Mike Schmidt

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1972-1989)

Mike Schmidt was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1989 for the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 18 seasons. In 2,404 career games, he hit .267 with 2,234 hits, 548 home runs, and 1,595 RBI. Mike Schmidt was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and was a 12-time All-Star, a 3-time MVP, a World Series MVP, a 10-time Gold Glove, and a 6-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 49,630.

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

⭐ Hall of Fame 1995
AVG .267
HR 548
RBI 1,595
H 2,234
OPS .908
PIV 49,630
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
9/27/1949 in Dayton, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1972-09-12
Last Game
1989-05-28
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1995 (BBWAA)
Awards
12× All-Star · 3× MVP · World Series MVP · 10× Gold Glove · 6× Silver Slugger

Full name: Michael Jack Schmidt

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Career Batting Statistics

Mike Schmidt — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,404 8,352 1,506 2,234 408 59 548 1,595 174 1,507 1,883 .267 .380 .527 .908 49,630

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .380 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +17.4% above league average.

Career SLG .527 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — +37.5% above league average.

Career OPS .908 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — +28.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Schmidt 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
1972 PHI NL 13 34 2 7 0 0 1 3 0 5 15 .206 — — — — 0.0
1973 PHI NL 132 367 43 72 11 0 18 52 8 62 136 .196 .256 (-24%) .325 (avg) .378 (-1%) .703 (-1%) 70.1
1974 PHI NL 162 568 108 160 28 7 36 116 23 106 138 .282 .256 (+10%) .324 (+22%) .369 (+48%) .693 (+36%) 4277.5
1975 PHI NL 158 562 93 140 34 3 38 95 29 101 180 .249 .257 (-3%) .327 (+12%) .374 (+40%) .701 (+27%) 3165.3
1976 PHI NL 160 584 112 153 31 4 38 107 14 100 149 .262 .255 (+3%) .320 (+17%) .360 (+45%) .681 (+32%) 3886.5
1977 PHI NL 154 544 114 149 27 11 38 101 15 104 122 .274 .264 (+4%) .329 (+20%) .401 (+43%) .730 (+32%) 3820.6
1978 PHI NL 145 513 93 129 27 2 21 78 19 91 103 .251 .257 (-2%) .323 (+12%) .378 (+15%) .702 (+14%) 1607.8
1979 PHI NL 160 541 109 137 25 4 45 114 9 120 115 .253 .265 (-5%) .329 (+17%) .397 (+42%) .727 (+31%) 3694.6
1980 PHI NL 150 548 104 157 25 8 48 121 12 89 119 .286 .264 (+8%) .326 (+17%) .387 (+61%) .714 (+41%) 4406.9
1981 PHI NL 102 354 78 112 19 2 31 91 12 73 71 .316 .255 (+24%) .320 (+36%) .368 (+75%) .688 (+57%) 3897.5
1982 PHI NL 148 514 108 144 26 3 35 87 14 107 131 .280 .261 (+7%) .324 (+24%) .388 (+41%) .712 (+33%) 3757.1
1983 PHI NL 154 534 104 136 16 4 40 109 7 128 148 .255 .260 (-2%) .324 (+23%) .389 (+35%) .714 (+29%) 3676.3
1984 PHI NL 151 528 93 146 23 3 36 106 5 92 116 .277 .259 (+6%) .322 (+19%) .384 (+39%) .707 (+30%) 3339.6
1985 PHI NL 158 549 89 152 31 5 33 93 1 87 117 .277 .257 (+8%) .323 (+16%) .390 (+36%) .714 (+27%) 3112.5
1986 PHI NL 160 552 97 160 29 1 37 119 1 89 84 .290 .257 (+12%) .325 (+20%) .395 (+38%) .720 (+30%) 3572.0
1987 PHI NL 147 522 88 153 28 0 35 113 2 83 80 .293 .262 (+11%) .331 (+17%) .415 (+32%) .746 (+25%) 2903.9
1988 PHI NL 108 390 52 97 21 2 12 62 3 49 42 .249 .254 (-2%) .317 (+6%) .377 (+7%) .695 (+7%) 539.6
1989 PHI NL 42 148 19 30 7 0 6 28 0 21 17 .203 .254 (-20%) .319 (-7%) .375 (-1%) .694 (-4%) -98.0
Career · 18 seasons 2,404 8,352 1,506 2,234 408 59 548 1,595 174 1,507 1,883 .267 — — — — 49,630

