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Willard
Schmidt		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 187
 
Born: May 29, 1928 in Usa, KS, HAYS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 8 8
1953 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 8 8
1954 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 4 6 5 6 7 7
1955 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 7 7
1956 28 OAK AL $ 350,000 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 7 7
1957 29 OAK AL $ 646,429 7 5 6 5 4 6 5 7 7 7
1958 30 OAK AL $ 865,714 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 7 7
1959 31 SEM AL   6 4 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 7
1960 32 MIN AL $ 600,000 6 5 6 5 3 5 4 6 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 5 5 3 5 4 6 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 865,714 7 5 6 5 4 6 5 7 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  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
1952 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 28 OAK AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 29 OAK AL $ 646,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 30 OAK AL $ 865,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 31 SEM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 32 MIN AL $ 600,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 865,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 24 OAK AL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 8.3 10 4 0 4 2 4.32 .303 .395 .424 .819 0.5
    AAA   6 1 .857 75 0 0 0 5 66.7 47 25 3 43 54 3.38 .197 .319 .280 .599  
1953 25 OAK AL 3 1 .750 46 0 0 0 0 73.0 58 21 5 26 31 2.59 .219 .286 .328 .614 8.3
1954 26 OAK AL 12 10 .545 44 27 3 1 5 208.0 182 80 15 101 90 3.46 .239 .326 .343 .669 15.2
1955 27 OAK AL 4 6 .400 25 8 0 0 1 79.3 88 42 13 34 42 4.76 .281 .350 .438 .787 2.9
1956 28 OAK AL 5 2 .714 32 1 0 0 1 40.3 35 19 6 24 21 4.24 .235 .341 .389 .730 3.6
1957 29 OAK AL 1 2 .333 20 5 0 0 1 53.7 50 22 2 29 27 3.69 .240 .332 .346 .678 3.0
1958 30 OAK AL 4 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 0 24.7 23 4 2 9 14 1.46 .258 .323 .371 .694 3.8
1959 31 SEM AL 2 5 .286 46 0 0 0 3 56.3 68 34 8 31 39 5.43 .302 .387 .484 .871 1.0
1960 32 MIN AL 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 1 10.3 16 16 3 6 9 13.94 .356 .423 .644 1.068 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 63 0 0 0 11 48.0 31 11 1 25 46 2.06 .195 .304 .264 .568  
1962 34 AA   3 1 .750 70 0 0 0 8 57.3 31 14 1 22 63 2.20 .160 .245 .206 .452  
9 Years Sim 31 27 .534 248 41 3 1 12 554.0 530 242 54 264 275 3.93 .254 .336 .383 .719 38.3
2 Years AAA 8 3 .727 138 0 0 0 16 114.7 78 36 4 68 100 2.83 .196 .313 .274 .587  
1 Years AA 3 1 .750 70 0 0 0 8 57.3 31 14 1 22 63 2.20 .160 .245 .206 .452  
3 Years Minors 11 4 .733 208 0 0 0 24 172.0 109 50 5 90 163 2.62 .184 .292 .252 .543  
Season Average 3 3 .500 27 4 0 0 1 61.6 58 26 6 29 30 3.93 .254 .336 .383 .719  
Career Highs 12 10 1.000 46 27 3 1 5 208.0 182 80 15 101 90 13.94 .356 .423 .644 1.068  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   255 98 21 127 172   .228 .306 .331 .638
vs LH   275 144 33 137 103   .284 .373 .444 .817
Home 14 17 .452 129 19 1 1 6 274.3 283 129 25 138 158 4.23 .267 .351 .390 .741
Away 17 10 .630 119 22 2 0 6 279.6 247 113 29 126 117 3.64 .241 .324 .377 .700
Mar/Apr 6 6 .500 38 10 0 0 4 94.6 109 63 15 45 48 5.99 .292 .368 .469 .838
May 3 7 .300 57 1 0 0 3 67.3 66 33 4 47 36 4.41 .260 .375 .370 .745
June 6 6 .500 36 7 1 1 0 87.7 77 37 11 33 47 3.80 .235 .305 .390 .695
July 7 1 .875 47 6 0 0 4 107.7 94 34 6 45 56 2.84 .239 .317 .338 .654
August 6 3 .667 34 8 0 0 1 92.7 92 42 10 51 45 4.08 .264 .358 .382 .741
Sep/Oct 3 4 .429 36 9 2 0 0 104.0 92 33 8 43 43 2.86 .236 .312 .351 .663
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 OAK AL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1953 25 OAK AL 46 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1954 26 OAK AL 44 61 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .082 .081 .082 .163 -2.5 0.0
1955 27 OAK AL 25 23 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .130 .130 .174 .304 -0.1 0.0
1956 28 OAK AL 32 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9 0.3
1957 29 OAK AL 20 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.5 0.0
1959 31 SEM AL 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
7 Years Sim 220 111 1 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 38 .108 .107 .117 .224 -2.6 0.3
162 Game Average 81 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 .108 .107 .117 .224 -1.9  
Career Highs 46 61 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9  
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   76 1 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 .105 .104 .118 .222 -2.3
vs LH   35 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .114 .114 .114 .229 -1.0
Home 115 50 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 .160 .160 .160 .320 0.0
Away 100 61 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 .066 .065 .082 .146 -3.3
RISP   29 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .034 .033 .069 .102 -2.0
Close/Late   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Mar/Apr 11 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.5
May 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 25 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.5
July 43 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .048 .045 .048 .093 -1.4
August 21 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
Sep/Oct 24 23 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .130 .130 .174 .304 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 24 OAK AL P 7 0 8.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.16    
1953 25 OAK AL P 46 0 73.0 2 16 1 2 .947 2.22    
1954 26 OAK AL P 44 27 208.0 9 36 0 4 1.000 1.95    
1955 27 OAK AL P 25 8 79.3 7 16 0 3 1.000 2.61    
1956 28 OAK AL P 32 1 40.3 5 8 1 1 .929 2.90    
1957 29 OAK AL P 20 5 53.7 2 15 0 0 1.000 2.85    
1958 30 OAK AL P 18 0 24.7 1 5 0 2 1.000 2.19    
1959 31 SEM AL P 46 0 56.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.96    
1960 32 MIN AL P 10 0 10.3 2 4 0 0 1.000 5.23    
Career Totals   248 41 554.0 29 107 2 12 .986 2.21    
Career Highs   46 27 208.0 9 36 1 4 1.000 5.23    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1954-7-3.46
 Hits per 9IP
1954-8-7.9
 OAVG
1954-9-.239
 OSLG
1954-5-.343
 OOPS
1954-6-.669
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Dan Osinski (970)
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  4. Steve Ontiveros (965)
  5. Marty Bystrom (965)
  6. Mike Henneman (964)
  7. George Earnshaw (963)
  8. Mike Schooler (962)
  9. Alejandro Pena (962)
  10. Hugh Casey (962)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1952
Traded from Boston (N) to Oakland on 7/31/1952 (Going to OAK: 2B Pete Runnels, P Willard Schmidt. Going to BSN: P Tommy Hughes)
Earned first career win on 8/24/1953
Had first career hit on 9/14/1953, off Hoyt Wilhelm (TAM)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1954, going 4-0, 1.35
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $646,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $865,714 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 5/1/1959 to a 1-year deal worth $1,292,000 per year
Injured on 6/12/1959 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Seattle on 7/31/1959
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/14/1960 to a 1-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/8/1962 to a 4-year deal worth $510,000 per year
Released by Washington on 11/1/1962
 
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