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Walter Schmidt

Walter Schmidt

1916–1925  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'9", 159 lb  ·  b. 1887 London, AR

Career 766 G · 619 H · 3 HR · 234 RBI · .257 AVG

Seasons leading his league
7
2 best in baseball 5 league only
23 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
5 Categories led
1921 Best season

Spanning 1918–1921, peaking at 5 titles in 1921.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 804th League titles 7
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 1,284th Top-5 finishes 23

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Catcher Double Plays 2 1st — 1918 19 1921 NL 15 1919 #3
Catcher Assists 2 1st — 1918 NL 153 1921 NL 120 1919 #3
Catcher Range Factor 1 1st — 1921 NL 5.03 1918 #2 1919 #3
Catcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1921 .986 1918 #3 1923 #3
Catcher Putouts 1 1st — 1921 NL 438 1918 #2 1919 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1921 5 C PO 438 C A 120 C DP 15 C FPCT .986 C RF 5.03
1918 2 C A 153 C DP 19

Batting

10 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1916 PIT NL 64 184 16 35 1 2 2 15 10 13 3 .190 .236 .250 .486
1917 PIT NL 72 183 9 45 7 0 0 17 11 11 4 .246 .296 .284 .580
1918 PIT NL 105 323 31 77 6 3 0 27 17 19 7 .238 .281 .276 .556
1919 PIT NL 85 267 23 67 9 2 0 29 23 9 5 .251 .310 .300 .610
1920 PIT NL 94 310 22 86 8 4 0 20 24 15 9 .277 .337 .329 .666
1921 PIT NL 114 393 30 111 9 3 0 38 12 13 10 .282 .307 .321 .628
1922 PIT NL 40 152 21 50 11 1 0 22 1 5 2 .329 .333 .414 .748
1923 PIT NL 97 335 39 83 7 2 0 37 22 12 10 .248 .300 .281 .581
1924 PIT NL 58 177 16 43 3 2 1 20 13 5 6 .243 .295 .299 .594
1925 SLN NL 37 87 9 22 2 1 0 9 4 3 1 .253 .293 .299 .592
Career — — 766 2,411 216 619 63 20 3 234 137 105 57 .257 .301 .303 .604

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1916 PIT NL C 57 — — 232 88 8 6 328 .976 5.61
1917 PIT NL C 61 — — 229 84 7 9 320 .978 5.13
1918 PIT NL C 104 — — 373 153 10 19 536 .981 5.06
1919 PIT NL C 85 — — 315 110 8 8 433 .982 5.00
1920 PIT NL C 92 — — 323 109 13 10 445 .971 4.70
1921 PIT NL C 111 — — 438 120 8 15 566 .986 5.03
1922 PIT NL C 40 — — 159 22 1 1 182 .995 4.53
1923 PIT NL C 96 — — 279 88 7 10 374 .981 3.82
1924 PIT NL C 57 — — 166 51 3 6 220 .986 3.81
1925 SLN NL C 31 — — 84 33 4 2 121 .967 3.77
Career — — C 734 — — 2,598 858 69 86 3,525 .980 4.71