Schmidt
Meyer
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: July 24, 1940 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Owner's Choice - Reliever Award 1973    1974    1976   
All-Star Selections 1973    1977   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 PHX JL $ 6,800,000   10 10 9 10 5 4 4 8 8 8 8 7 7 9 9 9 8 9 8
1974 33 MAN FL $ 6,800,000   10 10 9 10 5 4 4 8 8 8 8 7 7 9 9 9 8 9 8
1975 34 MAN FL $ 8,000,000   10 10 9 9 5 4 4 8 8 8 7 6 7 9 9 9 8 9 8
1976 35 MAN FL $ 8,000,000   10 10 9 9 5 4 4 8 8 8 7 6 7 9 9 9 8 9 9
1977 36 VAN JL $ 8,000,000   10 10 9 10 5 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 9 9
1978 37 VAN JL $ 8,000,000   10 9 8 9 4 3 3 8 8 8 5 4 5 8 8 8 8 9 8
1979 38 VAN JL $ 3,400,000   7 8 7 7 3 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 9 8
1980 39 VAN JL $ 3,400,000   1 6 4 5 3 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 6 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 3,400,000   1 6 4 5 3 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 6 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000   10 10 9 10 5 4 4 8 8 8 8 7 7 9 9 9 8 9 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 PHX JL $ 6,800,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 33 MAN FL $ 6,800,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 34 MAN FL $ 8,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 35 MAN FL $ 8,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 36 VAN JL $ 8,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 37 VAN JL $ 8,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 38 VAN JL $ 3,400,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 39 VAN JL $ 3,400,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 3,400,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 32 PHX JL 4 1 .800 68 0 0 0 43 62.3 36 10 7 7 59 1.44 .163 .189 .317 .505 20.2
1974 33 MAN FL 4 2 .667 58 0 0 0 36 56.3 19 7 3 7 45 1.12 .102 .143 .210 .353 17.9
    A   0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 4.7 1 0 0 2 7 0.00 .067 .176 .133 .310  
1975 34 MAN FL 2 4 .333 51 0 0 0 31 50.3 30 12 6 8 49 2.15 .169 .214 .362 .575 12.0
1976 35 MAN FL 3 3 .500 67 0 0 0 45 69.0 22 10 5 9 66 1.30 .099 .143 .194 .337 20.7
1977 36 MAN FL 4 2 .667 37 0 0 0 21 40.3 26 8 1 5 43 1.79 .182 .213 .287 .500 9.7
  VAN JL 2 1 .667 25 0 0 0 15 22.0 9 3 1 2 24 1.23 .122 .154 .216 .370 6.9
  TOT   6 3 .667 62 0 0 0 36 62.3 35 11 2 7 67 1.59 .161 .193 .263 .456 16.6
1978 37 VAN JL 5 2 .714 54 0 0 0 35 50.7 36 17 9 8 41 3.02 .200 .242 .428 .670 11.8
1979 38 VAN JL 4 2 .667 52 0 0 0 25 47.3 41 21 8 14 41 3.99 .233 .292 .455 .746 8.2
1980 39 VAN JL 1 4 .200 56 0 0 0 4 49.0 55 33 9 25 31 6.06 .289 .379 .526 .905 0.2
8 Years Sim 29 21 .580 468 0 0 0 255 447.3 274 121 49 85 399 2.43 .175 .223 .338 .561 107.7
1 Years A 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 4.7 1 0 0 2 7 0.00 .067 .176 .133 .310  
Season Average 3 2 .600 58 0 0 0 31 55.9 34 15 6 10 49 2.43 .175 .223 .338 .561  
Career Highs 6 4 .800 68 0 0 0 45 69.0 55 33 9 25 67 6.06 .289 .379 .526 .905  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   143 67 25 51 242   .174 .222 .337 .559
vs LH   131 54 24 34 157   .175 .211 .339 .550
Home 20 6 .769 239 0 0 0 118 240.0 137 49 20 37 225 1.84 .165 .201 .302 .503
Away 9 15 .375 229 0 0 0 138 207.3 137 72 29 48 174 3.13 .185 .234 .378 .612
Mar/Apr 2 8 .200 84 0 0 0 47 82.6 68 30 14 16 70 3.27 .219 .258 .455 .713
May 5 2 .714 68 0 0 0 41 60.6 25 12 5 10 61 1.78 .124 .165 .257 .423
June 3 4 .429 70 0 0 0 43 64.3 36 14 7 9 52 1.96 .162 .195 .306 .501
July 4 2 .667 79 0 0 0 43 77.3 49 18 10 11 73 2.10 .178 .210 .342 .552
August 4 3 .571 77 0 0 0 34 76.3 47 25 6 20 62 2.95 .179 .237 .331 .568
