,000 or more walks...Worked multiple walks in 14 games, second on the Cardinals to Lars Nootbaar (15)...Walked in six straight games from May 13-20 (11 total walks)...Matched his career high with four consecutive multi-hit games to begin the season (also 2014)...Hit 14 doubles in his first 34 games of the season, third-most by a Cardinal behind Matt Carpenter (16 in 2015) & Stan Musial (15 in 1950)...Finished a triple short of the cycle on April 26 at San Francisco, going 4-5 with a pair of home runs...On April 28 at Los Angeles Dodgers, became the 40th player all-time, the second first baseman (Jeff Bagwell 449- 202) and second active (Mike Trout 354-204) with 300+ HR and 150+ SB...Reached base safely in his first 18 games of the season, his career-long to begin a season & the longest streak by a Cardinal since Matt Holliday (45 in 2015)...Hit three homers vs. Detroit (5/7), his third career three-homer game and the first by a player at Busch Stadium III...Collected his 400th career double at Pittsburgh (6/2)...Was caught stealing on June 11 for first time since May 5, 2019, snapping MLB's longest active stole base streak (30)...Also was the second-longest in Cardinals history behind Vince Coleman (50)...Surpassed 1,100 career RBI with a two-run single at Tampa Bay (8/9)...Recorded his 1,900th career hit with an infield single vs. Philadelphia (9/15)...Led qualified Major League first basemen in range factor/ game (8.74), while ranking second among National League first basemen in assists/9 (0.90) and tied for second in fielding percentage (.998) and fewest errors (two)...Holds the Cardinals top three single-season fielding percentage records for first basemen (.998 in 2021, .999 in 2022, and .998 in 2023).
2022
Received 22 of 30 first place votes and appeared first or second on all 30 ballots for 380 total points, ahead of Manny Machado (291) and Nolan Arenado (232)...Has finished among National League MVP voting leaders in nine of his 12 Major League seasons: 2013 (second), 2015 (second), 2016 (11th), 2017 (third), 2018 (sixth), 2021 (sixth), and 2022 (first)...Became the eighth MVP in MLB history to have finished runner-up twice before winning for the first time, joining Mike Trout (2014 Angels), Albert Pujols (2005 Cardinals), Alex Rodriguez (2003 Rangers), Andre Dawson (1987 Cubs), Willie Stargell (1979 Pirates), Ted Williams (1946 Red Sox), and Lou Gehrig (1936 Yankees)...Since 2013, Goldy (4: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022) and Mike Trout (7: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 2019) are the only two MLB players to have finished among the top three of their league MVP voting four or more times...Was the 17th MVP award for an NL first baseman and 7th by a Cardinal with Albert Pujols (2005, 2008, 2009), Keith Hernandez (1979 co-MVP), Orlando Cepeda (1967) & Stan Musial (1946)...At age 35.025 at season's end, became the ninth-oldest MVP in the Divisional Era and oldest since Barry Bonds (40.071 in 2004)...Also became the 4th-oldest first-time MVP winner in the Divisonal Era and 6th-oldest first-time winner in the history of the award: Dennis Eckersley (38.001 - 1992 Athletics), Rollie Fingers (35.041 - 1981 Brewers), Willie Stargell (39.208 - 1979 Pirates), Spud Chandler (36.021 - 1943 Yankees), and Hank Sauer (35.195 - 1952 Cubs). ..Goldy was the 18th Cardinal to be honored as MVP, second-most in MLB to the Yankees (21). ..Former Cardinals MVPs include Frankie Frisch (1931), Dizzy Dean (1934), Joe Medwick (1937), Mort Cooper (1942), Stan Musial (1943, 1946, 1948), Marty Marion (1944), Ken Boyer (1964), Orlando Cepeda (1967), Bob Gibson (1968), Joe Torre (1971), Keith Hernandez (1979 co-winner with Willie Stargell), Willie McGee (1985) and Albert Pujols (2005, 2008, 2009)...Batting average (.317, 3rd), on-base pct. (.404, second), slugging (.578, first), OPS (.981, first), home runs (35, T-5th), RBI (115, second), hits (178, third), runs scored (106, third), doubles (41, sixth), walks (79, seventh), extra-base hits (76, fourth), total bases (324, second), times on base (262, third), multi-hit games (49, seventh), multi-RBI games (35, first), bWAR (7.8, third), offensive bWAR (7.5, first), position player bWAR (7.8, second), runs created (127, second), secondary bases (232, third), isolated power (.260, third), BABIP (.368, first), adjusted OPS+ (180, first), AB/HR (16.0, fourth) ..Winner of his first career National League Most Valuable Player award. Received 22 of 30 first place votes and appeared first or second on every ballot. ..Named NL Outstanding Player by MLBPA Player's Choice and finished as a finalist for MLB Player of the Year...Recognized at First Base on the All-MLB Team...Earned his second career NL Hank Aaron award (also 2013), becoming one of 13 MLB players with multiple awards since the award’s inception in 1999. ..Recipient of the MLBPAA Heart and Hustle award...Winner of his fifth career Silver Slugger Award at first base, most by a first baseman since the award’s inception in 1980. ..Was the starting first baseman for the NL in the 2022 All-Star Game. Homered in his 1st inning at-bat...Was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove award. ..Was the sixth NL first baseman in the live-ball to record full uninterrupted season with a 180 OPS+ or better, joining Albert Pujols (2008-09), Mark McGwire (1998), Willie McCovey (1969-70), Johnny Mize (1946), and Stan Musial (1946)...National League Player of the Month for May (3rd career monthly award). Hit .404/.471/.817 (42-104) with 10 homers, 13 doubles, 33 RBI, 20 runs scored, 14 walks, and a league-leading 1.288 OPS in 27 games played...Joined Hall of Famer Stan Musial (September 1953) as the only two Cardinals in MLB history to bat .400+ with 10+ home runs in any calendar month. ..Established a new franchise record for May with 23 extra-base hits, while his 42 hits were the most by a Cardinal in May since Vince Coleman (44 in 1988)...Three-time National League Player of the Week: June 13-19, July 18-24, and August 15-21...Posted his seventh season with 30 or more home runs, tied for the most since 2013 with Nolan Arenado, Nelson Cruz, and Edwin Encarnacion...Reached career milestones of 300 home runs, 1,000 RBI, and & 1,000 runs scored in 2022...Swiped seven bags in seven attempts. Since 2019, has stolen 23 consecutive bases without being caught, the longest active streak in MLB. ..Became only the 2nd player in MLB history to log a season with a .315+ average, 35+ home runs, 40+ doubles, and 115+ RBI at age 34 or older, joining 40-year-old David Ortiz (.315, 35 HR, 48 2B, 127 RBI) in 2016...Led the NL in OPS (.981) for the 2nd time of his career (.952 for 2013 Dbacks), becoming only the 5th player in the last 30 seasons to lead their respective league in OPS for two different teams, joining Bryce Harper (Nationals/Phillies) Manny Ramirez (Indians/Red Sox), Barry Bonds (Pirates/ Giants), and Mark McGwire (Athletics/Cardinals)...Against left-handed pitching, led MLB in batting (.411, 46-112), OBP (.515), slugging (.813), and OPS (1.327). His slugging and OPS figures were the highest single-season marks vs. southpaws by a Cardinal since 1974. His batting average tied Albert Pujols (2008) for highest in Cards history (since 1974) and his OBP trailed 2008 Pujols (.518)...Paced MLB with a .360 batting average (76-211) with two outs, second-highest in Cardinals history behind Albert Pujols (.369 in 2008) since 1974. ..Led MLB in slugging (.435) and OPS (.785) with two strikes...Reached base safely in an MLB-best and career high 46 consecutive games from April 22-June 10, (T-8th Cardinals history). Also recorded a 25-game hitting streak (.424/.482/.869) from May 7-June 3, 2nd-longest in MLB (26 by Trea Turner). ..Paced MLB in home batting average (.347) on-base percentage (.439), and OPS (.1.092) and ranked 2nd in slugging (.653) to Aaron Judge (.664). ..Led MLB in slugging (.670) and OPS (.1.104) in day games...Led the NL in OPS (1.053) with runners on base...Along with Nolan Arenado (73), became the first pair of Cardinal teammates with 70+ extra-base hits in the same season since Albert Pujols (82) and Ryan Ludwick (80) in 2010. ..Finished a triple short of the cycle in five games. ..Hit three home runs and drove in eight RBI during a June 14 doubleheader against the Pirates at Busch, becoming the first Cardinal with eight RBI in a single day since Fernando Tatis in April 1999 (two grand slams in the same inning)...Became the first player to post 9+ hits, 9+ RBI, 6+ runs, 5+ extra-base hits, and 4+ home runs without striking out over a two-day span since Hall of Famer Ty Cobb in May 1925...Led qualified Major League first basemen in fielding percentage (.999), fewest errors (one), and assists/9 (0.75), and paced National League first basemen in double plays (118)...Set a new Cardinals fielding percentage record for first baseman (.999), breaking his own record from 2021 (998). ..Recognized as the NL’s No. 2 “Best Hitter" and “Best Defensive First Baseman” in Baseball America’s Best Tools Survey following the season...Went 0-for-7 with a hit-by-pitch in the two-game series sweep by Philadelphia in the Wild Card Series at Busch Stadium...marked his seventh career Wild Card game, T4th-most in MLB postseason history (five others).
2021
NL Ranks: Games (158, 6th), at-bats (603, 3rd), plate appearances (679, 4th), batting average (.294, 10th), runs scored (102, 5th), hits (177, 4th), RBI (99, T7th), total bases (310, 3rd), singles (108, 6th), doubles (36, T6th), home runs (31, T11th), extra-base hits (69, 6th), times on base (248, 5th), runs created (T10th, 108), Batting With Runners in Scoring Position (.331, 9th), Position Player WAR (6.2, 5th), pitches faced (2,751, 1st), go-ahead RBI (23, T8th), game-winning RBI (15, 4th)
Finished 6th in the National League MVP award voting, his 8th of 11 professional seasons of receiving MVP votes...Added his 4th career Gold Glove Award and first since 2017. Joined Albert Pujols (2006, 2010), Keith Hernandez (1978-83) and Bill White (1960-65) as the only four Gold Glove-winning first basemen in franchise history... Joined Tommy Edman, Nolan Arenado, Tyler O’Neill, and Harrison Bader as St. Louis became the first team in MLB history to feature five Gold Glove winners in a single season. Also marked the 31st time that St. Louis boasted multiple winners in the same season and 4th instance the franchise has had at least four winners in one year (1963, 2002, 2003, 2021)... Goldschmidt and Arenado became the 5th Cardinals Gold Glove-winning 1B/3B combo in same year with Pujols & Scott Rolen (2006), and White & Ken Boyer (1960, 1961, 1963)... With Edman and Arenado, Also marked the 2nd time St. Louis had three Gold Glove infielders in same year, joining Fernando Viña, Scott Rolen and Edgar Renteria in 2002...Recognized by managers and coaches as the NL's Best Defensive First Baseman in Baseball America's Best Tools Survey for the 5th time in his career (2015-18, '21)... Led Major League first basemen in defensive runs saved (10) and ultimate zone rating (3.5); shared MLB lead among first basemen in fielding percentage (.998); and paced National League first basemen in double plays (111) and assists (105)... Made only two errors in 1,252 total chances, which came in back-to-back games (8/8 and 8/10)... Started two critical double plays during the Cardinals historic 17-game win streak, one in extra innings at New York Mets (9/14) and the other at Chicago Cubs (9/25) that involved six different Cardinals defenders...Posted the Cardinals longest hitting streak of the season (T5th in NL) at 16 games from 6/30-7/21, hitting .379/.446/.667 (25-66)... Hit safely in 113-of-158 games while reaching base safely in 127... Led St. Louis with 48 multi-hit games (6th in NL) and three-hit games (15, T2nd)... Stole 12 bases in 12 attempts, becoming one of 25 players in MLB history to steal 12 or more bases in a single season with a perfect stolen base percentage... Knocked in a run in six straight games, tied for the team lead (7/6-7/17) Tied Tyler O'Neill for the team lead in multi-home run games (3) and was also part of two back-to-back home runs... Hit a walk-off home run vs. Miami (6/15) and had a walk-off RBI vs. the Cubs (10/1) for the Cardinals’ 90th win of the season... Collected his 250th career home run vs. Washington (4/13), a solo blast off Stephen Strasburg... Recorded his 1,500th career hit vs. Minnesota (7/30) off Tyler Duffey... Hit monster 470 foot home run off Pittsburgh's JT Brubaker (6/26) at Busch Stadium. The blast to dead center was estimated as the 4th-longest in Busch Stadium III history (since 2006), the 8th-longest hit by any MLB player in 2021, and Goldschmidt's 2nd-longest of his career... Averaged a team-leading 416 feet on his home runs, tying Shohei Ohtani for 5th-longest in MLB among qualifying hitters... Ranked 5th in MLB with 239 hard hits balls (95+ MPH) and 9th with 64 barrels...Hit .350 (43-123) with a 1.063 OPS off left-handed pitching, both 2nd in NL behind Trea Turner (.392, 1.150)... Batted .340 after August 1, 2nd-best in the National League behind Chicago's Frank Schwindel (.344).
