Lou Criger vs. Bob Schmidt — Career Comparison

Lou Criger
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Lou Criger and Bob Schmidt each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Lou Criger had the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 158 vs 83), while Bob Schmidt led in batting average (AVG+ 96 vs 79). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Lou Criger and Bob Schmidt

Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
167.78
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
454
191.02
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3619
600
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3202
530.86
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1305
549.09
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
117.55
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
133.38
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.17
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
219
92.15
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
14.26
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
23.14
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.29
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.68
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
24.37
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309.82
51.36
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146.54
61.66
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
928
153.85
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1041
172.59
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
177.56
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
55.87
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
55.96
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
56.7
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
63.11
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
110.75
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
244
102.66
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342.71
56.82
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145.42
61.19
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.81
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
51.23
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
42.08
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
37.3
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
83.73
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.08
16.08
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7.17
7.17
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.37
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
14.09
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.79
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
9.62
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
9.62
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Lou Criger and Bob Schmidt

Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
1.05
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
0.48
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25665
27
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9954
27
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8555
9
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3318
9
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4456
4.69
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
5.86
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1348
1.42
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.45
Lou Criger
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.19
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5983
6.29
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
6.39
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5804
6.11
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
6.31
Lou Criger
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.827
5.827
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.241
5.241
Lou Criger
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.11
83.11
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.12
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Lou Criger
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.13
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Lou Criger
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
1.04
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.36
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
0.99
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.19