Germany Schaefer

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1918)

Germany Schaefer was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1918 for 6 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,150 career games, he hit .257 with 972 hits, 9 home runs, and 309 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 804.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .257
HR 9
RBI 309
H 972
OPS .639
PIV 804
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 175 lb
Born
2/4/1876 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died
5/16/1919 in Saranac Lake, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1901-10-05
Last Game
1918-04-25

Full name: William Herman Schaefer

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Career Batting Statistics

Germany Schaefer — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,150 3,784 496 972 117 48 9 309 201 333 499 .257 .319 .320 .639 804

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .320 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .639 vs. league average .650 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Germany Schaefer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1901 CHN NL 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .600 — — — — 0.0
1902 CHN NL 81 291 32 57 2 3 0 14 12 19 47 .196 .266 (-27%) .321 (-22%) .343 (-35%) .665 (-29%) -1224.3
1905 DET AL 153 554 64 135 17 9 2 47 19 45 91 .244 .248 (-2%) .307 (-2%) .322 (-2%) .629 (-2%) -150.7
1906 DET AL 124 446 48 106 14 3 2 43 31 32 57 .238 .247 (-4%) .307 (-6%) .315 (-6%) .622 (-6%) -378.8
1907 DET AL 109 372 44 96 12 3 1 32 21 30 34 .258 .245 (+5%) .304 (+3%) .308 (+2%) .613 (+2%) 153.7
1908 DET AL 153 584 96 151 20 10 3 52 40 37 75 .259 .240 (+7%) .298 (+2%) .306 (+12%) .605 (+7%) 561.5
1909 DET AL 87 280 26 70 12 0 0 22 12 14 48 .250 .244 (+2%) .306 (-7%) .312 (-6%) .618 (-7%) -289.2
1909 WS1 AL 37 128 13 31 5 1 1 4 2 6 13 .242 .244 (-1%) .306 (-8%) .312 (+3%) .618 (-3%) -289.2
1910 WS1 AL 74 229 27 63 6 5 0 14 17 25 44 .275 .249 (+10%) .317 (+11%) .326 (+6%) .644 (+8%) 347.8
1911 WS1 AL 125 440 74 147 14 7 0 45 22 57 42 .334 .266 (+25%) .336 (+22%) .356 (+11%) .693 (+17%) 1649.7
1912 WS1 AL 60 166 21 41 7 3 0 19 11 23 19 .247 .268 (-8%) .335 (+2%) .358 (-9%) .694 (-4%) -61.4
1913 WS1 AL 54 100 17 32 1 1 0 7 6 15 12 .320 .259 (+23%) .325 (+29%) .345 (+1%) .670 (+15%) 342.3
1914 WS1 AL 30 29 6 7 1 0 0 2 4 3 5 .241 — — — — 0.0
1915 NEW FL 59 154 26 33 5 3 0 8 3 25 11 .214 .250 (-14%) .318 (+3%) .332 (-14%) .651 (-6%) -69.4
1916 NYA AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1918 CLE AL 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 1,150 3,784 496 972 117 48 9 309 201 333 499 .257 — — — — 592

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Germany Schaefer — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 18.00 0.0

Career ERA 18.00 vs. league average 3.21 across their career seasons — 460.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Germany Schaefer — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1912 WS1 AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1913 WS1 AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 2 0 0 54.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 0 18.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Germany Schaefer — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 37 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .135

Playoff Batting by Year

Germany Schaefer — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1908 WS DET 5 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125
1907 WS DET 5 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Germany Schaefer — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home60719362575012152.259
Away54918512424707165.254

Pitching — Home / Away

Germany Schaefer — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home10.03300—
Away10.210000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Germany Schaefer — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1918-04-25 CLEDETW 520000000
1916-08-09 NYYCLEL 100000000
1915-10-03 NEWBLFW 210000010
1915-10-03 NEWBLFL 412000010
1915-10-02 NEWBLFW 510000000
1915-10-02 NEWBLFW 300000010
1915-09-30 NEWBLFW 300000011
1915-09-30 NEWBLFW 301000010
1915-09-28 NEWPTFL 300000110
1915-09-11 NEWSLFL 100000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Germany Schaefer — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1913-10-04 MINBOS — 0.0333001
1912-10-05 MINNYY — 0.2100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Germany Schaefer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 145 0 1364 81 29 71
2B 588 549 1419 1623 147 189
3B 133 46 186 276 54 16
OF 78 25 81 13 6 2
P 2 0 0 1 0 0
SS 97 90 226 333 49 38