2021 POSTSEASON: Went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks in the 3-1 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Wild Card Game... marked his 5th career Wild Card game, T2nd-most in MLB postseason history (12 others) and tied with Yadier Molina for most among National Leaguers
2020
NL Ranks: Batting Average (.304, 11th), on-base percentage (.417, 5th), pitches/plate appearance (4.20, 8th), walks (37, T-8th), times on base (96, T-5th), batting average of balls in play (.364, 8th), plate appearances/walk (6.24, 7th), infield hits (8, T8th), WAR (2.4, 13th)...Played in all 58 games during the season for the Cardinals...Ranked 2nd in MLB in line drive pct. (36.2%), trailing only Dominic Smith (36.3%)...Led the Cardinals in games (58), runs (31), hits (58), multi-hit games (13), doubles (13), walks (37), batting (.304), on-base pct. (.417), slugging (.466), OPS (.883), total bases (89) and extra-base hits (19)... Walked in 12 straight games (8/17-8/27), establishing a new career-high and the longest streak in MLB for the 2020 season. Marked the 2nd-longest streak in Cardinals history behind Jack Clark (16)...Had six games with multiple walks (Cardinals were 6-0)...Tied for 5th-longest on-base streak in MLB by reaching safely in 23 straight games (7/29-9/1) with 23 walks and a .521 OBP during the stretch...Ranked 3rd in the NL with a .444 BA (16-36) when leading off an inning (Juan Soto .520, Nolan Arenado .464)...Doubled in four straight games (8/29-9/1), tying his career high (2013 & 2014)...Posted three hitting streaks of six games, his season-high...Hit safely in 40-of-58 games while reaching base safely in 52...Played in 32 games in September, most by a Cardinal since Keith Hernandez’s club record of 33 in 1976. His 59 games played in September over the past two seasons (2019-20) are the most in MLB...Tied for the team lead with 21 hits with two-strikes, including three home runs...Did not homer over the final 19 games of the season (last HR: 9/12), his longest stretch as a member of the Cardinals and 8th-longest in his career (34 w/ARI, 8/17-9/24/2012)... Collected his 300th career double at Milwaukee (9/14).
2020 POSTSEASON: Went 3-13 (.231) with a double and two homers in three games during the Wild Card Series vs. San Diego...homered in the first two games of the series; hit a two-run home run on the first pitch of his first at-bat of Game 1 to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead...was his 2nd career postseason game-winning RBI and first as a member of the Cardinals (2017 with Arizona)...homered to lead off the top of the 9th inning in Game 2 off Trevor Rosenthal.
2019
Led the Cardinals in HR (34), RBI (97), hits (155), walks (78), slugging percentage (.476), game-winning RBI and multi-hit games (46) and co-led in runs scored (97)...Voted National League Player of Month for July; co-led the National League in July RBI (27) and runs scored (20). Was his first monthly award since June 2018...Played in 161 games, T2nd in the National League and most by a Cardinal since Albert Pujols (161 in 2001 and 2005). Sat out one game, the 4th game of back-to-back doubleheaders vs. Cincinnati (8/31-9/1)...Hit 30 or more home runs for the 5th career season and 3rd straight...Recorded 58 RBI vs. NL Central opponents, most in MLB and most by a Cardinal since Albert Pujols (72 in 2010)...Hit 20 home runs vs. NL Central teams, 3rd-most in MLB behind Cincinnati's Eugenio Suárez (25) and Milwaukee's Christian Yelich (21)...Hit 17 homers on two-strike counts, 3rd-most in the NL behind Mets' Pete Alonso (19) and Cincinnati's Eugenio Suárez (19)...17-of-34 home runs tied or gave St. Louis the lead (T7th in NL)...His start to the season (9 home runs in the first 23 team games) was his career best & T4th-best in Cardinals history behind Albert Pujols (12 HR in 2006) & Stan Musial (10 in 1954)...Eight home runs were hit vs. Milwaukee, 2nd-most in MLB (Suárez, 9). His 8 homers tied his most vs. any singleseason opponent (Dodgers, 2015) and most by a Cardinal vs. Milwaukee since Albert Pujols (8 in 2010)...Hit three home runs at Milwaukee (3/29), tying his career high (8/3/17 at Cubs). Marked the 21st three-homer game by a Cardinal (12th player), and only the 2nd time a Cardinals 2nd place hitter enjoyed a three-homer game (also Bill White on 7/5/61 at Dodgers in the Los Angeles Coliseum)...The three-homer game was the first by a Cardinal in the month of March and only the 6th in MLB history to occur through the first two games of a season...Homered in career-high six straight games from July 22-27, matching the club record held by Matt Carpenter & Mark McGwire. Also established the team season-best streak of runs & RBI in six straight games (13 total RBI)...Hit his first grand slam of the season at Pittsburgh (7/22), a 10th-inning, go-ahead blast into the Allegheny River. The home run marked the 34th different player (52nd instance) a ball reached the river, and first ever by a righthanded hitter...Recorded career-highs of 18 home runs & 60 RBI after the All-Star break...His 60 RBI ranked 2nd in the National League (Anthony Rendon, 64) and were the most by a Cardinal since Albert Pujols (66 in 2008)...Hit a sacrifice fly at Kansas City (8/13), recording an RBI vs. all 30 Major League teams...Walked in seven straight games (9/2-9/8) his season-high and most since eight in a row in 2015...Tripled & doubled with four RBI (9/4) vs. San Francisco (9/4), marking his 9th career game with a double & triple...Crushed the Pirates in 2019, batting .366 (26-71) with 7 HR, 23 RBI, 18 runs scored and 17 walks over 19 games...Homered in five straight games vs. Pirates (7/17-7/25); one shy of MLB record of six shared by Rogers Hornsby (5/29- 6/24/25) and Eddie Matthews (8/3-8/29/56)...Homered nine times prior to May 1, ranking 4th all-time by a Cardinal in March-April behind Albert Pujols (14 in 2006), Mark McGwire (11 in 1998) and Marcell Ozuna (10 in 2019)...Hit 15 home runs & 42 RBI in July/August (52 games) after 14 HR/31 RBI from Mar.