What years did Don Schulze play?

Don Schulze played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1989.

Was Don Schulze a pitcher?

Yes. Don Schulze pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 144 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Don Schulze hit?

Don Schulze hit 0 career home runs.

What was Don Schulze's career batting average?

Don Schulze batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 7 at bats.

How many RBI did Don Schulze have?

Don Schulze drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Don Schulze's career ERA?

Don Schulze finished with a 5.47 career ERA, going 15-25 with 144 strikeouts.

Don Schulze

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1989)

Don Schulze was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1989 for 5 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 7 seasons. Across 76 career appearances, he went 15-25 with a 5.47 ERA and 144 strikeouts.

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 12, 2026

W–L 15–25

ERA 5.47

WHIP 1.56

SO 144

Pitcher PIV -4973.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 215 lb
Born: 9/27/1962 in Roselle, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-09-13
Last Game: 1989-09-29

Full name: Donald Arthur Schulze

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Career Pitching Statistics

Don Schulze — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	25	76	59	4	0	0	338.2	422	206	40	105	144	5.47	-4973.5

Career ERA 5.47 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 39.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Don Schulze Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	CHN	NL	0	1	4	3	0	14.0	19	11	7	8	7.07	3.87 (-83%)	-133.9
1984	CHN	NL	0	0	1	1	0	3.0	8	4	1	2	12.00	—	0.0
1984	CLE	AL	3	6	19	14	2	85.2	105	46	27	39	4.83	3.81 (-27%)	-766.7
1985	CLE	AL	4	10	19	18	1	94.1	128	63	19	37	6.01	3.89 (-54%)	-273.4
1986	CLE	AL	4	4	19	13	1	84.2	88	47	34	33	5.00	3.97 (-26%)	-1656.9
1987	NYN	NL	1	2	5	4	0	21.2	24	15	6	5	6.23	4.29 (-45%)	-804.5
1989	NYA	AL	1	1	2	2	0	11.0	12	5	5	5	4.09	3.71 (-10%)	-264.4
1989	SDN	NL	2	1	7	4	0	24.1	38	15	6	15	5.55	3.71 (-50%)	-1073.6
Career · 8 seasons			15	25	76	59	4	338.2	422	206	105	144	5.47	—	-4,973

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

Don Schulze — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
76	7	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	.000	.300	.000	.300	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .300 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 7.6% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 58.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Don Schulze — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	CHN	NL	4	1	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CHN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CLE	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CLE	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CLE	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	NYN	NL	5	2	1	1	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SDN	NL	7	4	1	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			76	7	2	1	3	6	.000	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Don Schulze — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	41	4	2	0	0	1	.000
Away	35	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Don Schulze — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	41	200.1	235	105	52	72	4.72
Away	35	138.1	187	101	53	72	6.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Don Schulze — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1989-09-29	SDP	SFG	L	0	0	0	0
1989-09-10	SDP	LAD	L	0	0	0	0
1989-08-27	SDP	NYN	W	0	0	0	0
1989-08-16	SDP	NYN	L	0	0	0	0
1989-08-08	SDP	HOU	L	1	0	0	1
1989-08-03	SDP	ATL	W	2	0	0	1
1989-07-29	SDP	LAD	W	1	1	0	1
1989-07-09	NYY	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1989-07-04	NYY	DET	W	0	0	0	0
1987-08-08	NYN	CHC	L	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Don Schulze — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-09-29	SDP	SFG	—	2.0	5	2	2	0	0	0
1989-09-10	SDP	LAD	—	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1989-08-27	SDP	NYN	—	1.1	6	4	3	0	0	1
1989-08-16	SDP	NYN	—	3.0	4	2	2	0	4	2
1989-08-08	SDP	HOU	L	4.0	8	6	3	2	1	2
1989-08-03	SDP	ATL	W	5.0	7	4	3	1	6	1
1989-07-29	SDP	LAD	W	6.0	7	2	2	2	3	0
1989-07-09	NYY	BOS	L	4.0	6	5	5	3	1	1
1989-07-04	NYY	DET	W	7.0	6	0	0	2	4	0
1987-08-08	NYN	CHC	L	3.1	8	4	4	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Don Schulze — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	76	58	37	46	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Don Schulze — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	CHN	P	4	3	1	2	0	0
1984	CHN	P	1	1	1	0	0	0
1984	CLE	P	19	14	9	9	0	0
1985	CLE	P	19	18	8	16	2	2
1986	CLE	P	19	13	7	7	0	0
1987	NYN	P	5	3	6	6	0	0
1989	NYA	P	2	2	1	1	0	0
1989	SDN	P	7	4	4	5	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Don Schulze — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	76

Salary History

Don Schulze — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	CLE	AL	$110,000
Total Career Earnings			$110,000

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Don Schulze: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 13, 1983 and the final game on September 29, 1989, Don Schulze built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago Cubs (1983 through 1984), the Cleveland Indians (1984 through 1986), the New York Mets (1987), the New York Yankees (1989), and the San Diego Padres (1989). Listed as a pitcher, Schulze threw and hit right-handed. Schulze is listed at 215 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The birth record reads September 27, 1962, in Roselle, IL, USA. Don Schulze was the playing name; the full given name is Donald Arthur.

Schulze pitched in 76 games, starting 59, and finished with a 15-25 record and 5.47 ERA. The totals include 144 strikeouts. The league ERA over Schulze's seasons was 3.93, so the 5.47 figure ran 39.5% worse than average. In 1984, one of the busiest seasons, Schulze posted a 4.83 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.81.

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Schulze

What years did Don Schulze play?: Don Schulze played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1989.
Was Don Schulze a pitcher?: Yes. Don Schulze pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 144 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Schulze hit?: Don Schulze hit 0 career home runs.
What was Don Schulze's career batting average?: Don Schulze batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 7 at bats.
How many RBI did Don Schulze have?: Don Schulze drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Don Schulze's career ERA?: Don Schulze finished with a 5.47 career ERA, going 15-25 with 144 strikeouts.