What years did Frank Schwindel play?

Frank Schwindel played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2022.

Was Frank Schwindel a pitcher?

No. Frank Schwindel was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 3 career games.

How many home runs did Frank Schwindel hit?

Frank Schwindel hit 22 career home runs with 142 hits.

What was Frank Schwindel's career batting average?

Frank Schwindel batted .269 over his career, with 142 hits in 528 at bats.

How many RBI did Frank Schwindel have?

Frank Schwindel drove in 79 runs in his career.

What was Frank Schwindel's career ERA?

Frank Schwindel finished with a 18.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Frank Schwindel

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2022)

Frank Schwindel was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2022 for the Kansas City Royals, the Athletics, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 4 seasons. In 145 career games, he hit .269 with 142 hits, 22 home runs, and 79 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 963.

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 12, 2026

AVG .269

HR 22

RBI 79

H 142

OPS .771

PIV 963

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 220 lb
Born: 6/29/1992 in Livingston, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 2019-03-28
Last Game: 2022-08-07

Full name: Frank J. Schwindel

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Career Batting Statistics

Frank Schwindel — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
145	528	67	142	31	1	22	79	2	35	101	.269	.314	.456	.771	963

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career OBP .314 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .456 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — +10.3% above league average.

Career OPS .771 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Frank Schwindel — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2019	KCA	AL	6	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	OAK	AL	8	20	2	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	5	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CHN	NL	56	222	42	76	19	1	13	40	2	16	36	.342	.243 (+40%)	.317 (+23%)	.410 (+49%)	.727 (+38%)	0.0
2022	CHN	NL	75	271	23	62	11	0	8	36	0	19	58	.229	.242 (-6%)	.311 (-11%)	.394 (-9%)	.706 (-10%)	-456.2
Career · 4 seasons			145	528	67	142	31	1	22	79	2	35	101	.269	—	—	—	—	-456

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 Pitching Statistics

Frank Schwindel — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3.0	8	6	4	1	0	18.00	0.0

Career ERA 18.00 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — 353.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Frank Schwindel — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2022	CHN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3.0	8	6	1	0	18.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3.0	8	6	1	0	18.00	—	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

Frank Schwindel — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	78	272	39	76	12	41	.279
Away	67	256	28	66	10	38	.258

Pitching — Home / Away

Frank Schwindel — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	2	2.0	6	5	1	0	22.50
Away	1	1.0	2	1	0	0	9.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Frank Schwindel — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2022-08-07	CHC	MIA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
2022-08-06	CHC	MIA	W	3	0	0	0	1	2
2022-08-04	CHC	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
2022-08-02	CHC	STL	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
2022-07-29	CHC	SFG	W	3	0	2	1	1	1
2022-07-28	CHC	SFG	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
2022-07-25	CHC	PIT	W	2	0	1	0	1	0
2022-07-24	CHC	PHI	W	4	0	0	0	0	0
2022-07-23	CHC	PHI	W	2	1	0	1	0	0
2022-07-22	CHC	PHI	W	5	0	1	0	0	1

Last 3 Games — Pitching

Frank Schwindel — Last 3 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR
2022-06-15	CHC	SDP	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	1
2022-06-12	CHC	NYY	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
2022-06-03	CHC	STL	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Frank Schwindel — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	105	99	796	35	2	92
P	3	0	2	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Frank Schwindel — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2019	KCA	1B	5	4	30	0	1	2
2021	OAK	1B	1	0	1	0	0	1
2021	CHN	1B	51	50	412	22	1	50
2022	CHN	1B	48	45	353	13	0	39
2022	CHN	P	3	0	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Frank Schwindel — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	3
First Base	105
Designated Hitter	34

Awards & Honors

Frank Schwindel — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2021	Player of the Week	Week of 2021-09-04
2021	Rookie of the Month	August
2021	Rookie of the Month	September

Award Voting History

Frank Schwindel — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2021	Rookie of the Year	NL	6th	2.0	150	0

Frank Schwindel: the record in brief

Frank Schwindel's major league career runs from a debut on March 28, 2019 to a final game on August 7, 2022. The team column moves through the Kansas City Royals (2019), the Oakland Athletics (2021), and the Chicago Cubs (2021 to 2022). Listed as a first baseman, Schwindel both batted and threw right-handed. Schwindel is listed at 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds. Schwindel was born on June 29, 1992, in Livingston, NJ, USA. Schwindel's full given name, per the bio, is Frank J. Schwindel.

The batting record for Schwindel: 145 games, 142 hits in 528 at bats, and a .269 average, adding 22 home runs and 79 runs batted in. Schwindel's career OPS of .771 combines a .314 on-base mark with .456 slugging. Set against a .246 league average for the same years, Schwindel's .269 average sits 9.2% above it. In OPS terms, Schwindel's .771 stands 5.5% above the league's .731. No season beat the 13 home runs Schwindel hit in 2021.

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Schwindel

What years did Frank Schwindel play?: Frank Schwindel played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2022.
Was Frank Schwindel a pitcher?: No. Frank Schwindel was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
How many home runs did Frank Schwindel hit?: Frank Schwindel hit 22 career home runs with 142 hits.
What was Frank Schwindel's career batting average?: Frank Schwindel batted .269 over his career, with 142 hits in 528 at bats.
How many RBI did Frank Schwindel have?: Frank Schwindel drove in 79 runs in his career.
What was Frank Schwindel's career ERA?: Frank Schwindel finished with a 18.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.