Jimmie Schaffer
Jimmie Ronald Schaffer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 5, 1936 in Limeport, PA
High School: Coopersburg (Coopersburg, PA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 20, 1961
Final Game: July 11, 1968
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1961 25 STL NL 68 167 153 15 39 7 0 1 16 0 0 9 29 .255 .301 .320 .621 59 49 5 1 4 0 1 2
1962 26 STL NL 70 74 66 7 16 2 1 0 6 1 0 6 16 .242 .301 .303 .604 56 20 2 0 1 1 0 2
1963 27 CHC NL 57 153 142 17 34 7 0 7 19 0 0 11 35 .239 .294 .437 .731 103 62 6 0 0 0 2 2
1964 28 CHC NL 54 140 122 9 25 6 1 2 9 2 4 17 17 .205 .307 .320 .627 75 39 6 1 0 0 4 2
1965 29 TOT MLB 41 72 68 2 11 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 19 .162 .208 .265 .473 36 18 5 0 0 0 0 2
1965 29 CHW AL 17 34 31 2 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 .194 .265 .355 .620 80 11 3 0 0 0 0 2
1965 29 NYM NL 24 38 37 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .135 .158 .189 .347 -1 7 2 0 0 0 0 2
1966 30 PHI NL 8 16 15 2 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 .133 .188 .400 .588 58 6 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1967 31 PHI NL 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 /2
1968 32 CIN NL 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
8 Seasons 304 631 574 53 128 28 3 11 56 3 4 49 127 .223 .286 .340 .626 69 195 24 2 5 1 8
162 Game Avg. 162 336 306 28 68 15 2 6 30 2 2 26 68 .223 .286 .340 .626 69 104 13 1 3 1 4
PHI (2 yrs) 10 19 17 3 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 8 .118 .211 .353 .563 54 6 0 0 0 0 1
STL (2 yrs) 138 241 219 22 55 9 1 1 22 1 0 15 45 .251 .301 .315 .616 58 69 7 1 5 1 1
CHC (2 yrs) 111 293 264 26 59 13 1 9 28 2 4 28 52 .223 .300 .383 .683 90 101 12 1 0 0 6
NYM (1 yr) 24 38 37 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .135 .158 .189 .347 -1 7 2 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 17 34 31 2 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 .194 .265 .355 .620 80 11 3 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 287 597 543 51 122 25 2 11 55 3 4 46 123 .225 .287 .339 .626 69 184 21 2 5 1 8
AL (1 yr) 17 34 31 2 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 .194 .265 .355 .620 80 11 3 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1961 25 STL NL 167 123 14 3.0 114 .309 .255 .282 .301 .349 .320 .438 .621 .788 59 .314 -9.5 -0.9 .496 .124 .065 .0
1962 26 STL NL 74 54 6 3.0 112 .314 .242 .282 .301 .351 .303 .429 .604 .780 56 .313 -4.3 -0.4 .519 .167 .061 .0
1963 27 CHC NL 153 114 16 3.8 94 .270 .239 .261 .294 .323 .437 .390 .731 .713 103 .484 0.2 0.0 .640 .275 .197 .0
1964 28 CHC NL 140 107 10 2.5 97 .223 .205 .268 .307 .326 .320 .398 .627 .724 75 .290 -3.9 -0.4 .514 .238 .115 2.0
1965 29 TOT MLB 72 62 3 1.3 88 .224 .162 .249 .208 .314 .265 .378 .473 .692 36 .109 -5.6 -0.6 .355 .162 .103
1965 29 CHW AL 34 28 2 1.9 86 .222 .194 .243 .265 .311 .355 .372 .620 .683 80 .205 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .258 .161
1965 29 NYM NL 38 34 1 0.8 90 .227 .135 .254 .158 .316 .189 .383 .347 .700 -1 .046 -4.9 -0.5 .235 .081 .054
1966 30 PHI NL 16 13 1 2.1 96 .143 .133 .265 .188 .323 .400 .399 .588 .722 58 .213 -0.9 -0.1 .538 .333 .267 .0
