#89 Willard Schmidt, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willard Schmidt
5/29/1928 32 USA,KS,HAYS 6"1 192
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,190,000 1960 $ 4,190,000 (3 year(s)) 7 Year(s), 117 Days (1321 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 117 Days (1321 total Days) 8 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 7 | 5 | 8 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 5 71 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 37 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 5.90 | 216.2 | 233 | 160 | 142 | 109 | 155 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 | 32.4 |
Projected | 39 | 39 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 5.90 | 229.0 | 247 | 169 | 150 | 115 | 164 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.99 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 320 | 117 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 74 | 82 | 59 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .366 | .464 | .609 | 1.073 |
vs. RHB | 540 | 116 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 78 | 50 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .278 | .311 | .589 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6.45 | 121.1 | 137 | 100 | 87 | 67 | 91 |
Road | 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5.19 | 95.1 | 96 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 64 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6.44 | 43.1 | 50 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 35 |
May | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.78 | 52.2 | 47 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 32 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.31 | 40.2 | 50 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 33 |
July | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.65 | 46.0 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 32 |
August | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.09 | 34.0 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 23 |
Sept./Oct. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1953 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1.67 | 27.0 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | .270 | PHA |
1954 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6.35 | 28.1 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | .394 | PHA |
1955 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.82 | 24.2 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 | .246 | PHA |
1956 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4.13 | 96.0 | 97 | 47 | 44 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | .274 | KC |
1957 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4.26 | 82.1 | 75 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 41 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | .277 | KC |
1958 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 5.12 | 265.1 | 266 | 158 | 151 | 26 | 142 | 169 | 3 | 1 | 1.54 | .294 | KC |
1959 | 49 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3.44 | 99.1 | 97 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 36 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1.34 | .286 | KC,AL |
1960 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 5.90 | 216.2 | 233 | 160 | 142 | 27 | 109 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 1.58 | .304 | KC |
Total | 335 | 84 | 52 | 67 | 38 | 4.76 | 839.2 | 852 | 477 | 444 | 84 | 398 | 523 | 7 | 1 | 1.49 | .294 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1952, AA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 30.2 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1.11 | .347 |
1952, AAA | 43 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4.67 | 94.1 | 98 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 65 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1.73 | .339 |
1953, AAA | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.68 | 29.1 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | .262 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1953 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | PHA |
1954 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA |
1955 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA |
1956 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | KC |
1957 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | KC |
1958 | 40 | 85 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .170 | .176 | .347 | KC |
1959 | 49 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .190 | KC,AL |
1960 | 37 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .154 | .143 | .297 | KC |
Total | 335 | 184 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .153 | .147 | .299 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 37 | 37 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 56 | 2 | .964 | 216.2 | 2.33 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1952... Injuries Injured on 6/30/1952 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit on 6/17/1953, off Joe Dobson (BOS)... Earned first career win on 6/17/1953... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1958, going 4-2, 1.86... 10/6/1958: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $3,190,000 per year, for 2 years. Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... 5/22/1960: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,190,000 per year, for 3 years. Injured on 9/4/1960 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 1958 - 16 - 10th
| Saves 1953 - 16 - 8th 1954 - 11 - 6th 1959 - 6 - 10th
| K's 1958 - 169 - 9th
| BB 1958 - 142 - 2nd
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