What years did Jimmie Schaffer play?

Jimmie Schaffer played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1968.

Was Jimmie Schaffer a pitcher?

No. Jimmie Schaffer was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Jimmie Schaffer hit?

Jimmie Schaffer hit 11 career home runs with 128 hits.

Jimmie Schaffer

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1961-1968)

AVG .223

HR 11

RBI 56

H 128

OPS .626

PIV -515

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 170 lb
Born: 4/5/1936 in Limeport, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1961-05-20
Last Game: 1968-07-11

Full name: Jimmie Ronald Schaffer

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
304	574	53	128	28	3	11	56	3	49	127	.223	.286	.340	.626	-515

Career AVG .223 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — 8.5% below league average.

Career SLG .340 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.

Career OPS .626 vs. league average .686 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1961	SLN	NL	68	153	15	39	7	0	1	16	0	9	29	.255	.258 (-1%)	.328 (-8%)	.399 (-20%)	.727 (-15%)	-350.1
1962	SLN	NL	70	66	7	16	2	1	0	6	1	6	16	.242	.257 (-6%)	.326 (-8%)	.393 (-23%)	.719 (-16%)	-171.3
1963	CHN	NL	57	142	17	34	7	0	7	19	0	11	35	.239	.246 (-3%)	.308 (-5%)	.371 (+17%)	.680 (+7%)	145.4
1964	CHN	NL	54	122	9	25	6	1	2	9	2	17	17	.205	.250 (-18%)	.312 (-2%)	.377 (-15%)	.690 (-9%)	-138.5
1965	CHA	AL	17	31	2	6	3	1	0	1	0	3	4	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	NYN	NL	24	37	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	15	.135	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	PHI	NL	8	15	2	2	1	0	1	4	0	1	7	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	PHI	NL	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	CIN	NL	4	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			304	574	53	128	28	3	11	56	3	49	127	.223	—	—	—	—	-515

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	149	243	28	59	5	32	.243
Away	155	331	25	69	6	24	.208

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1968-07-11	CIN	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1968-06-23	CIN	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
1968-05-24	CIN	PIT	L	2	0	1	1	0	1
1968-04-11	CIN	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1967-09-30	PHI	SFG	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1967-09-16	PHI	LAD	W	0	1	0	0	1	0
1966-09-28	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1966-09-28	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966-09-26	PHI	PIT	W	2	0	0	0	0	1
1966-09-25	PHI	STL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	278	160	888	86	11	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1961	SLN	C	68	45	244	23	1	6
1962	SLN	C	69	14	134	10	1	1
1963	CHN	C	54	42	231	23	1	3
1964	CHN	C	43	35	143	19	5	1
1965	CHA	C	14	8	50	7	0	2
1965	NYN	C	21	10	60	1	2	0
1966	PHI	C	6	5	17	3	1	1
1967	PHI	C	1	1	5	0	0	0
1968	CIN	C	2	0	4	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	278

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmie Schaffer

What years did Jimmie Schaffer play?: Jimmie Schaffer played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1968.
Was Jimmie Schaffer a pitcher?: No. Jimmie Schaffer was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Jimmie Schaffer hit?: Jimmie Schaffer hit 11 career home runs with 128 hits.