Season-by-Season Fielding

Germany Schaefer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1901 CHN 2B 1 0 3 2 0 1
1901 CHN 3B 1 0 3 2 0 0
1902 CHN 1B 3 0 35 1 1 2
1902 CHN 3B 75 0 103 152 40 11
1902 CHN OF 2 0 4 1 0 1
1902 CHN SS 1 0 1 2 2 0
1905 DET 2B 151 151 403 389 37 35
1905 DET SS 3 2 7 5 0 0
1906 DET 2B 114 112 348 328 37 42
1906 DET SS 7 7 20 24 6 3
1907 DET 2B 74 76 188 206 16 23
1907 DET 3B 14 14 21 32 3 0
1907 DET OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1907 DET SS 18 15 36 48 4 0
1908 DET 2B 58 60 122 160 15 22
1908 DET 3B 29 27 35 65 5 1
1908 DET SS 68 66 162 254 37 35
1909 DET 2B 86 84 180 273 16 26
1909 DET OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1909 WS1 2B 32 32 52 91 9 16
1909 WS1 3B 1 1 2 2 1 0
1910 WS1 2B 35 34 60 104 8 15
1910 WS1 3B 2 4 1 5 0 0
1910 WS1 OF 26 24 29 4 3 1
1911 WS1 1B 108 0 1038 71 23 57
1911 WS1 OF 7 0 10 0 0 0
1912 WS1 1B 15 0 125 2 2 5
1912 WS1 2B 15 0 30 24 4 2
1912 WS1 OF 19 0 14 4 2 0
1912 WS1 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1913 WS1 1B 6 0 57 1 2 1
1913 WS1 2B 16 0 26 37 5 5
1913 WS1 3B 2 0 2 1 0 0
1913 WS1 OF 1 0 3 0 0 0
1913 WS1 P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1914 WS1 2B 3 0 3 1 0 0
1914 WS1 OF 3 0 3 1 0 0
1915 NEW 1B 13 0 109 6 1 6
1915 NEW 2B 2 0 1 5 0 2
1915 NEW 3B 9 0 19 17 5 4
1915 NEW OF 17 0 17 3 1 0
1916 NYA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1918 CLE 2B 1 0 3 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Germany Schaefer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 144
Second Base 590
Third Base 136
Shortstop 95
Left Field 18
Center Field 15
Right Field 47

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Germany Schaefer (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Lenny Randle
    .257 avg, 27 HR
  2. 93
    James Casey
    .258 avg, 9 HR
  3. 91
    Heinie Wagner
    .250 avg, 10 HR
  4. 89
    Roy Hartzell
    .252 avg, 12 HR
  5. 86
    Ivan de Jesus
    .254 avg, 21 HR
  6. 83
    Bobby Byrne
    .254 avg, 10 HR

Germany Schaefer: the record in brief

Germany Schaefer's major league career runs from a debut on October 5, 1901 to a final game on April 25, 1918. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago Orphans (1901 through 1902), the Detroit Tigers (1905 through 1909), the Washington Senators (1909 through 1914), the Newark Pepper (1915), the New York Yankees (1916), and the Cleveland Indians (1918). Schaefer is listed as a second baseman at 5'9" and 175 pounds. The bio says Schaefer threw and hit right-handed. The recorded birth is February 4, 1876, in Chicago, IL, USA. Schaefer's death is recorded on May 16, 1919, in Saranac Lake, NY, USA. Schaefer's full given name, per the bio, is William Herman Schaefer.

Schaefer collected 972 hits in 3,784 at bats across 1,150 games, good for a .257 batting average; the totals also include 9 home runs, 309 runs batted in, and 201 stolen bases. Schaefer's career OPS of .639 combines a .319 on-base mark with .320 slugging.

Frequently Asked Questions about Germany Schaefer

What years did Germany Schaefer play?
Germany Schaefer played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1918.
Was Germany Schaefer a pitcher?
No. Germany Schaefer was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Germany Schaefer hit?
Germany Schaefer hit 9 career home runs with 972 hits.
What was Germany Schaefer's career batting average?
Germany Schaefer batted .257 over his career, with 972 hits in 3,784 at bats.
How many RBI did Germany Schaefer have?
Germany Schaefer drove in 309 runs in his career.
What was Germany Schaefer's career ERA?
Germany Schaefer finished with a 18.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.