Joel
Padula
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 175
 
Born: February 22, 1997 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 26 WSH SL $ 1,128,571  
2024 27 MEM SL $ 1,500,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,128,571  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000  
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 28 MEM SL $ 1,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,500,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2023 26 WSH SL 148 375 31 95 22 2 3 43 0 0 28 63 .253 .305 .347 .651 37.7 2.3
2024 27 MEM SL 132 254 31 66 17 0 3 33 1 0 31 49 .260 .343 .362 .705 30.2 4.5
2025 28 MEM SL 162 624 78 133 25 6 5 58 6 6 67 123 .213 .293 .296 .590 53.0 2.0
3 Years Sim 442 1253 140 294 64 8 11 134 7 6 126 235 .235 .307 .325 .631 120.9 8.9
162 Game Average 459 51 107 23 2 4 49 2 2 46 86 .235 .307 .325 .631 44.3  
Career Highs 162 624 78 133 25 6 5 58 6 6 67 123 .260 .343 .362 .705 53.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   922 107 207 47 4 7 91 7 4 98 192 .225 .301 .307 .608 87.2
vs LH   331 33 87 17 4 4 43 0 2 28 43 .263 .323 .375 .698 38.6
Home 216 629 68 160 39 1 6 77 5 3 55 111 .254 .313 .348 .661 68.4
Away 226 624 72 134 25 7 5 57 2 3 71 124 .215 .300 .301 .601 57.5
RISP   308 0 82 21 3 1 113 0 0 36 46 .266 .342 .364 .705 38.7
Pinch Hitting   113 19 33 10 0 2 15 0 0 23 22 .292 .416 .434 .850 20.7
Close/Late   168 18 45 7 1 3 19 0 0 20 35 .268 .344 .375 .719 22.4
Mar/Apr 66 159 20 39 7 1 2 25 1 0 20 34 .245 .335 .340 .675 18.9
May 74 204 21 52 9 2 2 23 0 0 15 36 .255 .305 .348 .653 21.4
June 72 174 15 34 11 3 1 14 0 3 18 33 .195 .273 .310 .584 13.7
July 71 206 28 50 11 1 1 17 2 2 16 26 .243 .298 .320 .618 19.1
August 73 225 26 52 14 0 1 23 0 1 35 50 .231 .338 .307 .645 25.0
Sep/Oct 86 285 30 67 12 1 4 32 4 0 22 56 .235 .291 .326 .618 27.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won In-Game Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2023 26 WSH SL 2B 118 77 772.7 151 240 6 57 .985 4.55 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    3B 1 0 6.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2024 27 MEM SL 2B 88 40 430.7 92 128 9 33 .961 4.60 0 0 .000 0 0.8
    CF 8 8 69.3 28 0 0 0 1.000 3.63 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    C 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2025 28 MEM SL 2B 162 162 1445.7 277 419 10 94 .986 4.33 0 0 .000 0 3.1
  2B 368 279 2649.0 520 787 25 184 .981 4.44 0 0 .000 0 5.9
  CF 8 8 69.3 28 0 0 0 1.000 3.63 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  3B 1 0 6.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   378 287 2725.3 552 787 25 184 .982 4.42 0 0 .000 0 6.2
Career Highs   162 162 1445.7 277 419 10 94 .986 4.55 0 0 .000 0  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
2025-1-162
At-Bats
2025-5-624
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 135)
 
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  1. Stephen Fowler (976)
  2. Anthony Vogel (964)
  3. Max Franco (960)
  4. Eugene Jones (956)
  5. Ismael Fernandez (948)
  6. Angel Rodriguez (945)
  7. Urso Gelinas (945)
  8. Alfredo Lopez (944)
  9. Vacio Lux (943)
  10. Larry McArdle (942)
History
Drafted in 26th round, 602nd overall pick, by Washington in 2023
Drafted in 26th round, 602nd overall pick, by Washington in 2023
Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/2023, off Roberto Baggio (VAN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/2023, off David Savala (NO)
Signed as a free agent by Memphis on 2/16/2024 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year