Paul DeJong
Bats R Throws R6'0" 205 lbBorn 1993 Orlando, USADebut 2017Team WSH1x All-StarDraft 2014 R38 #1151 Pittsburgh Pirates, Illinois State
Projections
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 215 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 3 | 0.209 | 0.271 | 0.370 | 0.641 | 0.160 | 0.280 | 30.9 | 6.8 | 75.0 | 0.02 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | WSH | 57 | 208 | 18 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 70 | 0.228 | 0.269 | 0.373 | 0.642 | 78.6 |
| 2024 | KC | 139 | 482 | 54 | 101 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 56 | 2 | 23 | 156 | 0.227 | 0.276 | 0.427 | 0.703 | 94.4 |
| 2023 | SF | 112 | 400 | 41 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 21 | 121 | 0.207 | 0.258 | 0.355 | 0.612 | 64.6 |
| 2022 | STL | 77 | 237 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 79 | 0.157 | 0.245 | 0.286 | 0.530 | 55.8 |
| 2021 | STL | 113 | 402 | 44 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 45 | 4 | 35 | 103 | 0.197 | 0.284 | 0.390 | 0.674 | 88.9 |
| 2020 | STL | 45 | 174 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 0.250 | 0.322 | 0.349 | 0.671 | 85.7 |
| 2019 | STL | 159 | 664 | 97 | 136 | 31 | 1 | 30 | 78 | 9 | 62 | 149 | 0.233 | 0.318 | 0.444 | 0.762 | 98.8 |
| 2018 | STL | 115 | 489 | 68 | 105 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 68 | 1 | 36 | 123 | 0.241 | 0.313 | 0.433 | 0.746 | 102.5 |
| 2017 | STL | 108 | 443 | 55 | 119 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 65 | 1 | 21 | 124 | 0.285 | 0.325 | 0.532 | 0.857 | 121.8 |
| Career | | 925 | 3499 | 413 | 723 | 147 | 4 | 146 | 423 | 29 | 247 | 975 | 0.229 | 0.294 | 0.416 | 0.710 | 91.8 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2025 | 208 | 88.1 | 22.7 | 10.3 | 39.7 | 33.2 | 36.8 | 0.194 | 0.351 | 0.259 | 26.5 |
| 2024 | 482 | 87.8 | 20.0 | 10.2 | 41.5 | 34.9 | 34.3 | 0.216 | 0.402 | 0.293 | 26.8 |
| 2023 | 400 | 85.5 | 16.8 | 6.7 | 33.2 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 0.216 | 0.361 | 0.277 | 26.8 |
| 2022 | 237 | 87.6 | 21.7 | 9.8 | 37.6 | 35.2 | 28.0 | 0.183 | 0.344 | 0.272 | 27.7 |
| 2021 | 402 | 86.3 | 16.4 | 10.6 | 35.3 | 27.9 | 27.4 | 0.206 | 0.415 | 0.311 | 27.5 |
| 2020 | 174 | 89.2 | 21.7 | 7.5 | 40.6 | 32.3 | 24.5 | 0.238 | 0.406 | 0.315 | 26.6 |
| 2019 | 664 | 87.0 | 18.3 | 9.7 | 33.9 | 24.2 | 28.2 | 0.237 | 0.446 | 0.331 | 27.6 |
| 2018 | 490 | 89.3 | 19.1 | 10.1 | 40.3 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 0.234 | 0.444 | 0.326 | 28.2 |
| 2017 | 443 | 86.6 | 18.1 | 9.9 | 40.1 | 27.9 | 30.2 | 0.264 | 0.487 | 0.335 | 28.4 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | WSH | 3B | 33 | 265 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 0.970 | -3.9 |
| 2025 | WSH | 2B | 13 | 99 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0.974 | -1.7 |
| 2025 | WSH | SS | 10 | 68 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | -4.8 |
| 2025 | WSH | 1B | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2024 | KC | SS | 90 | 730 | 110 | 163 | 12 | 29 | 0.958 | -7.5 |
| 2024 | KC | 3B | 41 | 328 | 33 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 0.970 | +2.0 |
| 2023 | SF | SS | 110 | 910 | 124 | 255 | 5 | 46 | 0.987 | -1.4 |
| 2023 | SF | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | STL | SS | 75 | 537 | 79 | 191 | 6 | 46 | 0.978 | -4.1 |
| 2022 | STL | 2B | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.875 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | STL | SS | 107 | 873 | 129 | 256 | 8 | 51 | 0.980 | +10.1 |
| 2020 | STL | SS | 45 | 369 | 52 | 100 | 4 | 24 | 0.974 | +5.3 |
| 2019 | STL | SS | 157 | 1372 | 211 | 435 | 7 | 119 | 0.989 | +12.4 |
| 2018 | STL | SS | 114 | 1005 | 153 | 289 | 12 | 64 | 0.974 | +8.7 |
| 2017 | STL | SS | 86 | 747 | 111 | 233 | 9 | 56 | 0.975 | +0.9 |
| 2017 | STL | 2B | 20 | 158 | 30 | 53 | 3 | 15 | 0.965 | +0.3 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Bat | 83 | 6 HR, 0 SB | 0.203 | 0.877 |
| 2026 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Bat | 27 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.143 | 0.571 |
| 2026 | AAA | nan | Bat | 110 | 6 HR, 0 SB | 0.188 | 0.802 |
| 2025 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | Bat | 46 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.275 | 0.723 |
| 2023 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 40 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.353 | 1.068 |
| 2022 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 230 | 17 HR, 1 SB | 0.249 | 0.865 |
| 2017 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 190 | 13 HR, 0 SB | 0.299 | 0.910 |
| 2016 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | Bat | 552 | 22 HR, 3 SB | 0.260 | 0.784 |
| 2015 | A | Peoria Chiefs | Bat | 247 | 5 HR, 13 SB | 0.288 | 0.798 |
| 2015 | Rk | Johnson City Cardinals | Bat | 45 | 4 HR, 0 SB | 0.486 | 1.551 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2025 | 0.277 | 0.287 | 0.297 | 0.268 |
| 2024 | 0.279 | 0.320 | 0.291 | 0.327 |
| 2023 | 0.281 | 0.267 | 0.227 | 0.306 |
| 2022 | 0.238 | 0.241 | 0.266 | 0.218 |
| 2021 | 0.268 | 0.309 | 0.275 | 0.328 |
| 2020 | 0.214 | 0.317 | 0.356 | 0.240 |
| 2019 | 0.324 | 0.347 | 0.322 | 0.363 |
| 2018 | 0.297 | 0.345 | 0.300 | 0.361 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.200 | 0.429 | 0.300 | 0.729 |
| 2019 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.233 | 0.303 | 0.267 | 0.570 |
| Career | 14 | 42 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0.214 | 0.327 | 0.262 | 0.588 |