Graham Pauley

Bats L Throws R6'1" 200 lbBorn 2000 Alpharetta, USADebut 2024Team MIADraft 2022 R13 #390 San Diego Padres, DukeContract 1 y/$788,500 (26) 2026: $603,751

Projections

2027 NEXT+ 80.4FIELD+ 100.1 at 3BTotal 0.13 WAR

Season	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	wOBA	K%	BB%	HIT+	WAR
2026	234	209	47	10	1	7	20	50	3	0.223	0.297	0.372	0.669	0.149	0.295	21.5	8.6	84.1	0.27
2027	187	168	36	8	1	5	15	44	2	0.214	0.285	0.360	0.645	0.146	0.285	23.6	8.3	80.6	0.14

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.

Most similar through age 24

His ten closest age-24 comparables averaged 77 HIT+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	HIT+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Brandon Crawford	2011	72.0	85.5	476
2	Danny Richar	2007	77.3	20.5	37
3	Eddie Grant	1907	69.3	79.8	650
4	Mike Cubbage	1975	66.9	107.1	431
5	JJ Bleday	2022	69.5	95.7	303
6	Van Kelly	1970	66.9	did not play
7	Josh Smith	2022	68.9	76.9	232
8	Trey Sweeney	2024	78.6	50.6	326
9	Rob Wilfong	1978	80.1	111.3	485
10	Tom Foley	1984	71.8	64.7	269

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2027 proj			187		36	8	1	5		2	15	44	0.214	0.285	0.360	0.645	80.6
2026*	MIA	46	115	9	21	9	0	1		1	5	27	0.194	0.228	0.306	0.534	40.4
2025	MIA	62	184	18	36	9	1	4	11	2	21	36	0.224	0.311	0.366	0.678	89.3
2024	SD	13	32	4	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	15	0.125	0.125	0.312	0.438	8.1
Career		75	216	22	40	9	1	6	16	2	21	51	0.207	0.284	0.358	0.641	77.3

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2026	115	84.3	21.1	4.8	24.1	22.9	28.2	0.182	0.280	0.219	26.4
2025	184	86.6	17.3	5.5	35.4	26.9	27.8	0.223	0.343	0.299	26.6
2024	32	85.8	17.7	5.9	52.9	27.8	24.1	0.172	0.324	0.214	26.4

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIA	3B	52	390	40	90	2	6	0.985	+0.7
2025	MIA	2B	7	26	2	9	0	1	1.000	-0.1
2025	MIA	1B	5	32	28	2	0	1	1.000	+0.1
2025	MIA	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024	SD	3B	6	32	5	5	1	0	0.909	+2.4
2024	SD	1B	1	2	1	0	0	1	1.000	-0.0

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	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Bat	168	6 HR, 6 SB	0.246	0.803
2025	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Bat	155	8 HR, 5 SB	0.263	0.853
2024	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Bat	301	8 HR, 2 SB	0.228	0.732
2024	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Bat	20	2 HR, 1 SB	0.167	0.750
2024	AAA	nan	Bat	321	10 HR, 3 SB	0.224	0.733
2024	AA	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Bat	160	4 HR, 4 SB	0.239	0.709
2023	AA	San Antonio Missions	Bat	88	3 HR, 2 SB	0.321	0.931
2023	A+	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Bat	187	16 HR, 8 SB	0.300	0.987
2023	A	Lake Elsinore Storm	Bat	276	4 HR, 12 SB	0.309	0.887
2022	A	Lake Elsinore Storm	Bat	72	2 HR, 6 SB	0.328	0.958
2022	Rk	ACL Padres	Bat	57	2 HR, 0 SB	0.213	0.780

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.150	0.255	0.203	0.289
2025	0.339	0.297	0.271	0.331
2024	0.000	0.193	0.242	0.000

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.