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Walter Schmidt

Walter Joseph Schmidt

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 159 lb.

Born: March 20, 1887 in London, AR (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1916
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals 1916-1925

Final Game: September 7, 1925
Died: July 4, 1973 in Modesto, CA
Buried: St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery, Modesto, CA
Relatives: Brother of Boss Schmidt
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Standard Batting

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
1916 29 PIT NL 64 202 184 16 35 1 2 2 15 3 0 10 13 .190 .236 .250 .486 49 46 1 7 2
1917 30 PIT NL 72 202 183 9 45 7 0 0 17 4 11 11 .246 .296 .284 .580 75 52 2 6 2
1918 31 PIT NL 105 356 323 31 77 6 3 0 27 7 17 19 .238 .281 .276 .556 67 89 2 14 *2
1919 32 PIT NL 85 299 267 23 67 9 2 0 29 5 23 9 .251 .310 .300 .610 81 80 0 9 2
1920 33 PIT NL 94 348 310 22 86 8 4 0 20 9 3 24 15 .277 .337 .329 .666 89 102 4 10 2
1921 34 PIT NL 114 417 393 30 111 9 3 0 38 10 6 12 13 .282 .307 .321 .628 65 126 2 10 *2
1922 35 PIT NL 40 156 152 21 50 11 1 0 22 2 1 1 5 .329 .333 .414 .748 91 63 0 3 2
1923 36 PIT NL 97 365 335 39 83 7 2 0 37 10 5 22 12 .248 .300 .281 .581 53 94 3 5 2
1924 37 PIT NL 58 194 177 16 43 3 2 1 20 6 1 13 5 .243 .295 .299 .594 58 53 0 4 2
1925 38 STL NL 37 96 87 9 22 2 1 0 9 1 0 4 3 .253 .293 .299 .592 50 26 1 4 2
10 Yrs 766 2635 2411 216 619 63 20 3 234 57 16 137 105 .257 .301 .303 .604 68 731 15 72
162 Game Avg. 162 557 510 46 131 13 4 1 49 12 29 22 .257 .301 .303 .604 68 155 3 15
PIT (9 yrs) 729 2539 2324 207 597 61 19 3 225 56 16 133 102 .257 .301 .303 .604 69 705 14 68
STL (1 yr) 37 96 87 9 22 2 1 0 9 1 0 4 3 .253 .293 .299 .592 50 26 1 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1916 29 PIT NL 64 202 -10 -0 0 -1 3 -8 -1.0 6 -2 -0.4 .485 .494 -0.3 0.3 -1 $ 2
1917 30 PIT NL 72 202 -5 -0 0 1 3 -1 -0.1 6 5 0.5 .499 .499 0.4 0.5 4 $ 2
1918 31 PIT NL 105 356 -12 -0 0 3 5 -4 -0.6 10 6 0.4 .495 .497 0.1 0.9 2 $ *2
1919 32 PIT NL 85 299 -5 -0 0 3 4 1 0.1 8 9 0.9 .502 .501 0.6 0.7 6 $ 2
1920 33 PIT NL 94 348 -3 2 0 1 4 4 0.3 10 14 1.4 .504 .503 1.3 0.5 13 $ 2
1921 34 PIT NL 114 417 -19 1 0 4 4 -9 -1.0 12 3 0.2 .492 .494 -0.1 0.8 -1 $ *2
1922 35 PIT NL 40 156 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 4 4 0.4 .499 .500 0.4 0.2 4 $ 2
1923 36 PIT NL 97 365 -22 1 0 2 3 -16 -1.6 10 -5 -0.5 .484 .490 -0.7 0.5 -7 $ 2
1924 37 PIT NL 58 194 -10 1 0 1 2 -6 -0.7 6 -0 -0.1 .489 .496 -0.2 0.2 -1 $ 2
1925 38 STL NL 37 96 -6 0 0 0 1 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .486 .497 -0.2 0.1 -3 $ 2
10 Seasons 766 2635 -93 4 0 14 31 -45 -5.1 75 30 2.6 .494 .497 1.3 4.8 16 $
PIT (9 yrs) 729 2539 -87 4 0 14 30 -39 -4.6 72 33 2.8 .494 .497 1.5 4.8 19 $
STL (1 yr) 37 96 -6 0 0 0 1 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .486 .497 -0.2 0.1 -3 $