-June (81 games)...Smacked 11 home runs in the month of July, tying his careerhigh for any month (August 2017)...Recorded a season-high 13-game hit streak (20-52, .385/.458/.615) from 4/13-4/27, his longest since 14 with Arizona in August 2018...Recorded his 700th career walk and 750th career RBI vs. Pittsburgh (7/16), while matching season-high three runs...Collected his 1,300th career hit on a two-run homer at Cincinnati (8/18)...Ranked among NL September leaders in RBI (24, 2nd), walks (22, 4th), doubles (9, T4th), and extra-base hits (15, 6th)...Tallied career-high seven RBI vs. Milwaukee (9/13), going 2-for-4 with a grand slam (6th career) and three-run HR...Collected his 800th career RBI at Chicago Cubs (9/21)...Hit his 100th career home run at Chase Field (9/23) while scoring a season-high three runs in his first game back in Arizona as a member of the Cardinals...Was a finalist for a Rawlings Gold Glove and recognized as the NL's No. 2 "Best Defensive First Baseman" in Baseball America's Best Tools Survey following the season...Led Major League first basemen defensively in games (159), total chances (1,372), and career-high double plays (145), while sharing the National League lead among first basemen in fielding percentage (.996)...Recorded 19 putouts at first base vs. Atlanta (5/25), one shy of Cardinals nine-inning record shared by Johnny Mize (8/5/1939 vs. Philadelphia) and Albert Pujols (6/23/09 at New York Mets)...Became the 11th player in MLB postseason history to hit at least six home runs in his first 12 postseason games...has homered in five of his 12 career Division Series games, holding a 9.60 HR/AB ratio for T5th-highest in MLB Division Series history; his .750 career slugging pct. ranks 3rd-highest all-time in MLB Division Series play (min. 50 plate appearances)...hit safely in all five games of the Division Series vs. Atlanta (.429/.478/.905, 9-21) with six extra-base hits (2 HR and 4 2B)...his nine hits tied Cardinals record for most in a Division Series shared by Fernando Vina (2002 vs. Arizona) and teammate Marcell Ozuna (2019)...smashed a 446-foot solo homer in the 8th inning off Luke Jackson in come-from-behind 7-6 win in Game 1 in Atlanta...joined Albert Pujols (2011) and Larry Walker (2004) as Cardinals with two doubles and a home run in a postseason game, going 3-for-4 with a homer and two doubles in Game 4; also marked his first three-hit postseason game and first with two doubles.
2018
Hit .290 (172-593)/.389 OBP/.533 SLG with 35 doubles, a career-high five triples, 33 home runs, 83 RBI and a .922 OPS in 158 games in his eighth season with the Diamondbacks...Won his second consecutive Silver Slugger award at first base and finished sixth in the voting for the National League MVP award...Made franchise record sixth All-Star appearance (2013-18), surpassing the five by Luis Gonzalez and Randy Johnson… he is the only NL player to make each of the last six All-Star teams, and one of only three players in the Majors to do so (Mike Trout and Salvador Perez)...Was the Diamondbacks' nominee for MLB's Roberto Clemente Award, Hank Aaron Award, and the MLBPA Heart and Hustle Award...Recognized as the First Baseman the on Arizona Diamondbacks 20th Anniversary Team...Rated as the NL's "Best Defensive First Baseman" and "Best Hitter" (No. 3) in Baseball America 's Best Tools Survey following the season...Extended his franchise record by recording his fourth season with 30 or more homers...Notched his fourth season with at least 30 home runs and a .900 OPS, becoming one of seven active players: Albert Pujols (11), Miguel Cabrera (8), Mike Trout (5), Ryan Braun (5), Edwin Encarnación (4) and José Bautista (4)...Ranked among NL leaders in OPS (3rd), times on base (3rd, .268), game-winning RBI (T-5th, 13), on-base pct. (6th), extra-base hits (6th, 73), walks (6th, 90), slugging pct. (7th), runs scored (9th, 95) and go-ahead RBI (T-10th, 23)...While batting No. 2 in the Arizona lineup in a career-high 47 games, hit .349 (67-192) with 17 home runs, 40 RBI and a 1.104 OPS...Thirteen of his 33 home runs came in the first inning, marking his single-season career-best and tying Nolan Arenado and Jose Ramírez for the Major League lead...In his final 110 games to end the season (after 5/22), hit .328 (138-421)/1.023 OPS with 27 doubles, 28 home runs, 70 RBI and 62 walks (was hitting .198 on 5/22)...Finished 8th in the Majors in OPS (.922) after ranking 128th (.625) on 5/22...Was the first player in the liveball era (since 1920) to increase their average to .300 or higher in a season in which it was under .200 at some point after 200 plate appearances ( Elias )...On the road, led the NL with a career-high .339 average (104-307), ranking T2nd with a career-high 21 home runs (Javier Báez) and T4th with 51 RBI (Matt Carpenter and Yadier Molina)...Totaled three multi-homer games during the season and reached 15 for his career, 3rd-most in team history behind Luis Gonzalez (21) and Steve Finley (16). Recorded backto-back multi-homer games for the first time (6/8-6/9) at Colorado...Tied for 9th in the NL with 3+ hit games (14) and T8th for 4+ hit games (3). Established a club record with 14 career four-hit games...Led NL first basemen with a career-high 131 double plays, 1,323 putouts and 1,439 total chances...Made his seventh Opening Day start at first base, extending his club record. His seven Opening Day starts are 2nd-most in club history behind Luis Gonzalez (8)...Named NL Player of the Month for June, his first monthly award. Ranked among NL June leaders in average (1st, .364), home runs (T-1st, 10), OPS (2nd, 1.199), RBI (T-2nd, 23), on-base pct (3rd, .460) and slugging pct. (3rd, .738)...Named NL Player of the Week for June 4-10 period, hitting .640 AVG/.690 OBP/1.440 SLG with four home runs, one triple, six doubles, 11 RBI and a 2.130 OPS...Tied his career high with three doubles (3rd time) and four hits (12th time) at San Francisco (6/6)... Established a Diamondbacks record with four consecutive games (6/5-6/9) of three or more hits, and club-record-tying back-to-back two-homer games from (6/8-6/9)...Produced a streak in four straight games (6/6-6/10) with two or more extra-base hits and two or more RBI, tying a Major League record (since 1920) shared by Frank Howard (5/12-5/16/68), Frank Robinson (9/19-9/22/66), Vic Wertz (7/28-8/1/50) and Chet Laabs (7/15-7/17/42) ( ESPN )...Joined Lou Gehrig (6/16-6/19/36) as the only two players (since 1913) to accumulate 11+ extra-base hits and 15+ hits over a five-game span (6/5-6/10): 11 extra-base hits and 15 hits...Tied a career high (third time) with five consecutive multi-hit games (6/5-6/10)...Reached base safely in a club-record 48 straight road games (.397; 73-184) from 5/27-9/12. Also reached base safely in a season-high 27 games in a row from 7/23-8/22...Clubbed his 200th career home run (8/3) off San Francisco's Chris Stratton, almost seven years after his first homer (8/2/11)..Set a club record by reaching base safely in 10 consecutive plate appearances (8/17-8/19), all at San Diego...Hit his seventh home run (third career) in franchise history to tie the game with the team down to their final strike (2 strikes + 2 outs) on 9/6 vs. Atlanta...Set the Chase Field home run record (96) on 8/22 vs. Angels (Odrisamer Despaigne), surpassing Luis Gonzalez.
2017
Finished third in National League Most Valuable Player voting (239 points), behind Giancarlo Stanton (302) and Joey Votto (300)...Won his third Rawlings Gold Glove Award® and third Louisville Slugger® Silver Slugger Award™...Named a NL All-Star for the fifth consecutive season, the first player in team history to be selected to 5 straight All-Star Games, and tied for the most overall appearances (also: Luis Gonzalez and Randy Johnson)...Hit .297/.404 OBP/.563 SLG (166-for-558) with 34 doubles, 3 triples, a career-high-tying 36 home runs and 120 RBI in 155 games...also set career highs in runs (117), extra-base hits (73), at-bats to home run ratio (15.50) and at-bats to RBI ratio (4.65)...Ranked among the NL leaders in most offensive categories, including: runs (3rd), RBI (4th), walks (4th), extra-base hits (4th), on-base pct. (5th), OPS (5th, .966), go-ahead RBI (T-5th, 29) and total bases (6th, 314)...also was seventh in the Majors with a .365 average with RISP (58-for-159). POSTSEASON: Batted .188/.235 OBP/.563 SLG with 2 home runs and 5 RBI in 4 games.
2016
Hit .297 (172-for-579) with 33 doubles, 24 home runs, 95 RBI and 32 stolen bases in 158 games...Named a NL All-Star for the fourth consecutive season, joining Randy Johnson (1999-2002) as the only D-backs to receive the honor 4 seasons in a row...Led NL in walks (110), ranked third in on-base pct. (.411), and stolen base pct. (86.5), seventh in steals and 10th in OPS (.899)...Ranks among the D-backs all-time leaders in most offensive categories, including: RBI (2nd, 507), walks (2nd), extra-base hits (2nd, 349), doubles (T-2nd, 198), hits (3rd, 844), stolen bases (3rd, 99) and home runs (3rd, 140)...Named the D-backs' nominee for the 2016 Roberto Clemente Award for the fourth straight season...Named by Baseball America as the NL's Best Defensive First Baseman and second Best Hitter (Daniel Murphy)…named to Sporting News' "Baseball 50," a list of today's best players...Is 1 of 4 D-backs with at least 4 seasons of 20+ home runs, join-ing Luis Gonzalez (6), Steve Finley (5) and Chris Young (4)...Was the fourth player in team history with 20+ homers and 30+ stolen bases in the same season: Jean Segura (2016), A.J. Pol-lock (2015) and Eric Byrnes (2007)...Reached base safely in 137 games, the second-highest total in the NL (Joey Votto, 138)...His 34 steals were the fourth most by a first baseman since 1974, and the most since Gregg Jefferies in 1993 (46)...He was the second first baseman to record 20+ homers and 30+ stolen bases in a single season, joining Jeff Bagwell (1997)...Joined Segura as the sixth set of teammates in Major League history to each have 20+ homers and 30+ stolen bases in a season: Blue Jays' Jose Cruz and Raul Mondesi in 2001, Astros' Craig Biggio and Bagwell in 1997, Rockies' Ellis Burks and Dante Bichette in 1996, Mets' Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry in 1987 and Pirates' Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke in 1987...Was the third first baseman since the 1974 season to record 20+ homers and 20+ stolen bases in consecutive seasons (Bag-well, 1996-97; Klesko, 2000-01) and the third overall in team history (Byrnes. 2006-07; Chris Young 2010-11)...Hit .306 (151-for-494) with 31 doubles, 2 triples, 18 homers and 79 RBI in 133 games from May-end of the season...Led the Majors in total chances (1,498) and putouts (1,378)...Ranked second among NL first basemen in assists (116), third in fielding pct. (.997) and tied for fifth in defensive runs saved (4)...Made his fifth Opening Day start at first base, extending his club record...Received the 2015 BBWAA Houston Area Player of the Year Award prior to the game on June 1 @ Astros…also won in 2013...Ended the season with 18 consecutive successful stolen base attempts, tied with Chris Owings (Aug. 21, 2015-Aug. 28, 2016) for the second longest streak in club history (Byrnes, 30 from July 7-Sept. 11, 2007)...Recorded his sixth walk-off plate appearance and fourth walk-off home run of his career Aug. 22 vs. Braves…tied with Gonza-lez for the second-most walk-off homers in team history, trail-ing only C. Young (5)...Reached base safely in 50 consecutive games vs. Rockies from July 5, 2013-Sept. 3. 2016, the longest streak all-time by an op-ponent vs. Colorado…was 1 of 5 players in the divisional era (since 1969) to compile an on-base streak of 50+ games vs. a single opponent, joining Bonds (72 games vs. Reds from 1996-2007; 54 games vs. D-backs from 2002-2006), Dave Parker (56 games vs. Cubs from 1977-1980) and Todd Helton (51 games vs. Padres from 2002-2005)...Recorded his 500th career RBI on Sept. 23 @ Padres...Set a career high with 3 stolen bases on Oct. 1 vs. Padres…was the sixth MLB first baseman since 1990 to steal 3+ stolen bases in a single game and the first since Padres' Klesko on May 24, 2001 vs. Arizona.
