Hal Schumacher

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1931-1946)

W–L 158–121
ERA 3.36
WHIP 1.34
SO 906
Pitcher PIV 346.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 190 lb
Born
11/23/1910 in Hinckley, NY, USA
Died
4/21/1993 in Cooperstown, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1931-04-15
Last Game
1946-09-25
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Harold Henry Schumacher

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
158 121 391 329 138 27 7 2482.3 2,424 926 139 902 906 3.36 346.9

Career ERA 3.36 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 18.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1931 NY1 NL 1 1 8 2 1 0 1 18.3 31 22 14 11 10.80 4.10 (-163%) -1034.6
1932 NY1 NL 5 6 27 13 2 1 0 101.3 119 40 39 38 3.55 4.13 (+14%) 390.8
1933 NY1 NL 19 12 35 33 21 7 1 258.7 199 62 84 96 2.16 3.86 (+44%) 1700.8
1934 NY1 NL 23 10 41 36 18 2 0 297.0 299 105 89 112 3.18 4.29 (+26%) 1624.3
1935 NY1 NL 19 9 33 33 19 3 0 261.7 235 84 70 79 2.89 4.35 (+34%) 2448.8
1936 NY1 NL 11 13 35 30 9 3 1 215.3 234 83 69 75 3.47 4.59 (+24%) 253.0
1937 NY1 NL 13 12 38 29 10 1 1 217.7 222 87 89 100 3.60 4.34 (+17%) 975.0
1938 NY1 NL 13 8 28 28 12 3 0 185.0 178 72 50 54 3.50 4.35 (+19%) 730.9
1939 NY1 NL 13 10 29 27 8 0 0 181.7 199 97 89 58 4.81 4.28 (-12%) -3029.2
1940 NY1 NL 13 13 34 30 12 1 1 227.0 218 82 96 123 3.25 4.21 (+23%) 1328.4
1941 NY1 NL 12 10 30 26 12 3 1 206.0 187 77 79 63 3.36 3.94 (+15%) -898.0
1942 NY1 NL 12 13 29 29 12 3 0 216.0 208 73 82 49 3.04 3.57 (+15%) -2470.9
1946 NY1 NL 4 4 24 13 2 0 1 96.7 95 42 52 48 3.91 3.59 (-9%) -1672.4
Career · 13 seasons 158 121 391 329 138 27 7 2,482.1 2,424 926 902 906 3.36 — 347

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
450 896 100 181 23 4 15 102 0 32 196 .202 .233 .287 .520 -3,666

Career AVG .202 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 25.5% below league average.

Career OBP .233 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 30.9% below league average.

Career SLG .287 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 25.5% below league average.

Career OPS .520 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 28.0% 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
1931 NY1 NL 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .143 — — — — 0.0
1932 NY1 NL 30 31 3 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 7 .226 — — — — 0.0
1933 NY1 NL 39 98 8 21 1 0 0 10 0 2 20 .214 .270 (-21%) .329 (-30%) .377 (-41%) .707 (-36%) -545.1
1934 NY1 NL 44 117 19 28 5 1 6 15 0 2 26 .239 .278 (-14%) .340 (-24%) .392 (+15%) .733 (-3%) -112.6
1935 NY1 NL 38 107 8 21 3 0 2 21 0 1 25 .196 .279 (-30%) .342 (-38%) .399 (-30%) .742 (-34%) -606.7
1936 NY1 NL 46 74 9 16 3 0 1 10 0 3 18 .216 .283 (-24%) .349 (-29%) .404 (-26%) .753 (-28%) -352.9
1937 NY1 NL 45 81 9 18 2 0 2 7 0 3 16 .222 .276 (-20%) .342 (-27%) .398 (-19%) .740 (-23%) -314.6
1938 NY1 NL 36 67 12 16 1 0 2 6 0 4 14 .239 .272 (-12%) .341 (-15%) .392 (-13%) .734 (-14%) -147.8
1939 NY1 NL 30 69 4 14 3 0 0 5 0 3 14 .203 .274 (-26%) .342 (-31%) .393 (-37%) .735 (-34%) -391.2
1940 NY1 NL 35 78 11 15 1 2 1 8 0 3 18 .192 .267 (-28%) .335 (-31%) .387 (-24%) .722 (-27%) -359.7
1941 NY1 NL 38 66 6 10 1 0 0 4 0 6 13 .152 .262 (-42%) .332 (-33%) .373 (-55%) .705 (-45%) -458.2
1942 NY1 NL 37 75 10 13 3 0 1 10 0 3 16 .173 .253 (-32%) .323 (-37%) .349 (-28%) .672 (-32%) -377.4
1946 NY1 NL 24 26 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 .038 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 450 896 100 181 23 4 15 102 0 32 196 .202 — — — — -3,666

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 12 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 7 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1937 WS NY1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1936 WS NY1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
1933 WS NY1 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 .286

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 5 5 0 32.7 35 15 19 17 4.13

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1937 WS NY1 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 9 4 4 3 6.00
1936 WS NY1 1 1 2 2 0 12.0 13 7 10 11 5.25
1933 WS NY1 1 0 2 2 0 14.7 13 4 5 3 2.45

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2194204382843.195
Away2324765799759.208

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1861260.211834584574923.27
Away2051219.012414644444143.43

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1946-09-25 NY1BSNL 000000010
1946-09-22 NY1PHIL 000000000
1946-09-18 NY1CHCL 000000000
1946-09-13 NY1CINL 000000000
1946-09-10 NY1PITL 000000000
1946-09-08 NY1BROL 000000000
1946-09-05 NY1PHIW 100000001
1946-09-02 NY1BSNW 200000000
1946-08-30 NY1PHIL 000000000
1946-08-28 NY1STLL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1946-09-25 NY1BSN — 5.0511500
1946-09-22 NY1PHI — 2.0100000
1946-09-18 NY1CHC — 1.1000000
1946-09-13 NY1CIN — 3.0200220
1946-09-10 NY1PIT — 0.1000000
1946-09-08 NY1BRO — 1.0211001
1946-09-05 NY1PHI — 3.1331410
1946-09-02 NY1BSN W 6.0533231
1946-08-30 NY1PHI — 2.0100020
1946-08-28 NY1STL — 0.2211200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
P 391 0 154 646 24 34

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1931 NY1 P 8 0 2 7 1 1
1932 NY1 P 27 0 9 31 3 1
1933 NY1 P 35 0 15 70 1 3
1934 NY1 P 41 0 21 71 3 4
1935 NY1 P 33 0 14 89 0 4
1936 NY1 P 35 0 12 63 4 6
1937 NY1 P 38 0 17 46 2 2
1938 NY1 P 28 0 9 49 2 1
1939 NY1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 NY1 P 29 0 4 37 3 4
1940 NY1 P 34 0 14 61 1 2
1941 NY1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1941 NY1 P 30 0 12 39 2 2
1942 NY1 P 29 0 13 56 1 3
1946 NY1 P 24 0 12 27 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 391
Center Field 2

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
St. Lawrence University Canton NY 1929, 1930

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1934 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 16.0 80 0
1933 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 11.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Hal Schumacher (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Thornton Lee
    117-124, 3.56 ERA
  2. 92
    Ned Garver
    129-157, 3.73 ERA
  3. 89
    Bill Lee
    169-157, 3.54 ERA
  4. 88
    Dutch Ruether
    137-95, 3.50 ERA
  5. 88
    Joaquin Andujar
    127-118, 3.58 ERA
  6. 87
    Rip Sewell
    143-97, 3.48 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Hal Schumacher

What years did Hal Schumacher play?
Hal Schumacher played in Major League Baseball from 1931 to 1946.
Was Hal Schumacher a pitcher?
Yes. Hal Schumacher pitched in the major leagues, recording 158 wins and 906 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hal Schumacher hit?
Hal Schumacher hit 15 career home runs with 181 hits.