#89 Willard Schmidt, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willard Schmidt
5/29/1928 33 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 4,190,000 1963 8 Year(s), 117 Days (1493 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 117 Days (1493 total Days) 9 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 8 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 5 | 8 | |
Talent | 7 | 4 | 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 | 45 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3.33 | 200.0 | 170 | 88 | 74 | 87 | 146 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 |
Projected | 45 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3.33 | 200.0 | 170 | 88 | 74 | 87 | 146 | | | | | |
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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 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.06 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 341 | 84 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .329 | .378 | .707 |
vs. RHB | 406 | 86 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 47 | 44 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 | .288 | .291 | .579 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 22 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.99 | 102.1 | 80 | 37 | 34 | 42 | 74 |
Road | 23 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.69 | 97.2 | 90 | 51 | 40 | 45 | 72 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.95 | 27.2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
May | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.63 | 38.2 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 |
June | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.76 | 29.1 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 21 |
July | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 30.0 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 26 |
August | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.54 | 35.2 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 |
Sept./Oct. | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.59 | 38.2 | 40 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 28 |
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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 |
1961 | 45 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3.33 | 200.0 | 170 | 88 | 74 | 12 | 87 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | .268 | KC |
Total | 380 | 129 | 58 | 78 | 38 | 4.48 | 1039.2 | 1022 | 565 | 518 | 96 | 485 | 669 | 7 | 1 | 1.45 | .289 | |
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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 |
1961 | 45 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .089 | .105 | .107 | .212 | KC |
Total | 380 | 240 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | .117 | .142 | .138 | .279 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 45 | 45 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 60 | 2 | .967 | 200.0 | 2.70 | | | | |
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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 1960 - 19 - 1st
| Saves 1953 - 16 - 8th 1954 - 11 - 6th 1959 - 6 - 10th
| K's 1958 - 169 - 9th
| BB 1958 - 142 - 2nd 1960 - 109 - 8th
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