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Mike
Schmidt		  
Nickname: Schmitty
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 218
 
Born: September 27, 1949 in Usa, OH, DAYTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1978    1980   
Gold Glove 1974   
All-Star Selections 1975    1976    1977    1979    1980    1982   
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
1972 22 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 7 6 6 10 9 10 6 5 5
1973 23 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 6 5 5
1974 24 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 10 9 10 8 7 7 10 10 10 6 5 5
1975 25 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 10 10 10 8 7 7 10 10 10 6 5 5
1976 26 SDP NL $ 3,842,857   6 6 6 10 10 10 8 7 8 10 10 10 6 5 5
1977 27 SDP NL $ 5,457,143   7 7 7 10 10 10 8 7 7 10 10 10 6 5 6
1978 28 SDP NL $ 6,171,429   7 7 7 10 10 10 8 7 7 10 10 10 6 5 6
1979 29 SDP NL $ 6,171,429   6 6 7 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10 6 5 5
1980 30 SDP NL $ 18,500,000   6 6 7 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10 6 5 5
1981 31 SDP NL $ 18,500,000   6 6 6 10 10 10 7 6 6 10 10 10 5 5 5
1982 32 BAL AL $ 18,500,000   6 6 6 10 9 9 7 6 6 10 10 10 5 4 5
1983 33 BAL AL $ 18,500,000   5 5 6 8 8 8 7 6 7 10 10 10 5 4 4
1984 34 TAM AL $ 18,500,000   2 2 3 2 1 2 4 3 3 10 10 10 3 3 3
1985 35 TAM AL $ 18,500,000   1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 10 10 10 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 10 9 10 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 18,500,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 8 7 8 10 10 10 6 5 6
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
1972 22 SDP NL 27 84 12 14 4 0 3 10 1 0 18 24 .167 .320 .321 .642 9.7 1.1
    AAA   135 485 115 144 19 7 53 133 9 9 101 111 .297 .418 .693 1.111 130.1  
1973 23 SDP NL 154 565 86 141 24 6 25 85 9 9 74 127 .250 .341 .446 .787 78.9 14.1
1974 24 SDP NL 156 563 95 143 36 2 35 95 7 5 84 128 .254 .354 .512 .865 97.9 21.4
1975 25 SDP NL 155 580 120 137 21 4 37 119 4 0 97 132 .236 .348 .478 .826 99.1 19.8
1976 26 SDP NL 156 546 112 143 29 4 38 124 8 3 107 135 .262 .389 .538 .928 110.2 26.3
1977 27 SDP NL 155 565 102 153 24 5 37 112 4 4 98 112 .271 .380 .527 .907 107.4 24.5
1978 28 SDP NL 89 330 59 86 13 4 19 57 1 1 65 64 .261 .390 .497 .887 62.5 15.9
    AAA   33 110 24 41 3 1 16 35 4 1 38 11 .373 .534 .855 1.388 43.4  
1979 29 SDP NL 153 574 117 158 27 2 40 107 10 4 108 116 .275 .392 .538 .930 115.2 29.3
1980 30 SDP NL 155 551 96 141 26 4 28 90 4 5 113 119 .256 .382 .470 .852 94.6 19.0
1981 31 SDP NL 148 521 73 121 24 6 22 82 5 5 91 109 .232 .348 .428 .776 76.0 15.5
1982 32 BAL AL 146 506 92 126 21 3 27 94 15 4 111 129 .249 .382 .462 .844 99.3 23.3
1983 33 BAL AL 155 526 87 128 30 3 25 85 8 5 145 146 .243 .410 .454 .865 105.8 25.1
1984 34 TAM AL 153 515 77 124 14 1 21 70 1 1 118 155 .241 .385 .394 .779 83.5 18.8
1985 35 TAM AL 73 109 13 12 4 0 1 7 0 1 16 36 .110 .228 .174 .403 4.7 0.0
14 Years Sim 1875 6535 1141 1627 297 44 358 1137 77 47 1245 1532 .249 .372 .472 .844 1144.8 254.1
2 Years AAA 168 595 139 185 22 8 69 168 13 10 139 122 .311 .440 .723 1.163 173.6  
162 Game Average 564 98 140 25 3 30 98 6 4 107 132 .249 .372 .472 .844 98.9  
Career Highs 156 580 120 158 36 6 40 124 15 9 145 155 .275 .410 .538 .930 115.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4553 761 1101 188 30 245 739 45 26 777 1124 .242 .355 .458 .813 770.9
vs LH   1982 380 526 109 14 113 398 32 21 468 408 .265 .408 .506 .913 419.1
Home 940 3229 555 826 143 26 171 563 33 25 617 755 .256 .377 .475 .852 596.3
Away 935 3306 586 801 154 18 187 574 44 22 628 777 .242 .367 .469 .836 593.8
RISP   1629 0 429 76 9 105 742 0 0 389 381 .263 .401 .514 .915 351.8
Pinch Hitting   85 10 17 4 1 4 20 0 0 16 18 .200 .320 .412 .732 12.6
Close/Late   754 108 188 29 5 44 145 0 0 146 177 .249 .371 .476 .847 139.7
Mar/Apr 306 1096 193 266 43 7 63 194 11 7 199 250 .243 .360 .467 .827 193.2
May 338 1197 210 304 56 6 69 221 11 11 212 292 .254 .369 .484 .853 217.2
June 313 1061 191 289 51 13 57 185 16 12 218 246 .272 .398 .506 .904 215.4
July 294 1033 182 255 50 6 62 183 11 7 205 243 .247 .375 .487 .862 194.8
August 303 1066 186 268 48 8 59 187 11 4 176 234 .251 .360 .477 .837 188.3
Sep/Oct 321 1082 179 245 49 4 48 167 17 6 235 267 .226 .368 .412 .780 181.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1972 22 SDP NL 2B 25 24 207.0 63 95 1 27 .994 6.87   0.7
    3B 1 0 10.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 6.30   0.1
1973 23 SDP NL 2B 151 144 1284.3 329 579 20 136 .978 6.36   5.6
    3B 2 0 4.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.93   0.0
1974 24 SDP NL 2B 152 141 1238.0 291 567 11 115 .987 6.24   7.9