2015
Set career highs in average (.321), on-base pct. (.435), slugging pct. (.570), OPS (1.005), stolen bases (21) and walks (118)…tied his career bests in runs scored (103) and hits (182), while falling 1 game shy of matching his most (160 in 2013)…Finished second in the NL Most Valuable Player voting to Washington's Bryce Harper…Became the first D-back to be elected to start multiple All-Star Games (also 2014 at Target Field) and 1 of 4 D-backs to participate in 3+ Midsummer Classics, joining Luis Gonzalez (5), Randy Johnson (5) and Brandon Webb (3)…his 9,119,375 votes broke his own D-backs record from 2014 (3,566,216)…Received his second Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger and Rawlings Gold Glove at first base (also: 2013)…also selected to The Sporting News NL All-Star Team…Named the club's MVP by the Arizona chapter of the BBWAA and the winner of the inaugural Luis Gonzalez Award, along with the D-backs' recipient of the Roberto Clemente and the MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award…Established single-season team records with a .435 on-base pct., 118 walks and 29 intentional walks…finished second with a .570 slugging pct. and a 1.005 OPS…Is 1 of 5 D-backs with at least 3 seasons with 20+ home runs (also Gonzalez, Steve Finley, Chris Young and Mark Reynolds)…Is the second player in club history with multiple 100-RBI seasons (also Gonzalez)…also joined Gonzalez (2001) as the only 2 D-backs with 100 walk/100 RBI seasons, and was the first NL player to do so since Joey Votto and Prince Fielder in 2011…Is 1 of 7 D-backs with a 20 stolen base/20 homer season: Eric Byrnes (2006-07), Reynolds (2009), Justin Upton (2009, '11), Devon White (1998), Young (2011) and A.J. Pollock (2015)… prior to Goldschmidt, the last first baseman to accomplish feat was Florida's Derrek Lee in 2003 (21 SB/31 HR)…Moved from ninth place on the club's all-time home run list to fifth, passing Jay Bell (91), Miguel Montero (97), Matt Williams (99) and Upton (108)…also jumped from 11th place on the RBI list to fourth…Was the first player with 100+ walks, runs scored and RBI with a .320 average or better since Miguel Cabrera in 2011 and first in the NL since Albert Pujols in 2009… Ranked among NL leaders in OPS (2nd), RBI (2nd), times on base (2nd, 302), average (3rd), on-base pct. (3rd), slugging pct. (3rd), runs scored (3rd), walks (3rd), hits (3rd), total bases (3rd, 323), pitches per plate appearance (5th, 4.20), home runs (5th) and extra-base hits (5th, 73)…Led all first basemen with 18 defensive runs saved…Tied for second in the NL with 20 home runs on the road (also: Cubs' Anthony Rizzo)…the 20 road homers tied for the third most by a D-back (also Gonzalez in 2003)…His .341 average (90-for-264) at home was the fourth best in club history…16 home runs vs. NL West foes was second most in club history, trailing only Upton's 17 in 2011…Led all first basemen with 1,378 putouts and 1,505 total chances…the 1,505 TC were the most in the Majors since Pujols in 2010 (1,619)…His .9966 fielding percentage was third among NL first basemen, percentage points behind Brandon Belt (.99735) and Lucas Duda (.99731)…Made his club record fourth Opening Day start at first base…On April 11, became the first D-back to homer in 4 consecutive games vs. Dodgers…Achieved his sixth career multi-homer game on May 30 at Brewers…was the first D-back to homer off the same pitcher (Kyle Lohse) in consecutive innings since Aaron Hill on April 7, 2012 vs. Giants (Madison Bumgarner)… Accumulated 21 total bases during a 3-game series from May 29-31 @ Brewers, the third-highest total during a 3-game set in club history behind Steve Finley (27 from Sept. 7-9, 1999 at Brewers) and Aaron Hill (22 from June 18-20, 2012 vs. Mariners)…Became the first player in MLB history with 3 hits and 3 intentional walks in a single game on May 31 at Brewers…also set a club record by reaching base safely 7 times, and was the first D-back to be intentionally walked 3 times in a game, and first NL player with 3 IBB since the Cardinals' Pujols on Aug. 26, 2010 at Nationals…Hit his 100th career homer on June 10 @ Dodgers…Hit a 471-foot home run on Aug. 26 vs. Cardinals, the longest of his career (distance provided by Statcast)…Homered in 4 straight games at Dodger Stadium from June 10- Sept. 23, tying a club record (also: Chad Tracy in 2005).