1967 31 PHI NL 3 2 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .259 .333 .322 .000 .380 .333 .702 4 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1968 32 CIN NL 6 5 0 0.0 86 .333 .167 .259 .167 .318 .167 .364 .333 .682 -2 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
8 Seasons 631 480 50 2.8 101 .268 .223 .269 .286 .333 .340 .407 .626 .740 69 .316 -25.0 -2.6 .517 .200 .117 4.7
162 Game Avg. 336 256 27 2.8 101 .268 .223 .269 .286 .333 .340 .407 .626 .740 69 .316 -25.0 -2.6 .517 .200 .117 3
PHI (2 yrs) 19 15 1 1.8 96 .125 .118 .264 .211 .323 .353 .396 .563 .719 54 .175 -1.1 -0.1 .533 .353 .235 .0
STL (2 yrs) 241 177 20 3.0 113 .310 .251 .282 .301 .350 .315 .436 .616 .786 58 .314 -13.8 -1.4 .503 .137 .064 1.0
CHC (2 yrs) 293 221 26 3.2 95 .246 .223 .264 .300 .325 .383 .394 .683 .718 90 .394 -3.7 -0.4 .579 .258 .159 3.3
NYM (1 yr) 38 34 1 0.8 90 .227 .135 .254 .158 .316 .189 .383 .347 .700 -1 .046 -4.9 -0.5 .235 .081 .054
CIN (1 yr) 6 5 0 0.0 86 .333 .167 .259 .167 .318 .167 .364 .333 .682 -2 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 34 28 2 1.9 86 .222 .194 .243 .265 .311 .355 .372 .620 .683 80 .205 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .258 .161
NL (8 yrs) 597 452 48 2.8 102 .271 .225 .270 .287 .334 .339 .410 .626 .744 69 .324 -24.2 -2.5 .518 .197 .114 4.7
AL (1 yr) 34 28 2 1.9 86 .222 .194 .243 .265 .311 .355 .372 .620 .683 80 .205 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .258 .161

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1961 25 STL NL 167 0.6% 17.4% 5.4% 4.8% 21% 3.22 5.3 153.0 9.6 1.17 74%
1962 26 STL NL 74 0.0% 21.6% 8.1% 4.1% 19% 2.67 4.1 11.0 1.18 69%
1963 27 CHC NL 153 4.6% 22.9% 7.2% 9.2% 41% 3.18 4.1 20.3 7.5 1.48 65%
1964 28 CHC NL 140 1.4% 12.1% 12.1% 6.4% 36% 1.00 7.2 61.0 13.6 0.91 74%
1965 29 TOT MLB 72 0.0% 26.4% 5.6% 8.3% 55% 4.75 3.6 68.0 1.05 68%
1965 29 CHW AL 34 0.0% 11.8% 8.8% 11.8% 67% 1.33 7.8 31.0 1.00 79%
1965 29 NYM NL 38 0.0% 39.5% 2.6% 5.3% 40% 15.00 2.5 1.11 58%
1966 30 PHI NL 16 6.3% 43.8% 6.3% 12.5% 100% 7.00 2.1 15.0 3.8 1.00 44%
1967 31 PHI NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 1.00 2.0 0.00 33%
1968 32 CIN NL 6 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 6.0 1.00 50%
8 Seasons 631 1.7% 20.1% 7.8% 6.7% 33% 2.59 4.5 52.2 10.3 1.13 69%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1961 25 STL NL 2 0 29% 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 22% 9 7 2 5 5 0 4 2 2
1962 26 STL NL 1 0 32% 34 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 30% 6 5 1 1 1 0 3 0 2
1963 27 CHC NL 2 0 26% 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 44% 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2
1964 28 CHC NL 4 0 17% 41 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 50% 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 3
1965 29 TOT MLB 3 0 13% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1965 29 CHW AL 2 0 22% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1965 29 NYM NL 1 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 30 PHI NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1967 31 PHI NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 32 CIN NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 12 0 25% 234 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 17 32% 24 19 5 9 8 1 17 6 10
