Chris Paddack

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2026)

Chris Paddack is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2019 for 4 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 8 seasons. Across 133 career appearances, he has gone 32-43 with a 4.83 ERA and 569 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 92.6.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

Active Player
W–L 32–43
ERA 4.83
WHIP 1.26
SO 569
Pitcher PIV thru 2025 92.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 217 lb
Born
1/8/1996 in Austin, TX, USA
MLB Debut
2019-03-31

Full name: Christopher Joseph Paddack

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chris Paddack — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
32 43 133 119 0 0 1 638.2 657 343 107 145 569 4.83 92.6

Career ERA 4.83 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 14.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chris Paddack Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2019 SDN NL 9 7 26 26 0 0 0 140.2 107 52 31 153 3.33 4.51 (+26%) 1996.0
2020 SDN NL 4 5 12 12 0 0 0 59.0 60 31 12 58 4.73 4.45 (-6%) -838.8
2021 SDN NL 7 7 23 22 0 0 0 108.1 115 61 22 99 5.07 4.27 (-19%) 1346.3
2022 MIN AL 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 22.1 25 10 2 20 4.03 3.97 (-2%) 1258.6
2023 MIN AL 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 1 8 5.40 — 0.0
2024 MIN AL 5 3 17 17 0 0 0 88.1 102 49 21 79 4.99 4.08 (-22%) -236.9
2025 MIN AL 3 9 21 21 0 0 0 111.0 115 61 27 83 4.95 4.16 (-19%) -785.2
2025 DET AL 2 3 12 7 0 0 1 47.0 51 33 10 29 6.32 4.16 (-52%) -2647.6
2026 TEX AL 0 7 14 9 0 0 0 57.0 76 43 19 40 6.79 4.18 (-63%) -
Career · 9 seasons 32 43 133 119 0 0 1 638.2 657 343 145 569 4.83 — 93

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Chris Paddack — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
120 77 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 45 .078 .101 .078 .179 0

Career AVG .078 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 68.3% below league average.

Career OBP .101 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 68.0% below league average.

Career SLG .078 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 81.0% below league average.

Career OPS .179 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 75.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Paddack — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2019 SDN NL 26 42 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 .119 — — — — 0.0
2020 SDN NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 SDN NL 24 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 .029 — — — — 0.0
2022 MIN AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 MIN AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 MIN AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2025 MIN AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2025 DET AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 120 77 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 45 .078 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Chris Paddack — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Paddack — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2023 ALDS2 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 NLWC2 SDN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chris Paddack — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 1 0 3.2 8 6 0 3 14.73

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chris Paddack — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2023 ALDS2 MIN 0 0 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 2 0.00
2020 NLWC2 SDN 0 1 1 1 0 2.1 8 6 0 1 23.14

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Paddack — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home58280001.000
Away62493601.122

Pitching — Home / Away

Chris Paddack — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home57277.1283135572594.38
Away61304.1298165692704.88

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chris Paddack — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-09-28 DETBOS L 4.1744452
2025-09-19 DETATL — 5.0322021
2025-09-17 DETCLE — 0.1000010
2025-09-12 DETMIA — 3.0233121
2025-09-09 DETNYY SV 3.0000040
2025-09-02 DETNYN — 1.1866012
2025-08-29 DETKCR — 3.2533002
2025-08-23 DETKCR W 5.0511110
2025-08-17 DETMIN L 5.2988343
2025-08-11 DETCHW — 5.2311141

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Paddack — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 119 110 46 57 7 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Paddack — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2019 SDN P 26 26 8 14 2 0
2020 SDN P 12 12 3 7 2 1
2021 SDN P 23 22 8 10 1 0
2022 MIN P 5 5 0 1 1 0
2023 MIN P 3 0 0 1 0 0
2024 MIN P 17 17 5 8 0 0
2025 MIN P 21 21 13 13 1 1
2025 DET P 12 7 9 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Chris Paddack — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 119

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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  2. 96
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    34-45, 4.54 ERA
  3. 92
    Kutter Crawford
    18-31, 4.56 ERA
  4. 89
    Zach Plesac
    27-28, 4.31 ERA
  5. 89
    Aaron Civale
    49-52, 4.15 ERA
  6. 89
    A. J. Griffin
    34-21, 4.34 ERA

Chris Paddack: the record in brief

Active since a debut on March 31, 2019, Chris Paddack has a record on this page that is still being added to. The season rows list, in order, the San Diego Padres (2019 through 2021), the Minnesota Twins (2022 through 2025), and the Detroit Tigers (2025). Born on January 8, 1996, in Austin, TX, USA, Paddack is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-5 and 217 pounds. On the record, Chris Paddack was born Christopher Joseph Paddack.

Paddack has gone 32-43 with a 4.83 ERA in 133 games, 119 of them starts. Also on Paddack's record: 569 strikeouts. Against a 4.22 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.83 mark was 14.4% worse. No season topped the 9 wins of 2019. In 2019, one of the busiest seasons, Paddack posted a 3.33 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.51. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 92.6 for Paddack's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Paddack

What years did Chris Paddack play?
Chris Paddack played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.
Was Chris Paddack a pitcher?
Yes. Chris Paddack pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 569 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chris Paddack hit?
Chris Paddack hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What was Chris Paddack's career batting average?
Chris Paddack batted .078 over his career, with 6 hits in 77 at bats.
How many RBI did Chris Paddack have?
Chris Paddack drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Chris Paddack's career ERA?
Chris Paddack finished with a 4.83 career ERA, going 32-43 with 569 strikeouts.