What years did Charles Schmidt play?

Charles Schmidt played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1915.

Was Charles Schmidt a pitcher?

No. Charles Schmidt was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Charles Schmidt hit?

Charles Schmidt hit 4 career home runs with 292 hits.

Charles Schmidt

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1915)

AVG .272

HR 4

RBI 145

H 292

OPS .693

PIV 1,080

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 7/19/1886 in Baltimore, MD, USA
Died: 9/4/1952 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-05-11
Last Game: 1915-09-10

Full name: Charles John Schmidt

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
297	1,075	119	292	45	18	4	145	18	81	119	.272	.335	.358	.693	1,080

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Career OBP .335 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .358 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Career OPS .693 vs. league average .652 across their career seasons — +6.3% above 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
1909	NYA	AL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	BSN	NL	22	78	6	24	2	2	1	14	1	2	5	.308	.259 (+18%)	.325 (+2%)	.345 (+22%)	.670 (+13%)	124.1
1914	BSN	NL	147	537	67	153	17	9	1	71	14	43	55	.285	.255 (+12%)	.322 (+9%)	.339 (+5%)	.661 (+7%)	760.7
1915	BSN	NL	127	458	46	115	26	7	2	60	3	36	59	.251	.250 (avg)	.318 (avg)	.332 (+6%)	.651 (+3%)	194.9
Career · 4 seasons			297	1,075	119	292	45	18	4	145	18	81	119	.272	—	—	—	—	1,080

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	10	4	0	1	2	7.20	0.0

Career ERA 7.20 vs. league average 2.55 across their career seasons — 182.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1909	NYA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	10	4	1	2	7.20	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	10	4	1	2	7.20	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	17	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	2	.294

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1914	WS	BSN	4	17	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	2	.294

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	144	509	63	136	1	66	.267
Away	153	567	54	153	3	79	.270

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	5.0	10	0	1	2	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SO
1915-09-10	BSN	PIT	W	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1915-09-10	BSN	PIT	L	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
1915-09-09	BSN	BRO	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-09-08	BSN	BRO	W	4	0	1	1	0	2	0
1915-09-08	BSN	BRO	W	5	3	3	0	0	0	0
1915-09-07	BSN	NY1	W	5	1	3	0	1	1	0
1915-09-06	BSN	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-09-06	BSN	NY1	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-09-04	BSN	BRO	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-09-03	BSN	BRO	W	4	0	2	0	0	1	2

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1909-05-11	NYY	DET	—	5.0	10	8	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	296	0	2872	160	36	194
P	1	0	0	1	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1909	NYA	P	1	0	1	1	0
1913	BSN	1B	22	166	12	3	5
1914	BSN	1B	147	1485	88	16	109
1915	BSN	1B	127	1221	60	17	80

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	1
First Base	295

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1914	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	4.0	64	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Schmidt

What years did Charles Schmidt play?: Charles Schmidt played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1915.
Was Charles Schmidt a pitcher?: No. Charles Schmidt was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Charles Schmidt hit?: Charles Schmidt hit 4 career home runs with 292 hits.