Vance Dinges vs. Bob Schmidt — Career Comparison

Vance Dinges
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Vance Dinges and Bob Schmidt are closely matched on the surface stats. Vance Dinges posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .687) and on-base percentage (.350 vs .306). Bob Schmidt had the advantage in slugging (.381 vs .363). By the career numbers, Vance Dinges had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Vance Dinges and Bob Schmidt

Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
159
172.51
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
191.02
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
553
600
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
501
543.58
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
549.09
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
158.41
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
133.38
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
129.11
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
92.15
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.7
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
23.14
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.42
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.68
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
27
29.29
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.57
68.97
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146.54
61.66
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
182
197.47
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
207.23
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
177.56
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
57.5
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
55.96
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
46
49.91
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
63.11
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.24
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
102.66
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72.12
78.25
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145.42
61.19
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.1
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.74
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
42.08
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.46
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
199
83.73
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
19.07
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7.17
7.17
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
1.52
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.59
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.79
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.02
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.59
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.59
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Vance Dinges and Bob Schmidt

Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9954
27
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3318
9
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
5.86
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.45
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
6.39
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
6.31
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.687
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.241
5.241
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.11
83.11
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.36
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19