What years did Crazy Schmit play?

Crazy Schmit played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1901.

Was Crazy Schmit a pitcher?

Yes. Crazy Schmit pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 93 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Crazy Schmit hit?

Crazy Schmit hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.

What was Crazy Schmit's career batting average?

Crazy Schmit batted .161 over his career, with 26 hits in 161 at bats.

How many RBI did Crazy Schmit have?

Crazy Schmit drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Crazy Schmit's career ERA?

Crazy Schmit finished with a 5.45 career ERA, going 7-36 with 93 strikeouts.

Crazy Schmit

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1890-1901)

Crazy Schmit was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1901 for 5 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 12 seasons. Across 54 career appearances, he went 7-36 with a 5.45 ERA and 93 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 7–36

ERA 5.45

WHIP 1.80

SO 93

Pitcher PIV -4493.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 165 lb
Born: 2/13/1866 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 10/5/1940 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1890-04-21
Last Game: 1901-06-08

Full name: Frederick M. Schmit

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Career Pitching Statistics

Crazy Schmit — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	36	54	48	37	1	0	361.1	464	219	7	185	93	5.45	-4493.5

Career ERA 5.45 vs. league average 3.81 across their career seasons — 43.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Crazy Schmit — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1890	PIT	NL	1	9	11	10	9	1	83.1	108	54	42	35	5.83	3.88 (-50%)	-959.8
1892	BLN	NL	1	4	6	6	6	0	47.1	37	17	26	17	3.23	3.28 (+2%)	-94.8
1893	BLN	NL	3	2	9	6	4	0	49.0	67	36	22	10	6.61	4.66 (-42%)	111.8
1893	NY1	NL	0	2	4	4	1	0	20.2	30	17	17	5	7.40	4.66 (-59%)	-443.0
1899	CL4	NL	2	17	20	19	16	0	138.1	197	90	62	24	5.86	3.85 (-52%)	-2325.4
1901	BLA	AL	0	2	4	3	1	0	22.2	25	5	16	2	1.99	3.49 (+43%)	-782.3
Career · 6 seasons			7	36	54	48	37	1	361.1	464	219	185	93	5.45	—	-4,494

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

Crazy Schmit — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
60	161	18	26	1	0	0	3	5	18	42	.161	.266	.168	.434	-463

Career AVG .161 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 39.5% below league average.

Career OBP .266 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 20.6% below league average.

Career SLG .168 vs. league average .356 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Career OPS .434 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — 37.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Crazy Schmit — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1890	PIT	NL	11	33	4	2	0	0	2	5	8	.061	—	—	—	—	0.0
1892	BLN	NL	7	19	1	2	0	0	1	3	5	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1893	BLN	NL	9	21	4	5	1	2	0	2	6	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
1893	NY1	NL	4	9	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.444	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	CL4	NL	25	70	6	11	0	1	2	6	22	.157	.282 (-44%)	.343 (-29%)	.366 (-57%)	.710 (-44%)	-462.7
1901	BLA	AL	4	9	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			60	161	18	26	1	3	5	18	42	.161	—	—	—	—	-463

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

Crazy Schmit — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	4	7	1	3	0	0	.429
Away	25	72	6	10	0	1	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Crazy Schmit — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	19.0	26	13	11	2	6.16
Away	20	142.0	196	83	67	24	5.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

Crazy Schmit — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1901-06-08	BLA	CLE	L	2	1	1	0	0
1901-06-04	BLA	CLE	L	3	0	0	1	0
1901-05-07	BLA	PHA	W	2	0	1	1	0
1901-04-30	BLA	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0
1899-09-20	CL4	BLN	L	3	0	0	0	2
1899-09-15	CL4	WSN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1899-09-12	CL4	PHI	L	2	1	0	1	1
1899-09-09	CL4	CHC	L	0	0	0	2	0
1899-09-05	CL4	CIN	L	4	1	1	0	0
1899-09-04	CL4	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Crazy Schmit — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1901-06-08	BLA	CLE	L	4.0	8	6	3	3	0
1901-06-04	BLA	CLE	L	8.0	8	5	2	3	1
1901-05-07	BLA	PHA	—	5.2	9	7	0	5	1
1901-04-30	BLA	MIN	—	5.0	0	2	0	5	0
1899-09-20	CL4	BLN	L	8.0	11	6	4	2	2
1899-09-15	CL4	WSN	L	3.0	10	11	7	2	1
1899-09-12	CL4	PHI	L	8.0	10	8	4	5	0
1899-09-09	CL4	CHC	L	8.0	15	5	5	1	1
1899-09-04	CL4	CIN	L	8.0	9	8	3	3	0
1899-08-31	CL4	BRO	L	8.0	14	9	6	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Crazy Schmit — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	7	0	11	0	1	0
P	54	0	9	99	15	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Crazy Schmit — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1890	PIT	P	11	2	16	5	1
1892	BLN	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1892	BLN	P	6	0	15	1	0
1893	BLN	P	9	0	9	3	0
1893	NY1	P	4	0	5	0	0
1899	CL4	OF	6	11	0	1	0
1899	CL4	P	20	7	43	6	0
1901	BLA	P	4	0	11	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Crazy Schmit — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	54
Left Field	5
Center Field	1
Right Field	1

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Career Spans

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Crazy Schmit: the record in brief

Crazy Schmit played a first major league game on April 21, 1890 and a last one on June 8, 1901. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1890), the Baltimore Orioles (1892 to 1901), the New York Giants (1893), and the Cleveland Spiders (1899). Listed as a pitcher, Schmit threw and hit left-handed. Schmit is listed at 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds. The birth record reads February 13, 1866, in Chicago, IL, USA. Schmit died on October 5, 1940, in Chicago, IL, USA. Schmit's full given name, per the bio, is Frederick M. Schmit.

Across 54 games (48 starts), Schmit recorded 7 wins against 36 losses with a 5.45 ERA. The same table counts 93 strikeouts and 37 complete games. The league ERA over Schmit's seasons was 3.81, so the 5.45 figure ran 43.3% worse than average. In 1890, one of the busiest seasons, Schmit posted a 5.83 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.88.

Frequently Asked Questions about Crazy Schmit

What years did Crazy Schmit play?: Crazy Schmit played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1901.
Was Crazy Schmit a pitcher?: Yes. Crazy Schmit pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 93 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Crazy Schmit hit?: Crazy Schmit hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.
What was Crazy Schmit's career batting average?: Crazy Schmit batted .161 over his career, with 26 hits in 161 at bats.
How many RBI did Crazy Schmit have?: Crazy Schmit drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Crazy Schmit's career ERA?: Crazy Schmit finished with a 5.45 career ERA, going 7-36 with 93 strikeouts.