What years did Frank Schulte play?

Frank Schulte played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1918.

Was Frank Schulte a pitcher?

No. Frank Schulte was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Frank Schulte hit?

Frank Schulte hit 92 career home runs with 1,766 hits.

What teams did Frank Schulte play for?

Frank Schulte played for 4 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1904–1916), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1916–1917), the Philadelphia Phillies (1917), and the Washington Senators (1918).

How many MVP awards did Frank Schulte win?

Frank Schulte won 1 MVP award, in 1911.

What awards did Frank Schulte win?

Frank Schulte won the MVP award (1911).

What were Frank Schulte's career stats?

In 1,806 games, Frank Schulte had 1,766 hits, 92 home runs, 792 RBI, 906 runs, and 233 stolen bases, with a .270 batting average.

What position did Frank Schulte play?

Frank Schulte played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Frank Schulte and how much did he weigh?

Frank Schulte was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 170 pounds.

How many home runs did Frank Schulte hit each season?

Frank Schulte's home runs by season: 2 in 1904, 1 in 1905, 7 in 1906, 2 in 1907, 1 in 1908, 4 in 1909, 10 in 1910, 21 in 1911, 12 in 1912, 9 in 1913, 5 in 1914, 12 in 1915, 5 in 1916, 1 in 1917, and 0 in 1918. His most in one season was 21, in 1911.

What was Frank Schulte's career batting average?

Frank Schulte batted .270 over his career, with 1,766 hits in 6,533 at bats.

How many RBI did Frank Schulte have?

Frank Schulte drove in 792 runs in his career.

Is Frank Schulte in the Hall of Fame?

No. Frank Schulte has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Frank Schulte

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1904-1918)

Frank Schulte was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1918 for 4 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,806 career games, he hit .270 with 1,766 hits, 92 home runs, and 792 RBI. Frank Schulte was an MVP. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 13,518.

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 .270

HR 92

RBI 792

H 1,766

OPS .726

PIV 13,518

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 9/17/1882 in Cochecton, NY, USA
Died: 10/2/1949 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1904-09-21
Last Game: 1918-09-02
Awards: MVP

Full name: Frank M. Schulte

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Career Batting Statistics

Frank Schulte — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,806	6,533	906	1,766	288	124	92	792	233	545	757	.270	.332	.395	.726	13,518

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — +7.3% above league average.

Career OBP .332 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +5.1% above league average.

Career SLG .395 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — +20.0% above league average.

Career OPS .726 vs. league average .645 across their career seasons — +12.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Frank Schulte 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
1904	CHN	NL	20	84	16	24	4	3	2	13	1	2	13	.286	.246 (+16%)	.300 (+3%)	.321 (+48%)	.622 (+26%)	264.3
1905	CHN	NL	123	493	67	135	15	14	1	47	16	32	39	.274	.248 (+10%)	.307 (+6%)	.322 (+14%)	.629 (+10%)	786.0
1906	CHN	NL	146	563	77	158	18	13	7	60	25	31	46	.281	.247 (+13%)	.307 (+5%)	.315 (+26%)	.622 (+16%)	1381.9
1907	CHN	NL	97	342	44	98	14	7	2	32	7	22	38	.287	.245 (+17%)	.304 (+11%)	.308 (+25%)	.613 (+18%)	967.6
1908	CHN	NL	102	386	42	91	20	2	1	43	15	29	49	.236	.240 (-2%)	.298 (-1%)	.306 (avg)	.605 (-1%)	-47.6
1909	CHN	NL	140	538	57	142	16	11	4	60	23	24	57	.264	.244 (+8%)	.306 (-3%)	.312 (+14%)	.618 (+6%)	319.3
1910	CHN	NL	151	559	93	168	29	15	10	68	22	39	57	.301	.249 (+20%)	.317 (+10%)	.326 (+41%)	.644 (+26%)	2376.4
1911	CHN	NL	154	577	105	173	30	21	21	107	23	76	71	.300	.266 (+12%)	.336 (+14%)	.356 (+50%)	.693 (+32%)	3596.6
1912	CHN	NL	139	553	90	146	27	11	12	64	17	53	70	.264	.268 (-2%)	.335 (avg)	.358 (+16%)	.694 (+9%)	849.0
1913	CHN	NL	132	497	85	138	28	6	9	68	21	39	68	.278	.259 (+7%)	.325 (+3%)	.345 (+19%)	.670 (+12%)	1010.0
1914	CHN	NL	137	465	54	112	22	7	5	61	16	39	55	.241	.255 (-6%)	.322 (-5%)	.339 (+3%)	.661 (-1%)	-103.9
1915	CHN	NL	151	550	66	137	20	6	12	62	19	49	68	.249	.250 (-1%)	.318 (-2%)	.332 (+12%)	.651 (+5%)	459.8
1916	CHN	NL	72	230	31	68	11	1	5	27	9	20	35	.296	.248 (+19%)	.314 (+12%)	.326 (+28%)	.640 (+20%)	742.0
1916	PIT	NL	55	177	12	45	5	3	0	14	5	17	19	.254	.248 (+2%)	.314 (+3%)	.326 (-3%)	.640 (avg)	742.0
1917	PIT	NL	30	103	11	22	5	1	0	7	5	10	14	.214	.248 (-14%)	.312 (-9%)	.323 (-13%)	.635 (-11%)	-165.2
1917	PHI	NL	64	149	21	32	10	0	1	15	4	16	22	.215	.248 (-14%)	.312 (-4%)	.323 (-7%)	.635 (-5%)	-165.2
1918	WS1	AL	93	267	35	77	14	3	0	44	5	47	36	.288	.255 (+13%)	.318 (+27%)	.326 (+11%)	.645 (+19%)	1167.4
Career · 17 seasons			1,806	6,533	906	1,766	288	124	92	792	233	545	757	.270	—	—	—	—	14,181

