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Full Name: Jason David Schmidt Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/185 First Game: April 28, 1995
Birthdate: January 29, 1973 MLB Experience: 12 years
Birthplace: Lewiston, Idaho
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Born on January 29, 1973 in Lewiston, Idaho, Jason Schmidt (Jason David Schmidt) played for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 12 year career. Schmidt broke into the bigs on April 28, 1995 with the Atlanta Braves, and put up a 5.70 ERA in 96.1 innings pitched in 1996, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Jason Schmidt's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2004, when he posted a 3.20 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 251 batters. However, others believe that it was 2003, when he posted a 2.34 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 208 batters.

Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

Pitching Stats[]

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1995 ATL N 9 2 2 2 5.76 19 17 16 0 0 0 25 27 2 18 3 1 1
1996 PIT N 6 6 2 2 4.06 26 19 17 1 0 0 37.2 39 2 21 0 3 2
1996 ATL N 13 11 3 4 6.75 48 48 44 0 0 0 58.2 69 8 32 0 5 0
1996 TOT N 19 17 5 6 5.70 74 67 61 1 0 0 96.1 108 10 53 0 8 2
1997 PIT N 32 32 10 9 4.60 136 106 96 2 0 0 187.2 193 16 76 2 8 9
1998 PIT N 33 33 11 14 4.07 158 106 97 0 0 0 214.1 228 24 71 3 15 4
1999 PIT N 33 33 13 11 4.19 148 110 99 2 0 0 212.2 219 24 85 4 6 3
2000 PIT N 11 11 2 5 5.40 51 43 38 0 0 0 63.1 71 6 41 2 1 1
2001 SF N 11 11 7 1 3.39 65 29 25 0 0 0 66.1 57 2 33 1 5 0
2001 PIT N 14 14 6 6 4.61 77 46 43 1 0 0 84 81 11 28 2 3 7
2001 TOT N 25 25 13 7 4.07 142 75 68 1 0 0 150.1 138 13 61 3 8 7
2002 SF N 29 29 13 8 3.45 196 78 71 2 2 0 185.1 148 15 73 1 12 2
2003 SF N 29 29 17 5 2.34 208 56 54 5 3 0 207.2 152 14 46 1 7 5
2004 SF N 32 32 18 7 3.20 251 84 80 4 3 0 225 165 18 77 3 7 3
2005 SF N 29 29 12 7 4.40 165 90 84 0 0 0 172 160 16 85 4 7 5
2006 SF N 32 32 11 9 3.59 180 94 85 3 1 0 213.1 189 21 80 6 11 6
2007 LA N 6 6 1 4 6.31 22 20 18 0 0 0 25.2 32 4 14 2 2 1
Total 319 310 128 94 3.94 1750 946 867 20 9 0 1978.2 1830 183 780 34 93 49

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1995 ATL N P 9 2 25 3 3 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.000
1996 PIT N P 6 6 37.2 3 4 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1.000
1996 ATL N P 13 11 58.2 2 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 .875
1996 TOT N P 19 17 96.1 5 9 1 0 0 2 9 1 0 .933
1997 PIT N P 32 32 187.2 13 19 0 0 0 2 8 8 2 1.000
1998 PIT N P 33 33 214.1 7 16 2 2 0 1 13 7 0 .920
1999 PIT N P 33 33 212.2 10 16 2 0 0 1 12 7 0 .929
2000 PIT N P 11 11 63.1 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 1.000
2001 SF N P 11 11 66.1 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1.000
2001 PIT N P 14 14 84 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 1.000
2001 TOT N P 25 25 150.1 6 8 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 1.000
2002 SF N P 29 29 185.1 5 15 0 0 0 1 12 2 0 1.000
2003 SF N P 29 29 207.2 13 15 2 1 0 1 17 0 0 .933
2004 SF N P 32 32 225 5 22 3 1 0 3 28 2 0 .900
2005 SF N P 29 29 172 11 9 1 0 0 1 24 8 0 .952
2006 SF N P 32 32 213.1 10 19 0 1 0 0 12 8 2 1.000
2007 LA N P 6 6 25.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Total P 319 310 1978.2 91 160 11 6 0 15 153 50 5 .958

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1995 ATL N 9 5 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .200 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
1996 PIT N 6 12 0 1 0 2 .083 .083 .083 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
1996 ATL N 13 19 1 0 0 1 .000 .095 .000 0 0 2 9 0 1 0 0 0
1996 TOT N 19 31 1 1 0 3 .032 .091 .032 0 0 2 15 0 2 0 0 0
1997 PIT N 32 56 2 6 0 2 .107 .138 .143 2 0 2 26 0 9 0 0 1
1998 PIT N 33 62 1 6 0 2 .097 .123 .129 2 0 2 25 0 12 0 0 1
1999 PIT N 33 60 2 5 0 1 .083 .154 .083 0 0 5 33 0 12 0 0 0
2000 PIT N 11 19 1 0 0 0 .000 .050 .000 0 0 1 9 0 2 0 0 1
2001 SF N 11 26 3 4 1 3 .154 .185 .269 0 0 1 12 0 1 0 0 0
2001 PIT N 14 23 2 4 1 1 .174 .174 .304 0 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 1
2001 TOT N 25 49 5 8 2 4 .163 .180 .286 0 0 1 22 0 6 0 0 1
2002 SF N 29 56 3 7 0 2 .125 .155 .161 2 0 2 28 0 4 0 0 0
2003 SF N 29 61 2 4 0 0 .066 .095 .066 0 0 2 30 0 15 0 0 0
2004 SF N 32 66 4 9 2 3 .136 .197 .227 0 0 4 30 1 13 0 0 0
2005 SF N 29 53 2 5 1 2 .094 .111 .151 0 0 0 32 1 6 0 0 0
2006 SF N 32 66 4 9 1 1 .136 .136 .227 3 0 0 26 0 6 0 0 1
2007 LA N 6 7 1 1 1 1 .143 .143 .571 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
Total 319 591 28 62 7 21 .105 .140 .156 9 0 22 282 2 89 0 0 5

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1991 - signed June 14, 1991).
  • Traded by Atlanta Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates (August 30, 1996) completing trade in which Atlanta Braves traded Ron Wright, Corey Pointer and a player to be named later to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Denny Neagle (August 28, 1996).
  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with John Vander Wal to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Armando Rios and Ryan Vogelsong (July 30, 2001).
  • Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
  • Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 18, 2001).
  • Granted free agency (October 30, 2006).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 6, 2006).

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