    3B 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
1975 25 SDP NL 2B 153 148 1302.3 332 568 10 127 .989 6.22   5.5
    3B 2 0 3.3 0 1 0 1 1.000 2.70   0.0
1976 26 SDP NL 3B 87 86 751.3 50 192 12 24 .953 2.90   2.5
    2B 66 62 532.3 134 227 3 49 .992 6.10   2.4
1977 27 SDP NL 2B 56 55 488.3 130 257 6 61 .985 7.13   2.2
    3B 45 35 330.3 20 81 16 6 .863 2.75   0.6
1978 28 SDP NL 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1979 29 SDP NL 3B 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1980 30 SDP NL 3B 4 0 14.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 3.07   0.0
    2B 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1981 31 SDP NL 3B 7 0 19.3 3 7 0 2 1.000 4.66   0.1
1982 32 BAL AL 3B 140 139 1233.3 71 294 19 13 .951 2.66   3.5
    2B 4 0 8.0 1 4 0 1 1.000 5.63   0.0
1983 33 BAL AL 3B 148 144 1311.0 94 294 27 29 .935 2.66   2.9
    2B 2 0 4.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1984 34 TAM AL 3B 2 0 4.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    2B 2 0 4.0 1 3 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1985 35 TAM AL 2B 51 11 165.3 29 70 1 16 .990 5.39   0.7
    3B 20 15 132.0 5 32 5 2 .881 2.52   0.3
  2B 666 585 5237.7 1313 2373 52 534 .986 6.33   25.1
  3B 463 419 3819.0 246 915 79 78 .936 2.74   10.3
Career Totals   1129 1004 9056.6 1559 3288 131 612 .974 4.82   35.5
Career Highs   155 148 1315.0 332 580 27 136 1.000 9.00    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1974 24 SDP NL 7 27 5 10 0 0 0 4 1 0 8 2 .370 .514 .370 .885
1976 26 SDP NL 5 19 3 4 0 0 3 6 0 0 2 3 .211 .286 .684 .970
1978 28 SDP NL 17 58 13 13 1 0 7 14 0 0 17 15 .224 .400 .603 1.003
1980 30 SDP NL 17 66 13 20 1 1 6 23 0 0 10 14 .303 .390 .621 1.011
1981 31 SDP NL 5 20 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 7 .200 .304 .400 .704
1985 35 TAM AL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 55 194 37 51 3 1 17 50 1 0 40 43 .263 .387 .552 .939
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.
On-Base Pct
1976-7-.389
1979-6-.392
1980-7-.382
1982-7-.382
1983-2-.410
1984-7-.385
 Slugging Pct
1974-4-.512
1975-10-.478
1976-2-.538
1977-2-.527
1979-2-.538
1982-8-.462
 OPS
1974-5-.865
1976-2-.928
1977-2-.907
1979-2-.930
1980-9-.852
1982-4-.844
1983-7-.865
 XR
1974-3-97.9
1975-5-99.1
1976-2-110.2
1977-2-107.4
1979-2-115.2
1980-6-94.6
1982-4-99.3
1983-4-105.8
 Games
1974-8-156
1976-7-156
1977-10-155
1980-9-155
1983-6-155
 Runs
1974-5-95
1975-1-120
1976-2-112
1977-4-102
1979-2-117
1980-5-96
1982-7-92
Total Bases
1974-5-288
1975-4-277
1976-4-294
1977-2-298
1979-3-309
 Doubles
1974-9-36
 Triples
1973-5-6
1981-8-6
 Homeruns
1973-9-25
1974-2-35
1975-1-37
1976-2-38
1977-2-37
1979-2-40
1980-4-28
1982-5-27
 RBIs
1974-8-95
1975-1-119
1976-3-124
1977-2-112
1979-6-107
1982-7-94
 Walks
1974-6-84
1975-5-97
1976-3-107
1977-7-98
1979-3-108
1980-1-113
1981-3-91
1982-3-111
1983-1-145
1984-1-118
CAR-32-1245
Strikeouts
1973-7-127
1974-6-128
1975-4-132
1976-2-135
1977-6-112
1979-3-116
1980-8-119
1982-2-129
1983-1-146
1984-1-155
CAR-34-1532
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 17    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 124    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 48    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by San Diego in 1972
Injured on 8/19/1972 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 9/2/1972, off Billy Mccool (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 9/5/1972, off Skip Guinn (CLN)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1973, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1974
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,842,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1976, hitting .300 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1976, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1976, hitting .375 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,457,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1977, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Hit 4 homeruns against Miami, driving in 5 runs on 8/1/1977
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,171,429 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1978
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,171,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/15/1979, hitting .423 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1979, hitting .362 with 10 HR, 26 RBI
10/3/1979: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $18,500,000 per year, for 6 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1980, hitting .579 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1980
Injured on 8/17/1981 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week
 
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