Barry Bonds vs Jason Schmidt: Career Stats Comparison

Barry Bonds (1986–2007) and Jason Schmidt (1995–2009) — they broke in during the 1980s and the 1990s respectively, which makes the side-by-side worth doing carefully. Barry Bonds finished with 2,935 hits and 762 home runs; Jason Schmidt finished with 63 hits and 7 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.

Barry Bonds

Hitter · 1986–2007
Games
2,986
Hits
2,935
Home Runs
762
RBI
1,996
Avg
.298
OPS
1.051
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Jason Schmidt

Two-Way Player · 1995–2009
Games
324
Hits
63
Home Runs
7
RBI
21
Avg
.106
OPS
.296
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Career Stats Side-by-Side

Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Barry Bonds and Jason Schmidt. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.

Statistic Barry Bonds Jason Schmidt
Games 2,986 324
At-Bats 9,847 597
Runs 2,227 29
Hits 2,935 63
Doubles 601 9
Triples 77 0
Home Runs 762 7
RBI 1,996 21
Walks 2,558 22
Strikeouts 1,539 282
Stolen Bases 514 0
Batting Avg .298 .106
On-Base % .444 .140
Slugging % .607 .156
OPS 1.051 .296

PIV Comparison

By PIV (Player Impact Value), Barry Bonds outpaces Jason Schmidt 96,025 to -4,973 — a gap driven primarily by per-season impact (4,365 vs -311 per year). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.

Barry Bonds
96,025
Career PIV · 4,365 per season (22 seasons)
Jason Schmidt
-4,973
Career PIV · -311 per season (16 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

Peak Seasons

The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).

Barry Bonds — top 3 seasons by OPS

20041.422 OPS45 HR, 101 RBI, .362 avg
20021.381 OPS46 HR, 110 RBI, .370 avg
20011.379 OPS73 HR, 137 RBI, .328 avg

Jason Schmidt — top 0 seasons by OPS

Verdict

On the head-to-head card, Barry Bonds leads in hits, home runs, RBI, and runs, while Jason Schmidt owns no headline categories. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Barry Bonds. PIV agrees: Barry Bonds grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

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