Sep/Oct 11 2 .846 90 0 0 0 48 86.0 49 22 7 19 81 2.30 .165 .215 .296 .511
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 32 PHX JL 70 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.6 0.3
1974 33 MAN FL 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1975 34 MAN FL 53 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1976 35 MAN FL 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1977 36 MAN FL 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  VAN JL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   63 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1978 37 VAN JL 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1979 38 VAN JL 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1980 39 VAN JL 59 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
8 Years Sim 481 13 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7 0.3
162 Game Average 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.3  
Career Highs 70 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
vs LH   5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3
Home 151 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Away 110 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3
RISP   6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Close/Late   9 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
Mar/Apr 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 41 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7
Sep/Oct 38 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 32 PHX JL P 68 0 62.3 5 8 2 0 .867 1.88    
1974 33 MAN FL P 58 0 56.3 4 11 2 0 .882 2.40    
1975 34 MAN FL P 51 0 50.3 1 2 1 0 .750 0.54    
    2B 1 0 4.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 6.75   0.0
1976 35 MAN FL P 67 0 69.0 8 10 1 1 .947 2.35    
1977 36 MAN FL P 37 0 40.3 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.56    
  VAN JL P 25 0 22.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.23    
  TOT   P 62 0 62.3 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.44    
1978 37 VAN JL P 54 0 50.7 0 10 0 1 1.000 1.78    
1979 38 VAN JL P 52 0 47.3 1 9 1 3 .909 1.90    
1980 39 VAN JL P 56 0 49.0 2 7 0 1 1.000 1.65    
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  P 468 0 447.3 24 64 7 6 .926 1.77    
  2B 1 0 4.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 6.75   0.0
  RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   470 0 453.3 25 66 7 7 .929 1.81    
Career Highs   68 0 69.0 8 11 2 3 1.000 2.40    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 37 VAN JL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 1.3 2 0 0 1 2 0.00 .333 .429 .667 1.095
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 1.3 2 0 0 1 2 0.00 .333 .429 .667 1.095
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1973-1-43
1974-3-36
1975-8-31
1976-1-45
1978-6-35
1979-6-25
CAR-12-255
Games Pitched
1974-10-58
1976-7-67
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 23rd overall pick, by Phoenix in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/13/1973
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Had first career hit on 8/13/1973, off Juan Sarmiento (CHA)
Traded from Phoenix to Manhattan on 2/5/1974 (Going to MAN: P S. Meyer, P A. Ambrose. Going to PHX: 1B K. Evans, P C. Rollins, 2B S. Browne, P S. Lewis)
Traded from Phoenix to Manhattan on 2/5/1974 (Going to MAN: P S. Meyer, P A. Ambrose. Going to PHX: 1B K. Evans, P C. Rollins, 2B S. Browne, P S. Lewis)
Won Frick League Reliever of the Year Award in 1974
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Traded from Manhattan to Vancouver on 7/31/1977 (Going to VAN: LF P. Donzaluz, P S. Meyer. Going to MAN: LF N. Adkins, 3B J. Fredricks, P B. Awaradardo)