2014
Hit .300 (122-for-406) with 39 doubles, 19 home runs and 69 RBI in 109 games with Arizona before suffering a season-ending hand injury on Aug. 1 vs. Pirates... Elected as the NL starting first baseman (second All-Star Game), the fourth fan-elected starter in club history (Jay Bell and Matt Williams in 1999 and Luis Gonzalez in 2001)... Received 3,516,890 votes, ahead of the Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez (1,888,648) and Cardinals' Matt Adams (1,746,904)…was in fifth place in the initial balloting figures on May 28, and accumulated 2,732,864 votes over the last 4 updates, when he was second with 784,026...Was the second D-back to hit .300 in back-to-back seasons, joining Luis Gonzalez from 1999-2003 (min. 450 PA)...Entered game on Aug. 1 vs. Pirates as a pinch-hitter and was hit by an Ernesto Frieri pitch and was diagnosed with a fractured left hand... At the time of his disabled list placement on Aug. 2, ranked among NL leaders in doubles (1st), extra-base hits (1st, 59), total bases (2nd, 220), runs scored (T-2nd, 75), on-base percentage (3rd, .396), slugging percentage (3rd, .542), walks (3rd, 64), RBI (3rd), OPS (4th, .938), average (5th), hits (6th) and home runs (T-7th)... Finished fourth in the NL in offensive WAR with 32.7 [source: fangraphs.com; min. 450 PA]... Led the Majors by reaching base 4 times via catcher's interference... Set a club record with 36 doubles prior to the All-Star Break, the most in the NL in the first half since the Brewers' Lyle Overbay's 37 in 2004... Joined Danny Bautista (2002) as the only 2 D-backs to boast multihit efforts in each of the club's first 4 games (no one has accomplished in first 5)...His 26-game hitting streak from Sept. 10, 2013-April 5 was the second-longest in team history (.394, 41-for-104)…his streak of reaching base safely in 31 straight games from Sept. 10, 2013-April 10 tied for fifth-longest by a D-back... Club-record 40 hits in March/April were the most by a NL player since 2011 (41 by Andre Ethier and Placido Polanco; 40 by Starlin Castro)... Fifth career multi-homer game with a career-high 6 RBI on May 17 vs. Dodgers…also established a club record with 5 runs scored…since 1960, was the fifth player with at least 4 extra-base hits, 6 RBI, and 5 runs scored in a game: Willie Stargell on Aug. 1, 1970 @ Braves, Jeff Cirillo on June 28, 2000 vs. Giants, Shawn Green on May 23, 2002 @ Brewers and Alex Rodriguez on April 18, 2005 vs. Tampa Bay [source: Elias Sports Bureau]... Started 59 consecutive games at first base from March 22-June 1, 1 shy of tying Travis Lee's club record (60 from May 17-July 24, 1998)... Hit his first home run into the RamTrucks.com Pool on June 10 vs. Astros... 28 walks in June tied a club record for a month (also: Goldschmidt in Aug. 2013)... Reached base safely in a career-high 32-straight games from June 7-July 12, the fourth-longest streak in club history... Collected his 300th RBI on July 27 @ Phillies... Led the Major Leagues with a .446 OBP and 43 walks from June 7 until his injury on Aug. 1... Delivered a 10th-inning, walk-off double on July 9 vs. Marlins...Along with wife Amy, presented 3 full-tuition scholarships to the University of Phoenix in a pregame ceremony on Sept. 14...Named the D-backs' nominee for the following awards: Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Marvin Miller Man of the Year; Heart and Hustle and Branch Rickey... Received the 2013 BBWAA Houston Area Major League Player of the Year award in a pregame ceremony on June 11 @ Astros.
2013
Finished second in the NL Most Valuable Player voting after hitting .302 (182-for-602) with 36 doubles, 36 home runs, 125 RBI, 99 walks and 103 runs scored in his second full season with the D-backs…his fi nish was the best by a D-back in club history, ahead of Matt Williams (1999) and Luis Gonzalez's (2001) third-place results... Won the NL Hank Aaron Award (league's top offensive performer) and Mel Ott Award (league home run leader), received his fi rst Silver Slugger® and Rawlings® Gold Glove Award at first base, and was selected as the club's MVP by the Arizona chapter of the BBWAA... Joined Andruw Jones (2005) and Matt Kemp (2011) as the only 3 NL players to win both the league's top offensive accolade and defensive honor... Selected to his first NL All-Star Game, going 1-for-2 with a double... Became the 19th player since 1977 to tie/lead the NL in home runs and RBI and ninth to also hit .300 or above... Finished among the D-backs' all-time, single-season leaders in numerous offensive categories, including OPS (2nd, .952), walks (2nd), home runs (3rd), RBI (3rd), games (T-3rd), OBP (4th, .401), slugging pct. (4th, .551), hits (6th) and runs scored (T-8th)... Established club records for first basemen in home runs, walks, runs scored and RBI... Sixth D-back with 30 homers and 100 RBI, joining Steve Finley (1999), Williams (1999), Jay Bell (1999), Gonzalez (2000-01) and Mark Reynolds (2009)... Is 1 of 3 NL players to boast a .300 average, 35 home runs, 100 RBI, 100 runs scored and 99 walks during their 25-year-old season or earlier (also Mel Ott in 1929 and '32 and Eddie Mathews in 1953)... Ranked among NL leaders in slugging pct. (1st), OPS (1st), extra-base hits (1st, 75), RBI (1st), total bases (1st, 332), home runs (T-1st), walks (3rd), runs scored (T-3rd), OBP (4th) and doubles (T-10th)... Led the NL in walk-off home runs (3), home runs after the eighth inning (7), go-ahead homers (20) and go-ahead RBI (37)…also tied for the NL lead in game-winning RBI (19) and RBI with runners in scoring position (84)... Ranked second in the NL with a .997 fielding percentage, trailing only Todd Helton (.998)…according to fangraphs.com, led the Majors with 74 "scoops" at first base... Accounted for 19.3 percent of the D-backs' RBI and 27.7 percent of home runs, both tops in the Majors... Became the first player in club history with 3 grand slams in a season (June 1 @ Cubs, June 5 @ Cardinals and Aug. 20 @ Reds)... 77 first-half RBI were the third-most by a D-backs player, trailing Gonzalez (86 in 2001) and Williams (82 in 1999)... Homered in 3 straight games for the first time (4 total) from May 7-9, including his fi rst multi-homer effort on May 8 @ Dodgers…also tied a club record with 3 straight 3-RBI games from May 7-9, joining Reynolds (April 6-8, 2008) and Finley (June 1-4, 1999)... Tied for NL lead with 15 second-half home runs and tied for third with 48 RBI... Notched 3 extra-base hits in back-to-back games on May 15-17, only the second D-backs player to do so (also Finley on Sept. 7-8, 1999 @ Brewers)... Went 4-for-5 with a double, 2 home runs, 4 RBI and 4 runs scored on May 17 @ Marlins…tied a franchise record with 4 runs (18th time)... Became the first D-backs player to hit 2 grand slams on a road trip ( June 1 @ Cubs and June 5 @ Cardinals)…his slam on June 1 was the fi rst by a D-back to give the team the lead on the road in the 8th inning or later since Chad Tracy on July 8, 2006 @ Rockies... Recorded a RBI in a career-high 8 straight games (17 RBI total) from June 1-8, tying Gonzalez's club record (June 3-11, 2002)... Hit fi rst walk-off home run on June 18 vs. Marlins (off Chad Qualls)... His 457-foot home run on June 21 vs. Reds was the longest of his career (source: ESPN Sports & Info Group) and a team-best for 2013... Scored a run in 8 straight games from Sept. 13-20.
