Jason Schmidt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2009)

W–L 130–96
ERA 3.96
WHIP 1.32
SO 1,758
Pitcher PIV 34872.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 185 lb
Born
1/29/1973 in Lewiston, ID, USA
MLB Debut
1995-04-28
Last Game
2009-08-05
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Jason David Schmidt

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
130 96 323 314 20 9 0 1996.3 1,846 878 184 792 1,758 3.96 34872.8

Career ERA 3.96 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 11.4% better 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
1995 ATL NL 2 2 9 2 0 0 0 25.0 27 16 18 19 5.76 4.45 (-29%) -282.6
1996 ATL NL 3 4 13 11 0 0 0 58.7 69 44 32 48 6.75 4.61 (-46%) -488.9
1996 PIT NL 2 2 6 6 1 0 0 37.7 39 17 21 26 4.06 4.61 (+12%) 282.6
1997 PIT NL 10 9 32 32 2 0 0 187.7 193 96 76 136 4.60 4.39 (-5%) 1279.0
1998 PIT NL 11 14 33 33 0 0 0 214.3 228 97 71 158 4.07 4.43 (+8%) 1462.4
1999 PIT NL 13 11 33 33 2 0 0 212.7 219 99 85 148 4.19 4.71 (+11%) 1431.1
2000 PIT NL 2 5 11 11 0 0 0 63.3 71 38 41 51 5.40 4.77 (-13%) 39.9
2001 PIT NL 6 6 14 14 1 0 0 84.0 81 43 28 77 4.61 4.42 (-4%) 532.7
2001 SFN NL 7 1 11 11 0 0 0 66.3 57 25 33 65 3.39 4.42 (+23%) 2426.9
2002 SFN NL 13 8 29 29 2 2 0 185.3 148 71 73 196 3.45 4.28 (+19%) 5603.3
2003 SFN NL 17 5 29 29 5 3 0 207.7 152 54 46 208 2.34 4.40 (+47%) 9518.2
2004 SFN NL 18 7 32 32 4 3 0 225.0 165 80 77 251 3.20 4.46 (+28%) 9062.6
2005 SFN NL 12 7 29 29 0 0 0 172.0 160 84 85 165 4.40 4.29 (-2%) 1827.4
2006 SFN NL 11 9 32 32 3 1 0 213.3 189 85 80 180 3.59 4.53 (+21%) 3220.9
2007 LAN NL 1 4 6 6 0 0 0 25.7 32 18 14 22 6.31 4.47 (-41%) -533.5
2009 LAN NL 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 17.7 16 11 12 8 5.60 4.32 (-30%) -509.1
Career · 16 seasons 130 96 323 314 20 9 0 1,996.1 1,846 878 792 1,758 3.96 — 34,873

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 Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
324 597 29 63 9 0 7 21 0 22 282 .106 .140 .156 .296 -4,973

Career AVG .106 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 60.4% below league average.

Career OBP .140 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Career SLG .156 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 63.3% below league average.

Career OPS .296 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 61.1% 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
1995 ATL NL 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
1996 ATL NL 13 19 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 PIT NL 6 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 .083 — — — — 0.0
1997 PIT NL 32 56 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 26 .107 .266 (-60%) .336 (-59%) .419 (-66%) .756 (-63%) -588.0
1998 PIT NL 33 62 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 25 .097 .266 (-64%) .335 (-63%) .420 (-69%) .755 (-67%) -702.0
1999 PIT NL 33 60 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 33 .083 .271 (-69%) .344 (-55%) .433 (-81%) .778 (-70%) -709.7
2000 PIT NL 11 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 PIT NL 14 23 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 .174 — — — — 0.0
2001 SFN NL 11 26 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 12 .154 — — — — 0.0
2002 SFN NL 29 56 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 28 .125 .261 (-52%) .331 (-53%) .416 (-61%) .747 (-58%) -533.6
2003 SFN NL 29 61 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 .066 .264 (-75%) .332 (-71%) .422 (-84%) .754 (-79%) -791.2
2004 SFN NL 32 66 4 9 0 0 2 3 0 4 30 .136 .266 (-49%) .335 (-41%) .427 (-47%) .762 (-44%) -489.6
2005 SFN NL 29 53 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 32 .094 .264 (-64%) .330 (-66%) .418 (-64%) .749 (-65%) -565.9
2006 SFN NL 32 66 4 9 3 0 1 1 0 0 26 .136 .269 (-49%) .336 (-59%) .431 (-47%) .768 (-53%) -593.0
2007 LAN NL 6 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
2009 LAN NL 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 324 597 29 63 9 0 7 21 0 22 282 .106 — — — — -4,973

