What years did Dick Schofield play?

Dick Schofield played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1971.

Was Dick Schofield a pitcher?

No. Dick Schofield was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Dick Schofield hit?

Dick Schofield hit 21 career home runs with 699 hits.

What teams did Dick Schofield play for?

Dick Schofield played for 7 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1958, 1968, 1971), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1958–1965), the San Francisco Giants (1965–1966), the New York Yankees (1966), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1966–1967), the Boston Red Sox (1969–1970), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1971).

What were Dick Schofield's career stats?

In 1,321 games, Dick Schofield had 699 hits, 21 home runs, 211 RBI, 394 runs, and 12 stolen bases, with a .227 batting average.

What position did Dick Schofield play?

Dick Schofield played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dick Schofield and how much did he weigh?

Dick Schofield was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 163 pounds.

How many home runs did Dick Schofield hit each season?

Dick Schofield's home runs by season: 2 in 1953, 0 in 1954, 0 in 1955, 0 in 1956, 0 in 1957, 1 in 1958, 1 in 1959, 0 in 1960, 0 in 1961, 2 in 1962, 3 in 1963, 3 in 1964, 2 in 1965, 0 in 1966, 2 in 1967, 1 in 1968, 2 in 1969, 1 in 1970, and 1 in 1971. His most in one season was 3, in 1963 and 1964.

What was Dick Schofield's career batting average?

Dick Schofield batted .227 over his career, with 699 hits in 3,083 at bats.

How many RBI did Dick Schofield have?

Dick Schofield drove in 211 runs in his career.

Is Dick Schofield in the Hall of Fame?

No. Dick Schofield has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dick Schofield

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1953-1971)

Dick Schofield was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1971 for 7 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 19 seasons. In 1,321 career games, he hit .227 with 699 hits, 21 home runs, and 211 RBI.

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 October 15, 2026

AVG .227

HR 21

RBI 211

H 699

OPS .614

PIV -3,062

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 163 lb
Born: 1/7/1935 in Springfield, IL, USA
Died: 7/11/2022 in Springfield, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1953-07-03
Last Game: 1971-09-30

Full name: John Richard Schofield

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Career Batting Statistics

Dick Schofield — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,321	3,083	394	699	113	20	21	211	12	390	526	.227	.317	.297	.614	-3,062

Career AVG .227 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career OBP .317 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .297 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 21.9% below league average.

