What years did Andy Seminick play?

Andy Seminick played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1957.

Was Andy Seminick a pitcher?

No. Andy Seminick was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Andy Seminick hit?

Andy Seminick hit 164 career home runs with 953 hits.

What teams did Andy Seminick play for?

Andy Seminick played for 2 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1943–1951, 1955–1957) and the Cincinnati Redlegs (1952–1955).

Did Andy Seminick win an MVP award?

No. Andy Seminick did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Andy Seminick win?

Andy Seminick was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Andy Seminick's career stats?

In 1,304 games, Andy Seminick had 953 hits, 164 home runs, 556 RBI, 495 runs, and 23 stolen bases, with a .243 batting average.

What position did Andy Seminick play?

Andy Seminick played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Andy Seminick and how much did he weigh?

Andy Seminick was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 187 pounds.

How many home runs did Andy Seminick hit each season?

Andy Seminick's home runs by season: 2 in 1943, 0 in 1944, 6 in 1945, 12 in 1946, 13 in 1947, 13 in 1948, 24 in 1949, 24 in 1950, 11 in 1951, 14 in 1952, 19 in 1953, 7 in 1954, 12 in 1955, 7 in 1956, and 0 in 1957. His most in one season was 24, in 1949 and 1950.

What was Andy Seminick's career batting average?

Andy Seminick batted .243 over his career, with 953 hits in 3,921 at bats.

How many RBI did Andy Seminick have?

Andy Seminick drove in 556 runs in his career.

Is Andy Seminick in the Hall of Fame?

No. Andy Seminick has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Andy Seminick make?

Andy Seminick was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Andy Seminick

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943-1957)

Andy Seminick was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1957 for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,304 career games, he hit .243 with 953 hits, 164 home runs, and 556 RBI. Andy Seminick was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,104.

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 25, 2026

AVG .243

HR 164

RBI 556

H 953

OPS .764

PIV 6,104

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 187 lb
Born: 9/12/1920 in Pierce, WV, USA
Died: 2/22/2004 in Melbourne, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1943-09-14
Last Game: 1957-09-21
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Andrew Wasal Seminick

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Career Batting Statistics

Andy Seminick — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,304	3,921	495	953	139	26	164	556	23	582	780	.243	.347	.417	.764	6,104

Career AVG .243 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .417 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Career OPS .764 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Andy Seminick 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
1943	PHI	NL	22	72	9	13	2	0	2	5	0	7	22	.181	.255 (-29%)	.324 (-22%)	.346 (-16%)	.671 (-19%)	-210.3
1944	PHI	NL	22	63	9	14	2	1	0	4	2	6	17	.222	.261 (-15%)	.325 (-8%)	.357 (-20%)	.683 (-14%)	-130.7
1945	PHI	NL	80	188	18	45	7	2	6	26	3	18	38	.239	.260 (-8%)	.328 (-5%)	.354 (+11%)	.683 (+3%)	80.8
1946	PHI	NL	124	406	55	107	15	5	12	52	2	39	86	.264	.256 (+3%)	.328 (+2%)	.358 (+15%)	.687 (+9%)	624.6
1947	PHI	NL	111	337	48	85	16	2	13	50	4	58	69	.252	.262 (-4%)	.336 (+10%)	.376 (+14%)	.712 (+12%)	906.3
1948	PHI	NL	125	391	49	88	11	3	13	44	4	58	68	.225	.263 (-15%)	.340 (-4%)	.379 (-3%)	.719 (-3%)	-155.4
1949	PHI	NL	109	334	52	81	11	2	24	68	0	69	74	.243	.262 (-8%)	.343 (+11%)	.384 (+31%)	.727 (+21%)	1520.3
1950	PHI	NL	130	393	55	113	15	3	24	68	0	68	50	.288	.265 (+8%)	.346 (+16%)	.401 (+30%)	.747 (+24%)	2062.7
1951	PHI	NL	101	291	42	66	8	1	11	37	1	63	67	.227	.260 (-13%)	.336 (+10%)	.385 (-3%)	.721 (+3%)	391.0
1952	CIN	NL	108	336	38	86	16	1	14	50	1	35	65	.256	.252 (+1%)	.326 (+1%)	.369 (+18%)	.696 (+10%)	568.1
1953	CIN	NL	119	387	46	91	12	0	19	64	2	49	82	.235	.264 (-11%)	.335 (-4%)	.397 (+4%)	.733 (avg)	41.1
1954	CIN	NL	86	247	25	58	9	4	7	30	0	48	39	.235	.261 (-10%)	.333 (+9%)	.390 (avg)	.723 (+4%)	307.7
1955	CIN	NL	6	15	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	PHI	NL	93	289	32	71	12	1	11	34	1	32	59	.246	.258 (-5%)	.332 (avg)	.393 (+4%)	.726 (+2%)	0.0
1956	PHI	NL	60	161	16	32	3	1	7	23	3	31	38	.199	.258 (-23%)	.331 (avg)	.397 (-9%)	.728 (-5%)	-64.8
1957	PHI	NL	8	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			1,304	3,921	495	953	139	26	164	556	23	582	780	.243	—	—	—	—	5,941