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
5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 NLDS1 SFN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2002 NLCS SFN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2002 NLDS1 SFN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2002 WS SFN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 5 5 0 32.3 26 11 9 32 3.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2003 NLDS1 SFN 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 3 0 0 5 0.00
2002 NLCS SFN 1 0 1 1 0 7.7 4 1 1 8 1.17
2002 NLDS1 SFN 0 1 1 1 0 5.3 3 4 4 5 6.75
2002 WS SFN 1 0 2 2 0 10.3 16 6 4 14 5.23

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1693151635411.111
Away1552821328310.099

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1691064.29594584139783.87
Away154931.28874203797804.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2009-08-05 LADMILL 100000000
2009-08-02 LADATLW 111000000
2009-07-31 LADATLW 100000000
2009-07-26 LADMIAL 100000000
2009-07-20 LADCINW 200000000
2007-06-16 LADLAAL 100000000
2007-06-10 LADTORL 100000000
2007-06-05 LADSDPL 100000001
2007-04-14 LADSDPL 000000000
2007-04-09 LADCOLL 211001101

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2009-08-05 LADMIL L 3.2544320
2009-07-31 LADATL W 6.0100530
2009-07-26 LADMIA L 3.0554111
2009-07-20 LADCIN W 5.0533320
2007-06-16 LADLAA L 4.2533420
2007-06-10 LADTOR L 4.0966231
2007-06-05 LADSDP — 6.0100340
2007-04-14 LADSDP L 2.0765222
2007-04-09 LADCOL L 4.0743061
2007-04-04 LADMIL W 5.0311350

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 323 314 91 163 11 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 ATL P 9 2 3 3 0 1
1996 ATL P 13 11 2 5 1 0
1996 PIT P 6 6 3 4 0 0
1997 PIT P 32 32 13 19 0 0
1998 PIT P 33 33 7 16 2 2
1999 PIT P 33 33 10 16 2 0
2000 PIT P 11 11 2 7 0 0
2001 PIT P 14 14 3 7 0 0
2001 SFN P 11 11 3 2 0 0
2002 SFN P 29 29 5 15 0 0
2003 SFN P 29 29 13 15 2 1
2004 SFN P 32 32 5 22 3 1
2005 SFN P 29 29 11 9 1 0
2006 SFN P 32 32 10 19 0 1
2007 LAN P 6 6 1 2 0 0
2009 LAN P 4 4 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 323

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2006 Pitcher of the Month May
2004 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2004 Pitcher of the Month May
2004 TSN All-Star P
2004 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-08-24

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2009 LAN NL $15,217,401
2008 LAN NL $15,217,401
2007 LAN NL $15,703,946
2006 SFN NL $10,500,000
2005 SFN NL $8,187,500
2004 SFN NL $7,937,500
2003 SFN NL $5,937,500
2002 SFN NL $4,937,500
2001 PIT NL $3,200,000
2000 PIT NL $2,750,000
1999 PIT NL $1,450,000
1998 PIT NL $500,000
1997 PIT NL $210,000
1996 ATL NL $111,500
1995 ATL NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $91,969,248

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2004 Cy Young Award NL 4th 13.0 160 0
2003 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 73.0 160 2
2003 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 7.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jason Schmidt (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Yovani Gallardo
    121-101, 4.06 ERA
  2. 95
    J. A. Happ
    133-100, 4.13 ERA
  3. 94
    Gio Gonzalez
    131-101, 3.70 ERA
  4. 91
    Scott Kazmir
    108-97, 4.02 ERA
  5. 85
    Anibal Sanchez
    116-119, 4.06 ERA
  6. 81
    Carlos Zambrano
    132-91, 3.66 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jason Schmidt

What years did Jason Schmidt play?
Jason Schmidt played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009.
Was Jason Schmidt a pitcher?
Yes. Jason Schmidt pitched in the major leagues, recording 130 wins and 1758 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jason Schmidt hit?
Jason Schmidt hit 7 career home runs with 63 hits.