2012
Hit .286 (147-for-514) with 43 doubles, 20 home runs and 82 RBI in 145 games in his first full Major League season with the D-backs...Is 1 of 6 players in club history with at least 40 doubles and part of three pairs of teammates (Aaron Hill) to accomplish the feat (Stephen Drew and Chris Young in 2008 and Luis Gonzalez and Chad Tracy in 2006)...Is the only first baseman in club history with at least 10 homers and 10 stolen bases in a season (stats as 1B only)...Ranked fourth in the NL in doubles and tied for sixth with an 85.7 (18-for-21) stolen base percentage...Among NL first basemen, finished second in average (.290), doubles (43), third in slugging percentage (.497) and hits (147) and fourth in home runs (20) and RBI (81)...statistics as 1B only...His.497 slugging percentage and 43 doubles were a club record by a first baseman, while his 81 RBI trailed only Adam LaRoche's 100 in 2010...Hit .343 (59-for-172) with 10 home runs vs. left-handed pitchers, ninth-best in the NL...10 home runs also tied
for 10th in the NL...Batted .303 (125-for-413) after starting the season hitting .218 (19-for-87) in his first 27 games...Hit first Opening Day home run on April 6 vs. Giants...Launched a 471-foot home run on May 27 vs. Brewers, the longest at Chase Field in 2012...Notched an extra-base hit in 7 straight games from May 30-June 8, tied for the second-longest streak in club history (also Chad Tracy from Sept. 17-24, 2005 and Matt Williams from June 6-13, 1999)...Career-high 17-game hitting streak (.419, 26-for-62) from May 19-June 10...Hit .341 (28-for-82) in June, tied for eighth-best in the NL with teammate Willie Bloomquist...also tied for fourth with nine doubles...Hit the longest homer in 2012 by an opponent in Busch Stadium on Aug. 15 (456 ft.).
2011
Spent the majority of the season with Double-A Mobile but made 48 appearances with the D-backs and hit .250 (39-for-156) with 9 doubles, 8 home runs and 26 RBI...Named USA Today's Minor League Player of the Year, batting .306 (112-for-366) with 30 homers and 94 RBI in 103 games with the BayBears...joined Justin Upton (2007) as the lone D-backs to earn the honor...also selected to Baseball America's Minor League All-Star Team and named the Southern League Most Valuable Player...Played in the MLB All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field and SL midseason All-Star Game...Garnered SL Player of the Week honors for April 7-17...His contract was selected on Aug. 1...led all Minor Leaguers in home runs and RBI and ranked second with 82 walks at the time of his promotion...Played in 43 games (41 starts) at first base with the D-backs and did not commit an error (373 TC)...was one of 2 players in baseball to have a 1.000 fielding percentage (min. 40 G) at first (also Nationals' Adam LaRoche)...Made his Major League debut and recorded his first hit on Aug. 1 @ Giants (single off Matt Cain)...According to Elias Sports Bureau, became the 17th player in club history to get a hit in his first plate appearance...Reached base safely in his first 10 games from Aug. 1-12, the second-longest streak in club history to start his career behind Gerardo Parra's 17-game in 2009 (Elias)...Hit his first home run on Aug. 2 @ Giants (off Tim Lincecum)...Hit a go-ahead, tw0-run triple to break a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning on Sept. 23 vs. Giants in the 3-1 NL West division-clinching game...Named by Baseball America as the No. 3 Prospect in the SL following the season...POSTSEASON: Batted .438 (7-for-16) with 2 home runs and 6 RBI in the NLDS vs. Milwaukee...homered in his first two postseason games, the second rookie in baseball history to accomplish the feat (Yankees' Shane Spencer in 1998 ALDS vs. Rangers)...his grand slam in Game 3, the first in D-backs postseason history, was the third by a rookie in playoff history (also Yankees' Ricky Ledee in Game 4 of the 1999 ALCS and Yankee's Gil McDougald in Game 5 of the 1951 World Series).
2010
Named the D-backs' organizational Player of the Year, California League Most Valuable Player and league Rookie of the Year after leading the league with 35 home runs, 42 doubles, 80 extra-base hits, 318 total bases and a .606 slugging percentage while ranking second with 108 RBI and fifth with 165 hits....was also named to the league's postseason All-Star team...His 35 homers tied for third among all minor league batters, while his 108 RBI ranked sixth...Garnered league Player of the Week honors from May 10-16 and July 5-11...also named the organization's Player of the Month for May after batting .336 with 20 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 19 RBI in 31 games...Went 5-for-5 with four runs scored and three doubles on May 28 vs. Rancho Cucamonga...Hit .339 (39-for-115) with eight doubles, 12 home runs and 30 RBI in July...Plated a career-high-tying six RBI on July 24 vs. Stockton.
2009
Batted .334 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI in 74 games at Rookie Missoula during his first professional season...led the Pioneer League in home runs and slugging percentage (.638)...Led the organization's short-season clubs in average, games played, runs, hits, total bases (183), doubles and home runs...Went 2-for-5 with a home run in his professional debut on June 23 @ Helena...Named the league's Player of the Week for Aug. 3-9...Hit two home runs in back-to-back games on Aug. 11 and 12, combining for six RBI in those games...Collected a season-high four hits on two occasions; Aug. 3 vs. Helena and Sept. 11 @ Helena...Strung together a season-long eight-game hit streak from Aug. 31-Sept. 8, batting .424 (14-for-33) with four doubles, two homers and 10 RBI...Connected for a grand slam on Sept. 8 vs. Billings and finished 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and a season-high six RBI.
