JD Closser vs. Bob Schmidt — Career Comparison

JD Closser
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueCatcher
Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, JD Closser and Bob Schmidt are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Schmidt posted stronger numbers in slugging (.381 vs .367) and home run production (39 career HR at a higher rate). JD Closser had the advantage in on-base percentage (.324 vs .306). By the career numbers, Bob Schmidt had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for JD Closser and Bob Schmidt

JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
160
188.98
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
191.02
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
508
600
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
447
527.95
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
549.09
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
107
126.38
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
133.38
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
73
86.22
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
92.15
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.8
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
23.14
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.54
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.68
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.81
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
34
40.16
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.59
63.29
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146.54
61.66
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
164
193.7
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
190.16
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
177.56
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
46
54.33
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
55.96
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
48
56.69
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
63.11
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
84
99.21
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
102.66
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54.41
64.26
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145.42
61.19
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.72
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
59.06
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
42.08
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.54
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
109.84
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.73
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.91
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.36
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.79
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.35
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.18
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.18
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
JD Closser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.36
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for JD Closser and Bob Schmidt

JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.19
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.01
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
1
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3193
27
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9954
27
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064.1
9
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3318
9
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
6.58
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2161
5.86
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.47
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.45
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
7.15
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2355
6.39
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
7.04
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2327
6.31
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.46
98.46
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.908
5.908
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.241
5.241
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.11
85.11
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.11
83.11
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
JD Closser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.75
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.36
JD Closser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.19