Johnny Schmitz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: November 27, 1920 in Wausau, WI us

Died: October 1, 2011 in Weston, WI

Buried: Restlawn Memorial Park, Wausau, WI

High School: Wausau HS (Wausau, WI)

Last Game: September 7, 1956 (Age 35-285d)
vs. BOS 0.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: John Albert Schmitz

Nicknames: Bear Tracks

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.7

114

ERA

3.55

366

235

1812.2

746

WHIP

1.392

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1938	17	-5.3	Hopkinsville	KITL	D	CLE	11	2	.846	3.44	4.91	21			7			110.0	123	60	42		41		39	2	1	2		1.491	10.1		3.4	3.2	0.95
1939	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA	CHC	14	12				27			18			208.0	216	120	93		94		86	2	0	6
1939	18	-9.8	Milwaukee	AA	AA	CHC
1939	18	-5.3	Bloomington	IIIL	B	CHC	14	12	.538	4.02	5.19	27			18			208.0	216	120	93		94		86	2	0	6		1.490	9.3		4.1	3.7	0.91
1940	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA	CHC	15	14	.517	3.40	4.04	32						225.0	189	101	85		111							1.333	7.6		4.4
1940	19	-9.2	Milwaukee	AA	AA	CHC	0	0		12.00	12.00	1						3.0	6	4	4		1							2.333	18.0		3.0
1940	19	-4.5	Madison	IIIL	B		15	14	.517	3.28	3.93	31						222.0	183	97	81		110							1.320	7.4		4.5
1941	20	-7.4	Milwaukee	AA	AA	CHC	7	14	.333	4.87	6.54	33	22	7	8	0		157.0	169	114	85		91		87	0	0	2		1.656	9.7		5.2	5.0	0.96
1941	20	-9.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	0	1.000	1.31	2.18	5	3	2	1	0	0	20.2	12	5	3	0	9	1	11	1	0	0	79	1.016	5.2	0.0	3.9	4.8	1.22
1942	21	-7.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	3	7	.300	3.43	4.26	23	10	6	1	0	2	86.2	70	41	33	3	45	2	51	3	0	3	364	1.327	7.3	0.3	4.7	5.3	1.13

1946	25	-4.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	11	.500	2.61	3.09	41	31	8	14	2	2	224.1	184	77	65	6	94	13	135	2	1	3	945	1.239	7.4	0.2	3.8	5.4	1.44
1947	26	-3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	13	18	.419	3.22	3.96	38	28	9	10	3	4	207.0	209	91	74	8	80	11	97	2	0	6	894	1.396	9.1	0.3	3.5	4.2	1.21
1948	27	-1.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	18	13	.581	2.64	3.42	34	30	4	18	2	1	242.0	186	92	71	11	97	7	100	2	0	6	986	1.169	6.9	0.4	3.6	3.7	1.03
1949	28	-0.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	13	.458	4.35	5.09	36	31	4	9	3	3	207.0	227	117	100	11	92	4	75	2	1	5	898	1.541	9.9	0.5	4.0	3.3	0.82
1950	29	0.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	16	.385	4.99	5.69	39	27	5	8	3	0	193.0	217	122	107	23	91	6	75	4	2	5	872	1.596	10.1	1.1	4.2	3.5	0.82
1951	30		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-BRO	2	6	.250	5.99	6.48	24	10	6	0	0	0	73.2	77	53	49	5	43	5	26	2	0	5	336	1.629	9.4	0.6	5.3	3.2	0.60
1951	30	1.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	2	.333	8.00	8.00	8	3	4	0	0	0	18.0	22	16	16	1	15	1	6	0	0	0	91	2.056	11.0	0.5	7.5	3.0	0.40
1951	30	1.4	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	1	4	.200	5.34	5.98	16	7	2	0	0	0	55.2	55	37	33	4	28	4	20	2	0	5	245	1.491	8.9	0.6	4.5	3.2	0.71
1952	31		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CIN-BRO	3	2	.600	3.71	3.88	18	5	6	2	0	1	53.1	47	23	22	3	30	3	17	2	0	1	230	1.444	7.9	0.5	5.1	2.9	0.57
1952	31	0.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	1	.500	3.60	4.20	5	2	2	1	0	1	15.0	15	7	6	0	9	1	3	1	0	0	67	1.600	9.0	0.0	5.4	1.8	0.33
1952	31	2.6	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	1	1	.500	4.32	4.32	10	3	3	1	0	0	33.1	29	16	16	3	18	1	11	1	0	1	143	1.410	7.8	0.8	4.9	3.0	0.61
1952	31	2.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	20	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
1953	32		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-NYY	2	7	.222	3.62	4.26	27	13	10	5	0	4	112.0	120	53	45	10	40	5	39	4	0	1	483	1.429	9.6	0.8	3.2	3.1	0.98
1953	32	2.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		2.08	2.08	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	2	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	17	1.154	4.2	2.1	6.2	0.0	0.00
1953	32	2.1	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	2	7	.222	3.68	4.35	24	13	9	5	0	4	107.2	118	52	44	9	37	3	39	4	0	0	466	1.440	9.9	0.8	3.1	3.3	1.05
1954	33	4.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	11	8	.579	2.91	3.21	29	23	5	12	2	1	185.1	176	66	60	6	64	7	56	3	1	3	772	1.295	8.5	0.3	3.1	2.7	0.88
1955	34	5.6	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	7	10	.412	3.71	4.15	32	21	6	6	1	2	165.0	187	76	68	8	54	4	49	7	0	2	723	1.461	10.2	0.4	2.9	2.7	0.91
1956	35		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-BOS	0	3	.000	3.59	5.27	20	3	9	0	0	0	42.2	54	25	17	3	18	1	15	1	1	0	197	1.688	11.4	0.6	3.8	3.2	0.83
1956	35	6.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	0		0.00	4.15	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	22	2.077	10.4	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.00
1956	35	6.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	0	3	.000	3.99	5.40	18	3	8	0	0	0	38.1	49	23	17	3	14	1	15	1	0	0	175	1.643	11.5	0.7	3.3	3.5	1.07
1957	36	7.9	Toronto	IL	AAA		7	9	.438	3.30	4.01	28	18		8	3		139.0	133	62	51	9	37		48	2	0	1		1.223	8.6	0.6	2.4	3.1	1.30
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		93	114	.449	3.55	4.18	366	235	80	86	16	20	1812.2	1766	841	714	97	757	69	746	35	6	40	7779	1.392	8.8	0.5	3.8	3.7	0.99
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		54	51				141	40	7	41	3		839.0	830	457	356	9	374		260	6	1	11
All Levels (17 Seasons)							147	165				507	275	87	127	19	20	2651.2	2596	1298	1070	106	1131	69	1006	41	7	51	7779

AAA (1 season)					Minors		7	9	.438	3.30	4.01	28	18		8	3		139.0	133	62	51	9	37		48	2	0	1		1.223	8.6	0.6	2.4	3.1	1.30
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		7	14				34	22	7	8	0		160.0	175	118	89		92		87	0	0	2
B (2 seasons)					Minors		29	26	.527	3.64	4.54	58			18			430.0	399	217	174		204		86	2	0	6		1.402	8.4		4.3
D (1 season)					Minors		11	2	.846	3.44	4.91	21			7			110.0	123	60	42		41		39	2	1	2		1.491	10.1		3.4	3.2	0.95