John Donaldson vs. Bob Schmidt — Career Comparison

John Donaldson
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder
Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, John Donaldson and Bob Schmidt are closely matched on the surface stats. John Donaldson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.701 vs .687) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .306). Bob Schmidt had the advantage in slugging (.381 vs .368). By the career numbers, John Donaldson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Donaldson and Bob Schmidt

John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
274
143.58
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
191.02
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
1145
600
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
530.31
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
549.09
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
150.39
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
133.38
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
120.52
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
219
92.15
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
18.34
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
23.14
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.38
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.68
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.14
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
29.87
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133.11
69.75
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146.54
61.66
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
372
194.93
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
189.69
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
177.56
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
78.08
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
133
55.96
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.36
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
63.11
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
148.3
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
244
102.66
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.86
79.58
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
145.42
61.19
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.1
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
37.21
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.08
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.57
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
199
83.73
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381.67
381.67
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7.17
7.17
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
23.67
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
30.39
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.79
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.24
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.24
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for John Donaldson and Bob Schmidt

John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.12
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
0.94
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7009
27
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9954
27
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2336.1
9
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3318
9
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
1.8
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
5.86
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.54
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.45
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.12
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
2.46
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
6.39
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
2.34
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
6.31
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.99
94.99
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.086
2.086
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.241
5.241
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.51
83.51
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.11
83.11
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.36
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19