What years did Barney Schultz play?

Barney Schultz played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1965.

Was Barney Schultz a pitcher?

Yes. Barney Schultz pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 264 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Barney Schultz hit?

Barney Schultz hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What teams did Barney Schultz play for?

Barney Schultz played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1955, 1963–1965), the Detroit Tigers (1959), and the Chicago Cubs (1961–1963).

What were Barney Schultz's career stats?

In 227 games, Barney Schultz went 20-20 with a 3.63 ERA, 264 strikeouts, 346.2 innings pitched, and 35 saves.

What position did Barney Schultz play?

Barney Schultz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Barney Schultz and how much did he weigh?

Barney Schultz was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Barney Schultz's career ERA?

Barney Schultz finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 20-20 with 264 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Barney Schultz have?

Barney Schultz recorded 264 career strikeouts.

Is Barney Schultz in the Hall of Fame?

No. Barney Schultz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Barney Schultz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1965)

Barney Schultz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1965 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 11 seasons. Across 227 career appearances, he went 20-20 with a 3.63 ERA, 264 strikeouts, and 35 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1705.7.

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 15, 2026

W–L 20–20

ERA 3.63

WHIP 1.21

SO 264

Pitcher PIV 1705.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 8/15/1926 in Beverly, NJ, USA
Died: 9/6/2015 in Willingboro, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1955-04-12
Last Game: 1965-09-06

Full name: George Warren Schultz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Barney Schultz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	20	227	0	0	0	35	346.2	303	140	38	116	264	3.63	1705.7

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Barney Schultz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1955	SLN	NL	1	2	19	4	29.2	28	26	15	19	7.89	4.00 (-97%)	-890.8
1959	DET	AL	1	2	13	0	18.1	17	9	14	17	4.42	3.90 (-13%)	23.9
1961	CHN	NL	7	6	41	7	66.2	57	20	25	59	2.70	4.03 (+33%)	1262.7
1962	CHN	NL	5	5	51	5	77.2	66	33	23	58	3.82	3.96 (+3%)	1217.2
1963	CHN	NL	1	0	15	2	27.1	25	11	9	18	3.62	3.46 (-5%)	-730.4
1963	SLN	NL	2	0	24	1	35.1	36	14	8	26	3.57	3.46 (-3%)	-209.4
1964	SLN	NL	1	3	30	14	49.1	35	9	11	29	1.64	3.58 (+54%)	1518.5
1965	SLN	NL	2	2	34	2	42.1	39	18	11	38	3.83	3.50 (-9%)	-486.1
Career · 8 seasons			20	20	227	35	346.2	303	140	116	264	3.63	—	1,706

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

Barney Schultz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
227	33	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	11	.121	.147	.121	.268	0

Career AVG .121 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 52.1% below league average.

Career OBP .147 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 54.0% below league average.

Career SLG .121 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 68.5% below league average.

Career OPS .268 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — 61.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Barney Schultz — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1955	SLN	NL	19	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	DET	AL	13	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	CHN	NL	41	10	0	1	0	0	5	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	CHN	NL	51	5	0	0	1	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	CHN	NL	15	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	SLN	NL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	SLN	NL	30	6	0	1	0	0	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	SLN	NL	34	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			227	33	1	4	1	1	11	.121	—	—	—	—	0

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

Barney Schultz — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Barney Schultz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1964	WS	SLN	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Barney Schultz — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	4	0	1	4.0	9	8	3	1	18.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Barney Schultz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1964	WS	SLN	0	1	4	0	1	4.0	9	8	3	1	18.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Barney Schultz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	119	16	0	2	0	1	.125
Away	108	17	1	2	0	0	.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Barney Schultz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	119	175.0	151	80	60	140	4.11
Away	108	171.2	151	60	56	126	3.15

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Barney Schultz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1965-09-06	STL	PHI	—	0.1	3	3	2	0	0	1
1965-08-08	STL	SFG	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0
1965-08-07	STL	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1965-08-03	STL	HOU	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1965-07-25	STL	LAD	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965-07-19	STL	PHI	—	0.2	1	1	0	1	2	0
1965-07-15	STL	NYN	W	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1965-07-11	STL	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1965-07-10	STL	CHC	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
1965-07-01	STL	PIT	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Barney Schultz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	227	0	21	56	4	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Barney Schultz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1955	SLN	P	19	6	7	0	0
1959	DET	P	13	1	2	2	0
1961	CHN	P	41	4	9	0	0
1962	CHN	P	51	5	12	1	2
1963	CHN	P	15	1	7	0	0
1963	SLN	P	24	3	4	0	0
1964	SLN	P	30	0	7	1	0
1965	SLN	P	34	1	8	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Barney Schultz — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	227

Award Voting History

Barney Schultz — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1964	Most Valuable Player	NL	25th	1.0	280	0

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Barney Schultz: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 12, 1955 and the final game on September 6, 1965, Barney Schultz built the record summarized on this page. Schultz played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1955 to 1965), the Detroit Tigers (1959), and the Chicago Cubs (1961 through 1963). Schultz, born on August 15, 1926, in Beverly, NJ, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds. Schultz died on September 6, 2015, in Willingboro, NJ, USA. The given name on file is George Warren Schultz.

Schultz went 20-20 with a 3.63 ERA in 227 games, 0 of them starts. Also on Schultz's record: 264 strikeouts and 35 saves. Schultz's 3.63 ERA was close to the 3.76 league figure for those seasons. Schultz won 7 games in 1961, the most of any season listed. The most saves in one season was 14, in 1964. In 1964, one of the busiest seasons, Schultz posted a 1.64 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.58.

Frequently Asked Questions about Barney Schultz

What years did Barney Schultz play?: Barney Schultz played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1965.
Was Barney Schultz a pitcher?: Yes. Barney Schultz pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 264 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Barney Schultz hit?: Barney Schultz hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What teams did Barney Schultz play for?: Barney Schultz played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1955, 1963–1965), the Detroit Tigers (1959), and the Chicago Cubs (1961–1963).
What were Barney Schultz's career stats?: In 227 games, Barney Schultz went 20-20 with a 3.63 ERA, 264 strikeouts, 346.2 innings pitched, and 35 saves.
What position did Barney Schultz play?: Barney Schultz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Barney Schultz and how much did he weigh?: Barney Schultz was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Barney Schultz's career ERA?: Barney Schultz finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 20-20 with 264 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Barney Schultz have?: Barney Schultz recorded 264 career strikeouts.
Is Barney Schultz in the Hall of Fame?: No. Barney Schultz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.