Hank Greenberg vs. Mike Schmidt — Career Comparison

Hank Greenberg
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star
Mike Schmidt
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Hank Greenberg and Mike Schmidt are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 119 for Hank Greenberg, 121 for Mike Schmidt), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 157 vs 152). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Hank Greenberg and Mike Schmidt

Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1394
137.2
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2404
143.35
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
6096
600
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10062
600
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5193
511.12
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8352
498.03
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.004
1.004
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.912
0.912
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1628
160.24
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2234
133.21
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
847
83.37
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1219
72.69
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
37.3
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
24.33
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.99
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
59
3.52
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
331
32.58
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
32.68
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
781
76.87
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
60.52
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1257.11
123.73
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1761.57
105.04
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3142
309.25
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4404
262.61
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2496
245.67
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3820
227.79
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.017
1.017
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.908
0.908
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.112
1.112
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.968
0.968
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1051
103.44
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1506
89.8
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1276
125.59
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1595
95.11
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1996
196.46
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2553
152.24
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1251.11
123.14
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1686.99
100.6
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.57
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.71
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
852
83.86
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
89.86
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
11.99
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
844
83.07
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1883
112.28
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.22
7.22
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5.34
5.34
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.44
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.95
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.44
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
6.5
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
156
9.3
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
58
5.71
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.38
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.56
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
5.49
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
84
8.27
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
15.86
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.05
69.05
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
65.41
65.41

Fielding Stats for Hank Greenberg and Mike Schmidt

Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2399
1.06
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2324
1.03
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60977
27
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20325.2
9
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11023
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2836
1.26
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5193
2.3
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
0.15
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11886
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8357
3.7
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11764
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8029
3.56
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.97
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8.543
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.347
3.347
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
0.26
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0