Paul DeJong
Paul Sterling DeJong
Born: August 2, 1993
Orlando, FL USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
Career: 2017-2024
Draft: Round 38 (2014 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
Draft: Round 4 (2015 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Illinois State
Minor League Statistics
Paul DeJong compiled a career batting average of .229 with 122 home runs and 359 RBI in his 901-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 2017 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 108 | 443 | 417 | 55 | 119 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 124 | .285 | .325 | .532 | .857 | 222 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 115 | 489 | 436 | 68 | 105 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 123 | .241 | .313 | .433 | .746 | 189 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 664 | 583 | 97 | 136 | 31 | 1 | 30 | 78 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 149 | .233 | .318 | .444 | .762 | 259 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 174 | 152 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 50 | .250 | .322 | .349 | .671 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 113 | 402 | 356 | 44 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 103 | .197 | .284 | .390 | .674 | 139 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 237 | 210 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 79 | .157 | .245 | .286 | .530 | 60 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 306 | 279 | 38 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 87 | .233 | .297 | .412 | .710 | 115 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .068 | .068 | .068 | .136 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 50 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .184 | .180 | .286 | .466 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 37 | 119 | 108 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 44 | .222 | .277 | .417 | .694 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 766 | 2928 | 2634 | 356 | 602 | 123 | 4 | 122 | 359 | 23 | 14 | 222 | 793 | .229 | .298 | .417 | .715 | 1099 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 86 | 85 | 747.3 | 111 | 233 | 9 | 56 | .975 | 4.143 | 4.000 |
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 20 | 19 | 158.0 | 30 | 53 | 3 | 15 | .965 | 4.728 | 4.150 |
| 2018 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 114 | 111 | 1005.3 | 153 | 289 | 12 | 64 | .974 | 3.957 | 3.877 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 157 | 156 | 1372.0 | 211 | 435 | 7 | 119 | .989 | 4.238 | 4.115 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 45 | 45 | 369.0 | 52 | 100 | 4 | 24 | .974 | 3.707 | 3.378 |
| 2021 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 107 | 100 | 873.0 | 129 | 256 | 8 | 51 | .980 | 3.969 | 3.598 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 75 | 57 | 537.0 | 79 | 191 | 6 | 46 | .978 | 4.525 | 3.600 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 9.000 | 7.000 |
| 2023 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 81 | 77 | 687.3 | 93 | 196 | 3 | 37 | .990 | 3.784 | 3.568 |
| 2023 | NL | San Francisco Giants | SS | 16 | 13 | 114.3 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 4 | .963 | 4.093 | 3.250 |
| 2023 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | SS | 13 | 12 | 108.0 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 3.167 | 2.923 |
| 2023 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 89 | 83 | 729.0 | 110 | 163 | 12 | 29 | .958 | 3.370 | 3.067 |
| 2024 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 30 | 28 | 239.7 | 24 | 49 | 1 | 6 | .986 | 2.741 | 2.433 |
| Totals | 835 | 787 | 6948.0 | 1026 | 2029 | 68 | 458 | .978 | 3.957 | 3.659 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .222 | .300 | .278 | .578 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .429 | .300 | .729 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 49 | 42 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .214 | .327 | .262 | .588 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | SS | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | .947 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | SS | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.706 | 3.500 |
| 2020 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC2 | SS | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .933 | 5.040 | 4.667 |
| 2021 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLWC2 | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 14 | 12 | 107.7 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 6 | .959 | 3.929 | 3.357 |
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