Mike Schmidt stats

Last played for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1989

Third Baseman

Age 77 · 6' 2"

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Mike Schmidt played 18 MLB seasons, 1972 to 1989.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,404
AB
8,352
R
1,506
H
2,234
HR
548
RBI
1,595
SB
174
AVG
.267

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1972PHI133427130.206
1973PHI132367437218528.196
1974PHI1625681081603611623.282
1975PHI15856293140389529.249
1976PHI1605841121533810714.262
1977PHI1545441141493810115.274
1978PHI14551393129217819.251
1979PHI160541109137451149.253
1980PHI1505481041574812112.286
1981PHI10235478112319112.316
1982PHI148514108144358714.280
1983PHI154534104136401097.255
1984PHI15152893146361065.277
1985PHI1585498915233931.277
1986PHI16055297160371191.290
1987PHI14752288153351132.293
1988PHI108390529712623.249
1989PHI4214819306280.203

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
36
AB
140
R
19
H
33
HR
4
RBI
16
SB
1
AVG
.236

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,062
TB
4,404
XBH
1,015
HBP
79
IBB
201
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1972PHI401011000
1973PHI443137299300
1974PHI6863107141400
1975PHI6742947541000
1976PHI7053067311800
1977PHI667312769400
1978PHI6162235041200
1979PHI6753057431200
1980PHI6523428121000
1981PHI4342285241800
1982PHI6312816431700
1983PHI6692806031700
1984PHI6322836241400
1985PHI645292693800
1986PHI6573026772500
1987PHI6132866321500
1988PHI4511583561000
1989PHI17255130400

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
103.0
RC
1,756.2
RC/27
7.50
ISOP
.260
SECA
.450
BB/K
0.80
AB/HR
15.2
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1972PHI0.13.73.7.0880.20.3340
1973PHI1.750.84.5.1770.40.520.40
1974PHI9.5126.48.2640.50.815.80
1975PHI7.4113.46.9.2740.50.614.80
1976PHI7.9120.37.2.2620.40.715.40
1977PHI8.7126.98.3.3000.50.914.30
1978PHI6.090.96.2.1830.40.924.40
1979PHI7.61248.3110.51.0120
1980PHI8.6131.88.7.3380.50.811.40
1981PHI7.598.410.7.3280.61.011.40
1982PHI7.11188.3.2670.50.814.70
1983PHI6.7117.47.7.2700.50.913.40
1984PHI6.7111.27.6.2590.40.814.70
1985PHI4.7112.47.5.2550.40.716.60
1986PHI5.8121.18.1.2570.41.114.90
1987PHI5.8113.78.2.2550.41.014.90
1988PHI1.659.15.3.1560.31.232.50
1989PHI-0.417.94.1690.31.224.70

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
77 yearsSep 27, 1949
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1972
Birthplace
Dayton, OH
College
Ohio
NL MVP
3x
World Series MVP
1980
NL Gold Glove
10x
All awards (4)
  • 3x NL MVP
  • 1x World Series MVP
  • 10x NL Gold Glove
  • 6x NL Silver Slugger

What were Mike Schmidt's career stats?

Mike Schmidt played 18 seasons for the Phillies. He was a career .267 hitter with 2,234 hits, 548 home runs and 1,595 RBI. His best season was 1981: a .316 batting average, 31 home runs and 91 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1972 to 1989

Mike Schmidt led MLB in home runs (1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1983); finished top 10 in a stat 30 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 16th in home runs (548)
  • 177th in hits (2,234)
  • 35th in rbi (1,595)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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