Mike Schmidt
[edit] Biography
Mike Schmidt (Michael Jack Schmidt) was born on September 27, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1972 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .196 with 18 home runs and 52 RBI. Schmidt played for the Philadelphia Phillies for his entire 18 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Mike Schmidt's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1980, when he slugged 48 home runs, hit for a .286 average and knocked in 121 runs. However, others believe that it was 1974, when he slugged 36 home runs, hit for a .282 average and knocked in 116 runs.
Known for his outstanding power hitting, Schmidt was outstanding many facets of the game, including hitting for average, clutch hitting, fielding and stolen bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| 13
| 34
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .206
| .325
| .294
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 132
| 367
| 43
| 72
| 18
| 52
| .196
| .324
| .373
| 11
| 0
| 62
| 136
| 9
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 8
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 162
| 568
| 108
| 160
| 36
| 116
| .282
| .395
| .546
| 28
| 7
| 106
| 138
| 4
| 3
| 23
| 14
| 4
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 158
| 562
| 93
| 140
| 38
| 95
| .249
| .367
| .523
| 34
| 3
| 101
| 180
| 4
| 6
| 29
| 10
| 7
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 160
| 584
| 112
| 153
| 38
| 107
| .262
| .376
| .524
| 31
| 4
| 100
| 149
| 11
| 3
| 14
| 8
| 7
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 154
| 544
| 114
| 149
| 38
| 101
| .274
| .393
| .574
| 27
| 11
| 104
| 122
| 9
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 10
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 145
| 513
| 93
| 129
| 21
| 78
| .251
| .364
| .435
| 27
| 2
| 91
| 103
| 4
| 0
| 19
| 12
| 4
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| 160
| 541
| 109
| 137
| 45
| 114
| .253
| .386
| .564
| 25
| 4
| 120
| 115
| 3
| 2
| 9
| 12
| 13
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| 150
| 548
| 104
| 157
| 48
| 121
| .286
| .380
| .624
| 25
| 8
| 89
| 119
| 2
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 6
|
| 1981
| PHI
| N
| 102
| 354
| 78
| 112
| 31
| 91
| .316
| .435
| .644
| 19
| 2
| 73
| 71
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 18
| 9
|
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| 148
| 514
| 108
| 144
| 35
| 87
| .280
| .403
| .547
| 26
| 3
| 107
| 131
| 3
| 0
| 14
| 17
| 11
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 154
| 534
| 104
| 136
| 40
| 109
| .255
| .399
| .524
| 16
| 4
| 128
| 148
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 10
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 151
| 528
| 93
| 146
| 36
| 106
| .277
| .383
| .536
| 23
| 3
| 92
| 116
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 15
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 158
| 549
| 89
| 152
| 33
| 93
| .277
| .375
| .532
| 31
| 5
| 87
| 117
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 10
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 160
| 552
| 97
| 160
| 37
| 119
| .290
| .390
| .547
| 29
| 1
| 89
| 84
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 8
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 147
| 522
| 88
| 153
| 35
| 113
| .293
| .388
| .548
| 28
| 0
| 83
| 80
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 17
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 108
| 390
| 52
| 97
| 12
| 62
| .249
| .337
| .405
| 21
| 2
| 49
| 42
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 11
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| 42
| 148
| 19
| 30
| 6
| 28
| .203
| .297
| .372
| 7
| 0
| 21
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 2404
| 8352
| 1506
| 2234
| 548
| 1595
| .267
| .380
| .527
| 408
| 59
| 1507
| 1883
| 79
| 16
| 174
| 201
| 156
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 7
| 76
| 6
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 125
| 104
| 938.2
| 101
| 251
| 17
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 162
| 161
| 1433.1
| 134
| 404
| 26
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 151
| 150
| 1329
| 132
| 368
| 24
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 10
| 6
| 67
| 7
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 160
| 160
| 1424
| 139
| 377
| 21
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 149
| 149
| 1299.1
| 106
| 396
| 19
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 6.1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 139
| 139
| 1215.1
| 98
| 324
| 16
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 157
| 156
| 1344.1
| 114
| 361
| 23
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 149
| 149
| 1315
| 98
| 372
| 27
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1981
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 101
| 101
| 849.1
| 74
| 249
| 15
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 148
| 147
| 1296.1
| 110
| 324
| 23
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 153
| 152
| 1336.2
| 107
| 332
| 19
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 145
| 145
| 1225
| 85
| 329
| 26
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 54
| 49
| 432.1
| 31
| 109
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 106
| 105
| 896.2
| 880
| 83
| 7
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 35
| 33
| 282.1
| 269
| 18
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 124
| 119
| 1033.2
| 78
| 220
| 6
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 138
| 133
| 1159.2
| 87
| 315
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 8
| 59.1
| 51
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 104
| 103
| 897.2
| 73
| 222
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 42
| 42
| 340
| 18
| 71
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2212
| 2166
| 18945.2
| 1591
| 5045
| 313
| 450
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 157
| 149
| 1263
| 1225
| 110
| 11
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 24
| 7
| 94.2
| 11
| 33
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 7
| 1
| 22
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971 - signed June 11, 1971).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 7, 1988).
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