Career OPS .614 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 12.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dick Schofield (b. 1935) 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
1953	SLN	NL	33	39	9	7	0	0	2	4	0	2	11	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	SLN	NL	43	7	17	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	SLN	NL	12	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	SLN	NL	16	30	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	SLN	NL	65	56	10	9	0	0	0	1	1	7	13	.161	.257 (-38%)	.323 (-22%)	.391 (-59%)	.715 (-42%)	-350.4
1958	SLN	NL	39	108	16	23	4	0	1	8	0	23	15	.213	.257 (-17%)	.324 (+7%)	.394 (-30%)	.719 (-13%)	-143.1
1958	PIT	NL	26	27	4	4	0	1	0	2	0	3	6	.148	—	—	—	—	-143.1
1959	PIT	NL	81	145	21	34	10	1	1	9	1	16	22	.234	.256 (-9%)	.323 (-4%)	.392 (-14%)	.715 (-9%)	-206.6
1960	PIT	NL	65	102	9	34	4	1	0	10	0	16	20	.333	.255 (+31%)	.323 (+32%)	.387 (+1%)	.711 (+15%)	372.8
1961	PIT	NL	60	78	16	15	2	1	0	2	0	10	19	.192	.258 (-26%)	.328 (-13%)	.399 (-39%)	.727 (-27%)	-327.9
1962	PIT	NL	54	104	19	30	3	0	2	10	0	17	22	.288	.257 (+12%)	.326 (+17%)	.393 (-5%)	.719 (+5%)	152.8
1963	PIT	NL	138	541	54	133	18	2	3	32	2	69	83	.246	.246 (avg)	.308 (+8%)	.371 (-18%)	.680 (-7%)	-292.5
1964	PIT	NL	121	398	50	98	22	5	3	36	1	54	60	.246	.250 (-2%)	.312 (+10%)	.377 (-8%)	.690 (+1%)	223.0
1965	PIT	NL	31	109	13	25	5	0	0	6	1	15	19	.229	.245 (-7%)	.310 (+2%)	.371 (-26%)	.682 (-13%)	-185.4
1965	SFN	NL	101	379	39	77	10	1	2	19	2	33	50	.203	.245 (-17%)	.310 (-13%)	.371 (-33%)	.682 (-23%)	-185.4
1966	SFN	NL	11	16	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	NYA	AL	25	58	5	9	2	0	0	2	0	9	8	.155	.248 (-38%)	.309 (-14%)	.376 (-50%)	.685 (-34%)	0.0
1966	LAN	NL	20	70	10	18	0	0	0	4	1	8	8	.257	.248 (+3%)	.309 (+13%)	.376 (-32%)	.685 (-11%)	0.0
1967	LAN	NL	84	232	23	50	10	1	2	15	1	31	40	.216	.242 (-11%)	.306 (avg)	.357 (-18%)	.663 (-10%)	-264.1
1968	SLN	NL	69	127	14	28	7	1	1	8	1	13	31	.220	.236 (-7%)	.298 (+1%)	.340 (-7%)	.638 (-3%)	-36.7
1969	BOS	AL	94	226	30	58	9	3	2	20	0	29	44	.257	.248 (+3%)	.320 (+9%)	.369 (-5%)	.689 (+1%)	123.1
1970	BOS	AL	76	139	16	26	1	2	1	14	0	21	26	.187	.253 (-26%)	.325 (-10%)	.385 (-37%)	.711 (-24%)	-500.4
1971	SLN	NL	34	60	7	13	2	0	1	6	0	10	9	.217	.249 (-13%)	.316 (+10%)	.365 (-18%)	.682 (-5%)	0.7
1971	ML4	AL	23	28	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	8	.107	—	—	—	—	0.7
Career · 24 seasons			1,321	3,083	394	699	113	20	21	211	12	390	526	.227	—	—	—	—	-1,763

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

Dick Schofield — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Dick Schofield — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1968	WS	SLN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1960	WS	PIT	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dick Schofield — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	685	1507	205	360	9	104	.239
Away	637	1576	189	339	12	107	.215

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dick Schofield — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1971-09-30	MIL	CHW	L	1	0	0	1
1971-09-25	MIL	OAK	W	0	0	0	0
1971-09-19	MIL	OAK	L	4	0	0	1
1971-09-18	MIL	OAK	L	4	0	0	0
1971-09-16	MIL	MIN	L	2	0	0	0
1971-09-14	MIL	CHW	W	0	0	0	0
1971-09-13	MIL	CHW	L	1	0	0	1
1971-09-10	MIL	LAA	L	1	0	1	0
1971-09-06	MIL	KCR	L	1	0	0	1
1971-09-06	MIL	KCR	L	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Schofield — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	159	125	330	407	15	90
3B	95	64	43	141	14	9
OF	11	2	5	0	0	0
SS	660	515	1019	1793	115	385

