Dick Schofield

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home68515072053609104.239
Away637157618933912107.215

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1971-09-30 MILCHWL 100000001
1971-09-25 MILOAKW 000000000
1971-09-19 MILOAKL 400000001
1971-09-18 MILOAKL 400000000
1971-09-16 MILMINL 200000000
1971-09-14 MILCHWW 000000000
1971-09-13 MILCHWL 100000001
1971-09-10 MILLAAL 100000010
1971-09-06 MILKCRL 100000001
1971-09-06 MILKCRL 010000010

Fielding Statistics

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

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

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 162
Third Base 95
Shortstop 659
Left Field 5
Right Field 7

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Dick Schofield (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    George Strickland
    .224 avg, 36 HR
  2. 87
    Larry Brown
    .233 avg, 47 HR
  3. 85
    Ted Kubiak
    .231 avg, 13 HR
  4. 81
    Abraham Nunez
    .242 avg, 18 HR
  5. 80
    Ruben Amaro
    .234 avg, 8 HR
  6. 80
    Rabbit Warstler
    .229 avg, 11 HR

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.