Jose Canseco vs Mike Schmidt

Jose CansecoMike Schmidt

Jose Canseco and Mike Schmidt compared on their MLB careers: Jose Canseco played 17 seasons, 1985 to 2001, Mike Schmidt 18 seasons, 1972 to 1989. Jose Canseco has .266 batting average to Mike Schmidt's .267. Jose Canseco won 2 titles, Mike Schmidt won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jose Canseco and Mike Schmidt career totals
1,887GP2,404
7,057AB8,352
1,186R1,506
1,877H2,234
462HR548
1,407RBI1,595
200SB174
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jose Canseco and Mike Schmidt postseason
30GP36
103AB140
15R19
19H33
7HR4
18RBI16
5SB1
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Jose Canseco and Mike Schmidt all-time places
38th (462)Home runs16th (548)
65th (1,407)RBI35th (1,595)
—Hits177th (2,234)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Jose Canseco: 2 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL MVP, AL Silver Slugger ×4
  • Mike Schmidt: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×10, World Series MVP, NL MVP ×3, NL Silver Slugger ×6

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jose Canseco and Mike Schmidt season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1985.3025131972.20613
2nd1986.240331171973.1961852
3rd1987.257311131974.28236116
4th1988.307421241975.2493895
5th1989.26917571976.26238107
6th1990.274371011977.27438101
7th1991.266441221978.2512178
8th1992.24426871979.25345114
9th1993.25510461980.28648121
10th1994.28231901981.3163191
11th1995.30624811982.2803587
12th1996.28928821983.25540109
13th1997.23523741984.27736106
14th1998.237461071985.2773393
15th1999.27934951986.29037119
16th2000.25215491987.29335113
17th2001.25816491988.2491262
18th————1989.203628

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI