Johnny Schmitz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1956)

W–L 93–114
ERA 3.55
WHIP 1.39
SO 746
Pitcher PIV 11653.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 170 lb
Born
11/27/1920 in Wausau, WI, USA
Died
10/1/2011 in Weston, WI, USA
MLB Debut
1941-09-06
Last Game
1956-09-07
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: John Albert Schmitz

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
93 114 366 235 86 16 20 1812.7 1,766 714 97 757 746 3.55 11653.3

Career ERA 3.55 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 10.1% 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
1941 CHN NL 2 0 5 3 1 0 0 20.7 12 3 9 11 1.31 3.94 (+67%) 386.3
1942 CHN NL 3 7 23 10 1 0 2 86.7 70 33 45 51 3.43 3.57 (+4%) 125.6
1946 CHN NL 11 11 41 31 14 2 2 224.3 184 65 94 135 2.61 3.59 (+27%) 3390.7
1947 CHN NL 13 18 38 28 10 3 4 207.0 209 74 80 97 3.22 3.97 (+19%) 2822.2
1948 CHN NL 18 13 34 30 18 2 1 242.0 186 71 97 100 2.64 4.10 (+36%) 2151.8
1949 CHN NL 11 13 36 31 9 3 3 207.0 227 100 92 75 4.35 4.12 (-6%) 1505.3
1950 CHN NL 10 16 39 27 8 3 0 193.0 217 107 91 75 4.99 4.36 (-14%) -2287.1
1951 CHN NL 1 2 8 3 0 0 0 18.0 22 16 15 6 8.00 4.04 (-98%) -447.7
1951 BRO NL 1 4 16 7 0 0 0 55.7 55 33 28 20 5.34 4.04 (-32%) -378.2
1952 BRO NL 1 1 10 3 1 0 0 33.3 29 16 18 11 4.32 3.70 (-17%) -756.6
1952 NYA AL 1 1 5 2 1 0 1 15.0 15 6 9 3 3.60 3.70 (+3%) -108.0
1952 CIN NL 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 0 3 3 0.00 — 0.0
1953 NYA AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4.3 2 1 3 0 2.08 — 0.0
1953 WS1 AL 2 7 24 13 5 0 4 107.7 118 44 37 39 3.68 4.14 (+11%) 114.3
1954 WS1 AL 11 8 29 23 12 2 1 185.3 176 60 64 56 2.91 3.90 (+25%) 2882.6
1955 WS1 AL 7 10 32 21 6 1 1 165.0 187 68 54 49 3.71 4.00 (+7%) 2071.9
1956 BOS AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.3 5 0 4 0 0.00 — 0.0
1956 BAL AL 0 3 18 3 0 0 0 38.3 49 17 14 15 3.99 3.96 (-1%) 180.2
Career · 18 seasons 93 114 366 235 86 16 20 1,812.2 1,766 714 757 746 3.55 — 11,653

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
368 587 32 83 9 3 2 32 0 20 147 .141 .170 .177 .347 -4,084

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 45.6% below league average.

Career OBP .170 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 49.2% below league average.

Career SLG .177 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Career OPS .347 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 51.5% 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
1941 CHN NL 6 7 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .571 — — — — 0.0
1942 CHN NL 23 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .154 — — — — 0.0
1946 CHN NL 42 70 3 9 0 0 1 3 0 4 13 .129 .256 (-50%) .328 (-47%) .358 (-52%) .687 (-50%) -535.7
1947 CHN NL 38 68 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 4 30 .132 .262 (-50%) .336 (-46%) .376 (-65%) .712 (-56%) -602.1
1948 CHN NL 34 84 3 11 1 1 0 4 0 3 19 .131 .263 (-50%) .340 (-53%) .379 (-56%) .719 (-54%) -745.6
1949 CHN NL 36 70 4 10 2 1 0 4 0 4 10 .143 .262 (-46%) .343 (-45%) .384 (-48%) .727 (-47%) -544.8
1950 CHN NL 39 67 3 8 2 0 0 5 0 1 19 .119 .265 (-55%) .346 (-62%) .401 (-63%) .747 (-62%) -698.7
1951 CHN NL 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1951 BRO NL 16 18 1 4 1 0 1 3 0 1 3 .222 — — — — 0.0
1952 BRO NL 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 — — — — 0.0
1952 NYA AL 5 5 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .600 — — — — 0.0
1952 CIN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1953 NYA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1953 WS1 AL 24 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .059 — — — — 0.0
1954 WS1 AL 29 60 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 15 .117 .261 (-55%) .333 (-56%) .390 (-70%) .723 (-64%) -608.0
1955 WS1 AL 32 54 5 10 3 0 0 5 0 1 7 .185 .258 (-28%) .332 (-40%) .393 (-39%) .726 (-39%) -348.8
1956 BOS AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1956 BAL AL 18 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 368 587 32 83 9 3 2 32 0 20 147 .141 — — — — -4,084

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1772771541022.148
Away1913101742210.135

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home175903.08393053544103.04
Away191909.29274104033394.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1956-09-07 BALBOSL 000000000
1956-08-25 BALDETL 000000000
1956-08-09 BALBOSL 000000000
1956-08-03 BALCHWL 000000000
1956-07-27 BALCLEL 200000002
1956-07-24 BALDETL 000000000
1956-07-22 BALCLEL 000000000
1956-07-19 BALCHWL 100000001
1956-07-08 BALBOSL 000000000
1956-07-04 BALMINL 210000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1956-09-07 BALBOS L 0.2422000
1956-08-25 BALDET — 1.0000020
1956-08-09 BALBOS — 0.2000110
1956-08-03 BALCHW — 0.1133200
1956-07-27 BALCLE L 6.0833222
1956-07-24 BALDET — 2.0100000
1956-07-22 BALCLE — 2.0200220
1956-07-19 BALCHW — 4.0300000
1956-07-08 BALBOS — 2.0311000
1956-07-04 BALMIN — 3.1511020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 366 47 113 483 23 43

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 CHN P 5 0 0 10 0 1
1942 CHN P 23 0 5 38 1 2
1946 CHN P 41 0 12 49 0 2
1947 CHN P 38 0 12 45 2 2
1948 CHN P 34 0 17 68 4 3
1949 CHN P 36 0 13 59 4 8
1950 CHN P 39 0 14 61 6 5
1951 CHN P 8 0 4 9 0 0
1951 BRO P 16 0 4 14 0 2
1952 BRO P 10 0 2 13 0 1
1952 NYA P 5 0 1 4 0 0
1952 CIN P 3 0 0 1 0 0
1953 NYA P 3 0 1 1 0 0
1953 WS1 P 24 0 4 21 3 4
1954 WS1 P 29 23 12 40 2 9
1955 WS1 P 32 21 8 40 0 3
1956 BOS P 2 0 0 2 0 0
1956 BAL P 18 3 4 8 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 366

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1948 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1949 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 6.0 336 0
1948 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 37.0 336 0
1946 Most Valuable Player NL 30th 3.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Johnny Schmitz (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Al Smith
    99-101, 3.72 ERA
  2. 93
    Howie Pollet
    131-116, 3.51 ERA
  3. 91
    Joe Dobson
    137-103, 3.62 ERA
  4. 91
    Dave Koslo
    92-107, 3.68 ERA
  5. 90
    Fritz Ostermueller
    114-115, 3.99 ERA
  6. 90
    Eddie Smith
    73-113, 3.82 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Schmitz

What years did Johnny Schmitz play?
Johnny Schmitz played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1956.
Was Johnny Schmitz a pitcher?
Yes. Johnny Schmitz pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 746 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Schmitz hit?
Johnny Schmitz hit 2 career home runs with 83 hits.