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

Frank Schulte — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
21	81	11	26	6	1	0	9	6	9	.321

Playoff Batting by Year

Frank Schulte — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1910	WS	CHN	5	17	3	7	3	0	2	2	3	.412
1908	WS	CHN	5	18	4	7	0	1	2	2	1	.389
1907	WS	CHN	5	20	3	5	0	0	2	1	2	.250
1906	WS	CHN	6	26	1	7	3	0	3	1	3	.269

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Frank Schulte — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	909	3164	435	842	50	404	.266
Away	898	3365	471	926	42	388	.275

Last 10 Games — Batting

Frank Schulte — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1918-09-02	MIN	PHA	W	4	1	2	2	0	2	0	0
1918-09-02	MIN	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1918-09-01	MIN	NYY	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918-08-31	MIN	NYY	W	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1918-08-30	MIN	NYY	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1918-08-29	MIN	NYY	L	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
1918-08-26	MIN	CHW	W	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	0
1918-08-25	MIN	CHW	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1918-08-25	MIN	CHW	W	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	2
1918-08-24	MIN	CLE	W	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Frank Schulte — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1737	768	2689	194	103	41

Season-by-Season Fielding

Frank Schulte — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1904	CHN	OF	20	20	34	3	2	0
1905	CHN	OF	123	123	189	14	4	0
1906	CHN	OF	146	146	218	18	6	7
1907	CHN	OF	92	91	132	11	4	1
1908	CHN	OF	102	101	145	8	1	2
1909	CHN	OF	140	137	169	14	6	1
1910	CHN	OF	150	150	221	18	8	5
1911	CHN	OF	154	0	246	19	8	8
1912	CHN	OF	139	0	219	19	12	6
1913	CHN	OF	130	0	181	13	9	2
1914	CHN	OF	134	0	217	9	11	2
1915	CHN	OF	147	0	280	24	12	3
1916	CHN	OF	67	0	108	8	6	0
1916	PIT	OF	48	0	89	2	3	0
1917	PIT	OF	28	0	49	3	2	0
1917	PHI	OF	42	0	47	1	4	0
1918	WS1	OF	75	0	145	10	5	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Frank Schulte Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	544
Center Field	16
Right Field	1186

Awards & Honors

Frank Schulte — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1911	Baseball Magazine All-Star	RF
1911	Most Valuable Player
1910	Baseball Magazine All-Star	RF
1908	Baseball Magazine All-Star	RF

Award Voting History

Frank Schulte — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1911	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	29.0	64	0

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Career Spans

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Frank Schulte: the record in brief

Frank Schulte played a first major league game on September 21, 1904 and a last one on September 2, 1918. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago Cubs (1904 through 1916), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1916 to 1917), the Philadelphia Phillies (1917), and the Washington Senators (1918). Schulte, born on September 17, 1882, in Cochecton, NY, USA, is listed as an outfielder and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Size on record: 170 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Schulte died on October 2, 1949, in Oakland, CA, USA. Schulte's full given name, per the bio, is Frank M. Schulte.

Schulte finished with 1,766 hits from 6,533 at bats in 1,806 games, which works out to .270, along with 92 home runs, 792 RBI, and 233 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .332 and .395 give Schulte a career OPS of .726. Measured against the leagues Schulte played in, the .270 career average compares with a .252 league average over the same seasons, 7.3% above the league.

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Schulte

What years did Frank Schulte play?: Frank Schulte played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1918.
Was Frank Schulte a pitcher?: No. Frank Schulte was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Frank Schulte hit?: Frank Schulte hit 92 career home runs with 1,766 hits.
What teams did Frank Schulte play for?: Frank Schulte played for 4 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1904–1916), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1916–1917), the Philadelphia Phillies (1917), and the Washington Senators (1918).
How many MVP awards did Frank Schulte win?: Frank Schulte won 1 MVP award, in 1911.
What awards did Frank Schulte win?: Frank Schulte won the MVP award (1911).
What were Frank Schulte's career stats?: In 1,806 games, Frank Schulte had 1,766 hits, 92 home runs, 792 RBI, 906 runs, and 233 stolen bases, with a .270 batting average.
What position did Frank Schulte play?: Frank Schulte played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Frank Schulte and how much did he weigh?: Frank Schulte was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Frank Schulte hit each season?: Frank Schulte's home runs by season: 2 in 1904, 1 in 1905, 7 in 1906, 2 in 1907, 1 in 1908, 4 in 1909, 10 in 1910, 21 in 1911, 12 in 1912, 9 in 1913, 5 in 1914, 12 in 1915, 5 in 1916, 1 in 1917, and 0 in 1918. His most in one season was 21, in 1911.
What was Frank Schulte's career batting average?: Frank Schulte batted .270 over his career, with 1,766 hits in 6,533 at bats.
How many RBI did Frank Schulte have?: Frank Schulte drove in 792 runs in his career.
Is Frank Schulte in the Hall of Fame?: No. Frank Schulte has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.