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

Andy Seminick — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.182

Playoff Batting by Year

Andy Seminick — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1950	WS	PHI	4	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.182

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Andy Seminick — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	664	1955	256	492	90	291	.252
Away	640	1966	240	462	74	266	.235

Last 10 Games — Batting

Andy Seminick — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1957-09-21	PHI	BRO	W	0	0	0	0
1957-09-20	PHI	BRO	W	0	0	0	0
1957-09-16	PHI	ATL	L	2	0	1	0
1957-09-15	PHI	ATL	W	0	0	0	0
1957-09-10	PHI	STL	L	2	1	0	1
1957-09-08	PHI	PIT	W	3	0	0	1
1957-09-02	PHI	BRO	W	4	0	0	1
1957-09-01	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1956-09-30	PHI	NY1	W	2	0	0	1
1956-09-18	PHI	CIN	W	3	0	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Andy Seminick — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	4	0	2	9	4	0
C	1213	216	5030	598	133	80
OF	9	0	19	1	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Andy Seminick — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1943	PHI	C	22	0	79	14	7	2
1943	PHI	OF	1	0	4	0	0	0
1944	PHI	C	11	0	45	7	2	0
1944	PHI	OF	7	0	13	1	0	1
1945	PHI	3B	4	0	2	9	4	0
1945	PHI	C	70	0	198	30	5	3
1945	PHI	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0
1946	PHI	C	118	0	461	61	14	12
1947	PHI	C	107	0	438	53	11	6
1948	PHI	C	124	0	541	74	22	8
1949	PHI	C	98	0	411	54	12	6
1950	PHI	C	124	0	551	54	15	9
1951	PHI	C	91	0	378	47	9	6
1952	CIN	C	99	0	416	47	13	7
1953	CIN	C	112	0	436	44	9	2
1954	CIN	C	82	75	327	44	4	11
1955	CIN	C	5	4	26	0	0	0
1955	PHI	C	88	86	435	45	3	6
1956	PHI	C	54	49	266	23	7	2
1957	PHI	C	8	2	22	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Andy Seminick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1212
Third Base	4
Left Field	9

Award Voting History

Andy Seminick — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1950	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	25.0	336	0

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Andy Seminick: the record in brief

The profile opens with Andy Seminick's first major league game on September 14, 1943; the last one listed came on September 21, 1957. Seminick played for the Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943 through 1944), the Philadelphia Phillies (1945 to 1957), the Cincinnati Reds (1952 to 1953), and the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954 to 1955). Seminick played primarily as a catcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on September 12, 1920, in Pierce, WV, USA, Seminick was listed at 187 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Seminick died on February 22, 2004, in Melbourne, FL, USA. Andy Seminick was the playing name; the full given name is Andrew Wasal.

Seminick finished with 953 hits from 3,921 at bats in 1,304 games, which works out to .243, adding 164 home runs, 556 RBI, and 23 stolen bases. Seminick's career OPS of .764 combines a .347 on-base mark with .417 slugging. Set against a .260 league average for the same years, Seminick's .243 average sits 6.6% below it.

Frequently Asked Questions about Andy Seminick

What years did Andy Seminick play?: Andy Seminick played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1957.
Was Andy Seminick a pitcher?: No. Andy Seminick was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Andy Seminick hit?: Andy Seminick hit 164 career home runs with 953 hits.
What teams did Andy Seminick play for?: Andy Seminick played for 2 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1943–1951, 1955–1957) and the Cincinnati Redlegs (1952–1955).
Did Andy Seminick win an MVP award?: No. Andy Seminick did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Andy Seminick win?: Andy Seminick was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Andy Seminick's career stats?: In 1,304 games, Andy Seminick had 953 hits, 164 home runs, 556 RBI, 495 runs, and 23 stolen bases, with a .243 batting average.
What position did Andy Seminick play?: Andy Seminick played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Andy Seminick and how much did he weigh?: Andy Seminick was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 187 pounds.
How many home runs did Andy Seminick hit each season?: Andy Seminick's home runs by season: 2 in 1943, 0 in 1944, 6 in 1945, 12 in 1946, 13 in 1947, 13 in 1948, 24 in 1949, 24 in 1950, 11 in 1951, 14 in 1952, 19 in 1953, 7 in 1954, 12 in 1955, 7 in 1956, and 0 in 1957. His most in one season was 24, in 1949 and 1950.
What was Andy Seminick's career batting average?: Andy Seminick batted .243 over his career, with 953 hits in 3,921 at bats.
How many RBI did Andy Seminick have?: Andy Seminick drove in 556 runs in his career.
Is Andy Seminick in the Hall of Fame?: No. Andy Seminick has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Andy Seminick make?: Andy Seminick was selected to 1 All-Star Game.