Advanced Batting

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
1916 29 PIT NL 202 156 11 1.9 78 .195 .190 .254 .236 .313 .250 .339 .486 .652 49 .258 -11.6 -1.4 .403 .130 .060 2.4
1917 30 PIT NL 202 144 15 2.8 81 .262 .246 .261 .296 .319 .284 .345 .580 .663 75 .422 -5.1 -0.6 .500 .120 .038 .0
1918 31 PIT NL 356 260 25 2.6 82 .253 .238 .266 .281 .324 .276 .343 .556 .667 67 .375 -13.4 -1.6 .467 .111 .037 .0
1919 32 PIT NL 299 209 25 3.2 85 .260 .251 .269 .310 .324 .300 .353 .610 .677 81 .457 -5.8 -0.7 .540 .154 .049 .0
1920 33 PIT NL 348 237 34 3.9 93 .292 .277 .280 .337 .334 .329 .372 .666 .706 89 .506 -3.8 -0.4 .599 .148 .052 .0
1921 34 PIT NL 417 298 38 3.4 108 .292 .282 .301 .307 .351 .321 .414 .628 .765 65 .367 -20.5 -2.0 .500 .079 .038 .0
1922 35 PIT NL 156 106 21 5.3 113 .340 .329 .302 .333 .360 .414 .421 .748 .781 91 .533 -2.3 -0.2 .631 .099 .086 .0
1923 36 PIT NL 365 262 28 2.9 109 .257 .248 .296 .300 .355 .281 .412 .581 .767 53 .285 -23.2 -2.3 .482 .113 .033 .0
1924 37 PIT NL 194 139 16 3.1 106 .246 .243 .292 .295 .348 .299 .407 .594 .755 58 .329 -10.8 -1.1 .526 .158 .056 1.7
1925 38 STL NL 96 69 8 3.1 116 .262 .253 .303 .293 .361 .299 .432 .592 .793 50 .286 -6.8 -0.6 .492 .103 .046 .0
10 Yrs 2635 1880 221 3.2 96 .267 .257 .282 .301 .338 .303 .382 .604 .720 68 .384 -103.4 -10.9 .511 .120 .046 5.7
162 Game Avg. 557 398 47 3.2 96 .267 .257 .282 .301 .338 .303 .382 .604 .720 68 .384 -103.4 -10.9 .511 .120 .046 1
PIT (9 yrs) 2539 1811 213 3.2 96 .268 .257 .281 .301 .337 .303 .380 .604 .717 69 .389 -96.7 -10.2 .512 .121 .046 5.7
STL (1 yr) 96 69 8 3.1 116 .262 .253 .303 .293 .361 .299 .432 .592 .793 50 .286 -6.8 -0.6 .492 .103 .046 .0

Ratio Batting*

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
1918 31 PIT NL 356 0.0% 5.3% 4.8% 2.5% 12% 1.12 17.0 12.0 85%
1919 32 PIT NL 299 0.0% 3.0% 7.7% 3.7% 16% 0.39 29.7 9.2 86%
1920 33 PIT NL 348 0.0% 4.3% 6.9% 3.5% 14% 0.63 20.7 15.5 85%
1921 34 PIT NL 417 0.0% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 11% 1.08 30.2 10.3 91%
1922 35 PIT NL 156 0.0% 3.2% 0.6% 7.7% 24% 5.00 30.4 6.9 94%
1923 36 PIT NL 365 0.0% 3.3% 6.0% 2.5% 11% 0.55 27.9 9.1 88%
1924 37 PIT NL 194 0.5% 2.6% 6.7% 3.1% 14% 0.38 35.4 177.0 8.9 88%
1925 38 STL NL 96 0.0% 3.1% 4.2% 3.1% 14% 0.75 29.0 9.7 88%
10 Yrs 2231 0.1% 4.7% 6.1% 3.9% 14% 0.77 23.0 803.7 10.3 103%
MLB Averages 1.0% 9.9% 9.4% 7.3% 24% 1.05 11.3 115.5 8.8 100%

Cumulative Batting

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
1916 29 64 202 184 16 35 1 2 2 15 3 0 10 13 .190 .236 .250 .486 49 46 1 7
1917 30 136 404 367 25 80 8 2 2 32 7 0 21 24 .218 .266 .267 .533 62 98 3 13
1918 31 241 760 690 56 157 14 5 2 59 14 0 38 43 .228 .273 .271 .544 64 187 5 27
1919 32 326 1059 957 79 224 23 7 2 88 19 0 61 52 .234 .283 .279 .562 69 267 5 36
1920 33 420 1407 1267 101 310 31 11 2 108 28 3 85 67 .245 .297 .291 .588 74 369 9 46
1921 34 534 1824 1660 131 421 40 14 2 146 38 9 97 80 .254 .299 .298 .597 72 495 11 56
1922 35 574 1980 1812 152 471 51 15 2 168 40 10 98 85 .260 .302 .308 .610 74 558 11 59
1923 36 671 2345 2147 191 554 58 17 2 205 50 15 120 97 .258 .302 .304 .605 70 652 14 64
1924 37 729 2539 2324 207 597 61 19 3 225 56 16 133 102 .257 .301 .303 .604 69 705 14 68
1925 38 766 2635 2411 216 619 63 20 3 234 57 16 137 105 .257 .301 .303 .604 68 731 15 72

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1916 29 66 217 197 22 42 1 2 2 20 4 12 14 .213 .262 .269 .531 15 64
1917 30 75 216 195 11 52 8 0 0 21 5 13 11 .267 .319 .308 .627 19 72
1918 31 134 467 422 47 108 8 4 0 41 10 24 24 .256 .301 .294 .595 37 105
1919 32 98 355 316 31 85 11 3 0 39 6 29 10 .269 .330 .323 .653 34 85
1920 33 99 371 330 25 94 9 4 0 23 10 26 16 .285 .344 .336 .681 38 94
1921 34 121 437 412 30 113 9 3 0 38 10 12 14 .274 .298 .311 .609 38 114
1922 35 42 159 155 19 48 11 1 0 20 2 1 5 .310 .314 .394 .708 19 40
1923 36 102 377 347 37 82 7 2 0 35 10 22 13 .236 .288 .268 .556 26 97
1924 37 61 202 185 16 44 3 2 1 20 6 13 5 .238 .288 .292 .580 16 58
1925 38 39 99 90 8 21 2 1 0 8 1 4 3 .233 .274 .278 .551 6 37
10 Yrs 837 2900 2649 246 689 69 22 3 265 64 156 115 .260 .305 .306 .611 248 766
162 Game Avg. 162 561 513 48 133 13 4 1 51 12 30 22 .260 .305 .306 .611 48 766

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1918 NL  0.9 (8th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1919 NL  29.7 (7th)
1921 NL  30.2 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1923 NL  born 1887-03-20 (10th)
1924 NL  born 1887-03-20 (7th)
1925 NL  born 1887-03-20 (5th)

             

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