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

Mike Schmidt — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
36 140 19 33 9 0 4 16 15 27 .236

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Schmidt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1983 NLCS PHI 4 15 5 7 2 0 1 2 2 3 .467
1983 WS PHI 5 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .050
1981 NEDIV PHI 5 16 3 4 1 0 1 2 4 2 .250
1980 NLCS PHI 5 24 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 6 .208
1980 WS PHI 6 21 6 8 1 0 2 7 4 3 .381
1978 NLCS PHI 4 15 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 .200
1977 NLCS PHI 4 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 .062
1976 NLCS PHI 3 13 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 .308

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Schmidt — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home120240207841094265825.272
Away120243327221140283770.263

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Schmidt — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1989-05-28 PHISFGL 300000020
1989-05-27 PHISFGL 310000011
1989-05-26 PHISFGL 300000011
1989-05-25 PHILADL 401000000
1989-05-24 PHILADL 400000000
1989-05-23 PHILADW 401000200
1989-05-17 PHISFGL 300000001
1989-05-16 PHISFGL 200000000
1989-05-15 PHISFGW 500000001
1989-05-14 PHILADL 200000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Schmidt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 157 149 1225 110 11 125
2B 6 1 9 5 2 0
3B 2212 2167 1591 5045 313 450
SS 24 7 11 33 2 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Schmidt — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1972 PHI 2B 1 1 4 4 1 0
1972 PHI 3B 11 7 6 21 1 3
1973 PHI 1B 2 2 14 4 1 2
1973 PHI 2B 4 0 4 0 0 0
1973 PHI 3B 125 104 101 251 17 30
1973 PHI SS 2 0 0 1 0 0
1974 PHI 3B 162 161 134 404 26 40
1975 PHI 3B 151 150 132 368 24 30
1975 PHI SS 10 6 7 22 2 2
1976 PHI 3B 160 160 139 377 21 29
1977 PHI 2B 1 0 1 1 1 0
1977 PHI 3B 149 149 106 396 19 33
1977 PHI SS 2 0 2 4 0 1
1978 PHI 3B 139 140 98 324 16 34
1978 PHI SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1979 PHI 3B 157 156 114 361 23 36
1979 PHI SS 2 1 1 2 0 2
1980 PHI 3B 149 149 98 372 27 31
1981 PHI 3B 101 101 74 249 15 20
1982 PHI 3B 148 147 110 324 23 28
1983 PHI 3B 153 152 107 332 19 29
1983 PHI SS 2 0 1 1 0 0
1984 PHI 1B 2 1 8 1 0 1
1984 PHI 3B 145 145 85 329 26 19
1984 PHI SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1985 PHI 1B 106 105 880 83 7 89
1985 PHI 3B 54 49 31 109 11 8
1985 PHI SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1986 PHI 1B 35 33 269 18 2 26
1986 PHI 3B 124 119 78 220 6 27
1987 PHI 1B 9 8 51 3 1 7
1987 PHI 3B 138 133 87 315 12 28
1987 PHI SS 3 0 0 1 0 0
1988 PHI 1B 3 0 3 1 0 0
1988 PHI 3B 104 103 73 222 19 17
1989 PHI 3B 42 42 18 71 8 8

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Schmidt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 157
Second Base 6
Third Base 2212
Shortstop 24

