Johnny Schmitz

Q: When was Johnny Schmitz born?

Johnny Schmitz was born on November 27, 1920.

Q: Where was Johnny Schmitz born?

Johnny Schmitz was born in Wausau, WI .

Q: How tall was Johnny Schmitz?

Johnny Schmitz was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Johnny Schmitz weigh when playing?

Johnny Schmitz weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Johnny Schmitz play?

Johnny Schmitz played 13 seasons.

Q: Is Johnny Schmitz in the Hall of Fame?

Johnny Schmitz has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Johnny Schmitz have?

Johnny Schmitz had 746 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Johnny Schmitz played for?

Johnny Schmitz played for 7 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox.

Q: How many World Series has Johnny Schmitz won?

Johnny Schmitz never won a World Series.

Q: When did Johnny Schmitz retire?

Johnny Schmitz last played in 1956.

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)

Debut: September 6, 1941 (Age 20-283d, 9,086th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1938	17	CLE-min	D	11	2	.846	3.44	21			7			110.0	123	60	42		41		39	2	1	2				1.491	10.1		3.4	3.2	0.95	HOP KITL
1939	18	CHC-min	B,AA	14	12	.538	4.02	27			18			208.0	216	120	93		94		86	2	0	6				1.490	9.3		4.1	3.7	0.91	BMG,MLW IIIL,AA
1940	19	CHC-min	AA	0	0		12.00	1						3.0	6	4	4		1									2.333	18.0		3.0			MLW AA
1941	20	CHC-min	AA	7	14	.333	4.87	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	MLW AA
1941	20	CHC	NL	2	0	1.000	1.31	5	3	2	1	0	0	20.2	12	5	3	0	9	1	11	1	0	0	79	273	3.17	1.016	5.2	0.0	3.9	4.8	1.22
1942	21	CHC	NL	3	7	.300	3.43	23	10	6	1	0	2	86.2	70	41	33	3	45	2	51	3	0	3	364	93	3.01	1.327	7.3	0.3	4.7	5.3	1.13
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	25	CHC	NL	11	11	.500	2.61	41	31	8	14	2	2	224.1	184	77	65	6	94	13	135	2	1	3	945	127	3.01	1.239	7.4	0.2	3.8	5.4	1.44	AS,MVP-30
1947	26	CHC	NL	13	18	.419	3.22	38	28	9	10	3	4	207.0	209	91	74	8	80	11	97	2	0	6	894	123	3.43	1.396	9.1	0.3	3.5	4.2	1.21
1948	27	CHC	NL	18	13	.581	2.64	34	30	4	18	2	1	242.0	186	92	71	11	97	7	100	2	0	6	986	147	3.75	1.169	6.9	0.4	3.6	3.7	1.03	AS,MVP-12
1949	28	CHC	NL	11	13	.458	4.35	36	31	4	9	3	3	207.0	227	117	100	11	92	4	75	2	1	5	898	92	3.84	1.541	9.9	0.5	4.0	3.3	0.82	MVP-23
1950	29	CHC	NL	10	16	.385	4.99	39	27	5	8	3	0	193.0	217	122	107	23	91	6	75	4	2	5	872	84	4.83	1.596	10.1	1.1	4.2	3.5	0.82
1951	30	TOT	NL	2	6	.250	5.99	24	10	6	0	0	0	73.2	77	53	49	5	43	5	26	2	0	5	336	67	4.49	1.629	9.4	0.6	5.3	3.2	0.60
1951	30	CHC	NL	1	2	.333	8.00	8	3	4	0	0	0	18.0	22	16	16	1	15	1	6	0	0	0	91	53	5.03	2.056	11.0	0.5	7.5	3.0	0.40
1951	30	BRO	NL	1	4	.200	5.34	16	7	2	0	0	0	55.2	55	37	33	4	28	4	20	2	0	5	245	74	4.31	1.491	8.9	0.6	4.5	3.2	0.71
1952	31	TOT	MLB	3	2	.600	3.71	18	5	6	2	0	1	53.1	47	23	22	3	30	3	17	2	0	1	230	98	4.28	1.444	7.9	0.5	5.1	2.9	0.57
1952	31	TOT	NL	2	1	.667	3.76	13	3	4	1	0	0	38.1	32	16	16	3	21	2	14	1	0	1	163	100	4.40	1.383	7.5	0.7	4.9	3.3	0.67
1952	31	BRO	NL	1	1	.500	4.32	10	3	3	1	0	0	33.1	29	16	16	3	18	1	11	1	0	1	143	86	4.61	1.410	7.8	0.8	4.9	3.0	0.61
1952	31	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	3.60	5	2	2	1	0	1	15.0	15	7	6	0	9	1	3	1	0	0	67	95	3.99	1.600	9.0	0.0	5.4	1.8	0.33
1952	31	CIN	NL	1	0	1.000	0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	20		2.99	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
1953	32	TOT	AL	2	7	.222	3.62	27	13	10	5	0	4	112.0	120	53	45	10	40	5	39	4	0	1	483	108	4.24	1.429	9.6	0.8	3.2	3.1	0.98
1953	32	NYY	AL	0	0		2.08	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	2	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	17	194	7.67	1.154	4.2	2.1	6.2	0.0	0.00
1953	32	WSH	AL	2	7	.222	3.68	24	13	9	5	0	4	107.2	118	52	44	9	37	3	39	4	0	0	466	106	4.10	1.440	9.9	0.8	3.1	3.3	1.05
1954	33	WSH	AL	11	8	.579	2.91	29	23	5	12	2	1	185.1	176	66	60	6	64	7	56	3	1	3	772	123	3.30	1.295	8.5	0.3	3.1	2.7	0.88
1955	34	WSH	AL	7	10	.412	3.71	32	21	6	6	1	2	165.0	187	76	68	8	54	4	49	7	0	2	723	106	3.51	1.461	10.2	0.4	2.9	2.7	0.91
1956	35	TOT	AL	0	3	.000	3.59	20	3	9	0	0	0	42.2	54	25	17	3	18	1	15	1	1	0	197	112	3.92	1.688	11.4	0.6	3.8	3.2	0.83
1956	35	BOS	AL	0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	22		5.14	2.077	10.4	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.00
1956	35	BAL	AL	0	3	.000	3.99	18	3	8	0	0	0	38.1	49	23	17	3	14	1	15	1	0	0	175	98	3.78	1.643	11.5	0.7	3.3	3.5	1.07
13 Yrs				93	114	.449	3.55	366	235	80	86	16	20	1812.2	1766	841	714	97	757	69	746	35	6	40	7779	107	3.72	1.392	8.8	0.5	3.8	3.7	0.99
162 Game Avg.				11	13	.449	3.55	41	27	9	10	2	2	205	200	95	81	11	86	8	84	4	1	5	880	107	3.72	1.392	8.8	0.5	3.8	3.7	0.99
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CHC (8 yrs)				69	80	.463	3.52	224	163	42	61	13	12	1198.2	1127	561	469	63	523	45	550	16	4	28	5129	108	3.70	1.377	8.5	0.5	3.9	4.1	1.05
WSH (3 yrs)				20	25	.444	3.38	85	57	20	23	3	7	458.0	481	194	172	23	155	14	144	14	1	5	1961	112	3.56	1.389	9.5	0.5	3.0	2.8	0.93
BRO (2 yrs)				2	5	.286	4.96	26	10	5	1	0	0	89.0	84	53	49	7	46	5	31	3	0	6	388	78	4.42	1.461	8.5	0.7	4.7	3.1	0.67
NYY (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	3.26	8	2	3	1	0	1	19.1	17	8	7	1	12	3	3	1	0	1	84	109	4.82	1.500	7.9	0.5	5.6	1.4	0.25
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	22		5.14	2.077	10.4	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.00
CIN (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	20		2.99	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
BAL (1 yr)				0	3	.000	3.99	18	3	8	0	0	0	38.1	49	23	17	3	14	1	15	1	0	0	175	98	3.78	1.643	11.5	0.7	3.3	3.5	1.07