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1961 25 STL NL 167 58% 39 1 1 0 0 1.04 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 100% 34 5 15% 16 8 50% 112 16 14% 14 8 57% 9 3 33% 0
1962 26 STL NL 74 45% 16 1 0 0 0 4.82 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 12 2 17% 8 4 50% 42 7 17% 4 3 75% 3 2 67% 0
1963 27 CHC NL 153 41% 34 1 0 0 0 1.39 7 0 0 6 1 3 4 0 0 0 22 6 27% 12 3 25% 74 12 16% 10 2 20% 8 3 38% 0
1964 28 CHC NL 140 49% 25 10 3 0 1 1.54 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 27 6 22% 12 3 25% 82 8 10% 10 3 30% 7 4 57% 0
1965 29 TOT MLB 72 56% 11 7 0 0 0 1.22 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 45% 7 1 14% 38 3 8% 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 0
1965 29 CHW AL 34 68% 6 3 0 0 0 1.22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 3 0 0% 18 2 11% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1965 29 NYM NL 38 45% 5 4 0 0 0 1.22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 4 1 25% 20 1 5% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
1966 30 PHI NL 16 88% 2 2 0 0 0 3.73 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 3 30% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1967 31 PHI NL 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 4.55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1968 32 CIN NL 6 17% 1 3 0 0 0 0.54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 631 50% 128 25 4 0 1 1.61 11 1 10 7 4 5 6 0 5 5 100% 111 24 22% 57 19 33% 363 50 14% 43 18 42% 30 12 40% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 25 68 167 153 15 39 7 0 1 16 0 0 9 29 .255 .301 .320 .621 59 49 5 1 4 0 1
1962 26 138 241 219 22 55 9 1 1 22 1 0 15 45 .251 .301 .315 .616 58 69 7 1 5 1 1
1963 27 195 394 361 39 89 16 1 8 41 1 0 26 80 .247 .298 .363 .661 75 131 13 1 5 1 3
1964 28 249 534 483 48 114 22 2 10 50 3 4 43 97 .236 .301 .352 .653 75 170 19 2 5 1 7
1965 29 290 606 551 50 125 27 3 10 51 3 4 47 116 .227 .290 .341 .631 70 188 24 2 5 1 7
1966 30 298 622 566 52 127 28 3 11 55 3 4 48 123 .224 .287 .343 .630 70 194 24 2 5 1 7
1967 31 300 625 568 53 127 28 3 11 55 3 4 49 124 .224 .287 .342 .629 70 194 24 2 5 1 8
1968 32 304 631 574 53 128 28 3 11 56 3 4 49 127 .223 .286 .340 .626 69 195 24 2 5 1 8

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1961 25 71 167 157 14 38 7 0 1 15 0 9 30 .242 .287 .306 .593 14 68
1962 26 70 73 66 7 16 2 1 0 6 1 6 16 .242 .301 .303 .604 6 70
1963 27 57 153 142 19 34 7 0 7 21 0 11 35 .239 .294 .437 .731 18 57
1964 28 54 138 121 10 24 6 1 2 10 2 16 17 .198 .297 .314 .611 11 54
1965 29 41 71 67 2 10 5 1 0 1 0 4 19 .149 .197 .254 .451 3 41
1966 30 8 16 15 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 7 .133 .188 .400 .588 1 8
1967 31 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 2
1968 32 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
8 Seasons 307 627 576 55 124 28 3 11 56 3 48 128 .215 .278 .332 .609 53 304
162 Game Avg. 162 331 304 29 65 15 2 6 30 2 25 68 .215 .278 .332 .609 28 304

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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