Mike Schmidt

Full Name: Michael Jack Schmidt Primary Position: 3B Height/Weight: 6' 2"/195 First Game: September 12, 1972 Birthdate: September 27, 1949 Final Game: May 28, 1989 Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio MLB Experience: 18 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995

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.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
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

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
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

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).