Walter Schmidt

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 159lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: March 20, 1887 in London, AR us

Died: July 4, 1973 in Modesto, CA

Buried: St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery, Modesto, CA

Debut: April 13, 1916 (Age 29-024d, 4,470th in MLB history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 7, 1925 (Age 38-171d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: Walter Joseph Schmidt

Relatives: Brother of Boss Schmidt

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.5

AB

2411

R

216

H

619

BA

.257

HR

RBI

234

SB

OBP

.301

SLG

.303

OPS

.604

OPS+

Standard Batting

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	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1908	21	HLA	D		382	382		98									.257	.257								HLA · ARSL
1909	22	WSM	D	89	315	315		82			1						.260	.260								WSM · CARA
1910	23	ROA	C	101	305	305		65	2	2	0						.213	.213	.233	.446		71				ROA · VIRL
1911	24	SFR	A	87	230	230		61	8	0	1						.265	.265	.313	.578		72				SFR · PCL
1912	25	SFR	AA	134	370	370		97	24	1	0						.262	.262	.332	.595		123				SFR · PCL
1913	26	SFR	AA	144	426	426		106	15	3	1						.249	.249	.305	.554		130				SFR · PCL
1914	27	SFR	AA	142	442	442		116	12	5	0						.262	.262	.312	.575		138				SFR · PCL
1915	28	SFR	AA	127	416	416		102	10	2	2						.245	.245	.293	.538		122				SFR · PCL
1916	29	PIT	NL	64	202	184	16	35	1	2	2	15	3		10	13	.190	.236	.250	.486	49	46	1	7	2/9
1917	30	PIT	NL	72	202	183	9	45	7	0	0	17	4		11	11	.246	.296	.284	.580	76	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
1926	39	MIS	AA	18	54	54		15	2	0	0						.278	.278	.315	.593		17				MIS · PCL
1927	40	SLE	AA	108	314	314		85	18	0	0						.271	.271	.328	.599		103				SLE · PCL
1928	41	SLE	AA	55	168	168		50	7	1	0						.298	.298	.351	.649		59				SLE · PCL
1929	42	SFR	AA	17	44	44		10	0	0	0						.227	.227	.227	.455		10				SFR · PCL
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--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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