Awards & Honors

Mike Schmidt — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-04-17
1986 Gold Glove 3B
1986 Most Valuable Player
1986 Player of the Week Week of 1986-04-25
1986 Silver Slugger 3B
1986 TSN All-Star 3B
1986 TSN Player of the Year
1984 Gold Glove 3B
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-05-04
1984 Silver Slugger 3B
1984 TSN All-Star 3B
1983 Gold Glove 3B
1983 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1983 Silver Slugger 3B
1983 TSN All-Star 3B
1982 Gold Glove 3B
1982 Player of the Month July
1982 Silver Slugger 3B
1982 TSN All-Star 3B
1981 Gold Glove 3B
1981 Most Valuable Player
1981 Player of the Month August
1981 Silver Slugger 3B
1981 TSN All-Star 3B
1980 Gold Glove 3B
1980 Most Valuable Player
1980 Player of the Month May
1980 Player of the Week Week of 1980-10-03
1980 Silver Slugger 3B
1980 TSN All-Star 3B
1980 TSN Player of the Year
1980 World Series MVP
1979 Gold Glove 3B
1979 Player of the Month July
1979 TSN All-Star 3B
1978 Gold Glove 3B
1977 Gold Glove 3B
1977 TSN All-Star 3B
1976 Gold Glove 3B
1976 Player of the Month April
1976 Player of the Week Week of 1976-04-16
1976 TSN All-Star 3B
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-06-07
1974 TSN All-Star 3B

Salary History

Mike Schmidt — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1988 PHI NL $2,250,000
1987 PHI NL $2,127,333
1986 PHI NL $2,136,666
1985 PHI NL $2,130,300
Total Career Earnings $8,644,299

College History

Mike Schmidt — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Ohio University Athens OH 1969, 1970, 1971

Award Voting History

Mike Schmidt — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1987 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 13.0 336 0
1986 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 287.0 336 15
1984 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 55.0 336 0
1983 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 191.0 336 1
1982 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 54.0 336 0
1981 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 321.0 336 21
1980 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 336.0 336 24
1979 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 32.0 336 0
1977 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 48.0 336 0
1976 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 179.0 336 0
1975 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 16.0 336 0
1974 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 136.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Eddie Mathews HOF
    .271 avg, 512 HR
  2. 95
    Willie McCovey HOF
    .270 avg, 521 HR
  3. 89
    Fred McGriff HOF
    .284 avg, 493 HR
  4. 87
    Harmon Killebrew HOF
    .256 avg, 573 HR
  5. 74
    Carlos Delgado
    .280 avg, 473 HR
  6. 73
    Jason Giambi
    .277 avg, 440 HR

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Mike Schmidt: the record in brief

According to the bio, Mike Schmidt debuted on September 12, 1972 and played a final game on May 28, 1989. All of the seasons listed were played for the Philadelphia Phillies. Schmidt played primarily as a third baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 27, 1949, in Dayton, OH, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 2 inches and 195 pounds. Schmidt's full given name, per the bio, is Michael Jack Schmidt.

Across 2,404 games at the plate, Schmidt's career line reads 2,234 hits in 8,352 at bats for a .267 average, adding 548 homers, 1,595 RBI, and 174 stolen bases. Schmidt got on base at a .380 rate and slugged .527 (.908 OPS). The .267 career average is close to the .258 the league hit across the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 28.3% above league average (.908 against .707). No season beat the 48 home runs Schmidt hit in 1980. Schmidt collected a career-high 160 hits in 1974.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Schmidt

What years did Mike Schmidt play?
Mike Schmidt played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1989.
Was Mike Schmidt a pitcher?
No. Mike Schmidt was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Mike Schmidt hit?
Mike Schmidt hit 548 career home runs with 2234 hits.
Is Mike Schmidt in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Mike Schmidt was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
What was Mike Schmidt's career batting average?
Mike Schmidt batted .267 over his career, with 2,234 hits in 8,352 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike Schmidt have?
Mike Schmidt drove in 1,595 runs in his career.