NL (9 yrs)				72	85	.459	3.61	253	173	48	62	13	12	1292.2	1214	614	518	70	572	51	584	19	4	34	5537	106	3.75	1.382	8.5	0.5	4.0	4.1	1.02
AL (5 yrs)				21	29	.420	3.39	113	62	32	24	3	8	520.0	552	227	196	27	185	18	162	16	2	6	2242	112	3.64	1.417	9.6	0.5	3.2	2.8	0.88

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Johnny Schmitz born?

Johnny Schmitz was born on November 27, 1920.

Where was Johnny Schmitz born?

Johnny Schmitz was born in Wausau, WI.

How tall was Johnny Schmitz?

Johnny Schmitz was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Johnny Schmitz weigh when playing?

Johnny Schmitz weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Johnny Schmitz play?

Johnny Schmitz played 13 seasons.

Is Johnny Schmitz in the Hall of Fame?

Johnny Schmitz has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Johnny Schmitz play?

Johnny Schmitz was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Johnny Schmitz have?

Johnny Schmitz had 746 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Johnny Schmitz played for?

Johnny Schmitz played for 7 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox.

How many World Series has Johnny Schmitz won?

Johnny Schmitz never won a World Series.

When did Johnny Schmitz retire?

Johnny Schmitz last played in 1956.

What are Johnny Schmitz's nicknames?

Bear Tracks is a nickname for Johnny Schmitz.

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