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Schofield — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1953	SLN	SS	15	0	19	36	5	8
1954	SLN	SS	11	0	4	3	0	1
1955	SLN	SS	3	0	1	1	0	0
1956	SLN	SS	9	3	11	13	2	4
1957	SLN	SS	23	11	21	34	3	8
1958	SLN	SS	27	26	43	81	9	13
1958	PIT	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
1958	PIT	SS	5	5	11	15	0	5
1959	PIT	2B	28	26	65	80	3	21
1959	PIT	OF	3	1	2	0	0	0
1959	PIT	SS	8	8	23	25	4	4
1960	PIT	2B	10	5	15	13	0	2
1960	PIT	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1960	PIT	SS	23	18	43	64	6	16
1961	PIT	2B	5	3	8	10	1	2
1961	PIT	3B	11	5	4	20	2	1
1961	PIT	OF	3	1	3	0	0	0
1961	PIT	SS	9	6	15	24	1	7
1962	PIT	2B	2	2	2	8	0	1
1962	PIT	3B	20	18	14	28	3	2
1962	PIT	SS	1	0	2	1	0	1
1963	PIT	2B	20	21	47	56	2	12
1963	PIT	3B	1	1	0	0	0	0
1963	PIT	SS	117	115	232	366	21	95
1964	PIT	SS	111	102	184	349	28	78
1965	PIT	SS	28	28	49	99	4	26
1965	SFN	SS	93	90	145	274	7	52
1966	SFN	SS	8	4	10	13	0	3
1966	NYA	SS	19	17	26	64	9	11
1966	LAN	3B	19	19	9	39	4	0
1966	LAN	SS	3	1	2	5	0	0
1967	LAN	2B	4	0	2	4	0	0
1967	LAN	3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
1967	LAN	SS	69	56	107	213	8	37
1968	SLN	2B	23	17	65	50	3	15
1968	SLN	SS	43	13	44	66	3	7
1969	BOS	2B	37	35	81	124	4	25
1969	BOS	3B	9	6	3	14	1	2
1969	BOS	OF	5	0	0	0	0	0
1969	BOS	SS	11	3	13	12	2	3
1970	BOS	2B	15	12	28	35	2	6
1970	BOS	3B	15	10	9	25	4	2
1970	BOS	SS	3	0	0	4	0	0
1971	SLN	2B	13	4	17	26	0	6
1971	SLN	3B	3	1	0	4	0	0
1971	SLN	SS	17	9	12	31	3	6
1971	ML4	2B	2	0	0	1	0	0
1971	ML4	3B	12	4	4	9	0	2
1971	ML4	SS	4	0	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Dick Schofield (b. 1935) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	162
Third Base	95
Shortstop	659
Left Field	5
Right Field	7

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Dick Schofield: the record in brief

The profile opens with Dick Schofield's first major league game on July 3, 1953; the last one listed came on September 30, 1971. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1953 to 1971), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1958 to 1965), the San Francisco Giants (1965 to 1966), the New York Yankees (1966), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1966 through 1967), the Boston Red Sox (1969 to 1970), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1971). Schofield, a shortstop by primary position, switch-hit and threw right-handed. Schofield is listed at 5-foot-9 and 163 pounds. The birth record reads January 7, 1935, in Springfield, IL, USA. The bio records the death on July 11, 2022, in Springfield, IL, USA. Dick Schofield was the playing name; the full given name is John Richard.

In 1,321 games and 3,083 at bats, Schofield batted .227 with 699 hits, along with 21 homers and 211 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .317 and .297 give Schofield a career OPS of .614. Over the seasons Schofield played, league hitters batted .252; the .227 career figure is 10.1% below that. In OPS terms, Schofield's .614 stands 12.3% below the league's .700.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Schofield

What years did Dick Schofield play?: Dick Schofield played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1971.
Was Dick Schofield a pitcher?: No. Dick Schofield was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Dick Schofield hit?: Dick Schofield hit 21 career home runs with 699 hits.
What teams did Dick Schofield play for?: Dick Schofield played for 7 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1958, 1968, 1971), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1958–1965), the San Francisco Giants (1965–1966), the New York Yankees (1966), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1966–1967), the Boston Red Sox (1969–1970), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1971).
What were Dick Schofield's career stats?: In 1,321 games, Dick Schofield had 699 hits, 21 home runs, 211 RBI, 394 runs, and 12 stolen bases, with a .227 batting average.
What position did Dick Schofield play?: Dick Schofield played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dick Schofield and how much did he weigh?: Dick Schofield was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 163 pounds.
How many home runs did Dick Schofield hit each season?: Dick Schofield's home runs by season: 2 in 1953, 0 in 1954, 0 in 1955, 0 in 1956, 0 in 1957, 1 in 1958, 1 in 1959, 0 in 1960, 0 in 1961, 2 in 1962, 3 in 1963, 3 in 1964, 2 in 1965, 0 in 1966, 2 in 1967, 1 in 1968, 2 in 1969, 1 in 1970, and 1 in 1971. His most in one season was 3, in 1963 and 1964.
What was Dick Schofield's career batting average?: Dick Schofield batted .227 over his career, with 699 hits in 3,083 at bats.
How many RBI did Dick Schofield have?: Dick Schofield drove in 211 runs in his career.
Is Dick Schofield in the Hall of Fame?: No. Dick Schofield has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.