Willis Otanez vs. Bob Schmidt — Career Comparison

Willis Otanez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willis Otanez and Bob Schmidt are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Schmidt posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.306 vs .291) and batting average (.243 vs .236). Willis Otanez had the advantage in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Willis Otanez and Bob Schmidt

Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
192.21
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
191.02
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
231
600
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
550.65
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
549.09
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
129.87
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
133.38
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
32
83.12
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
92.15
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.57
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
23.14
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
16.41
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.75
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
41.23
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
62.19
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146.54
61.66
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
212.99
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
209.12
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
67
174.03
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
177.56
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
55.96
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
24
62.34
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
63.11
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
116.88
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
102.66
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
23.49
61.01
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145.42
61.19
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.96
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.08
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
124.68
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.73
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.79
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Willis Otanez and Bob Schmidt

Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.29
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.2
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
1
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
27
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9954
27
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3318
9
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.5
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
5.86
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.17
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.45
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.79
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
6.39
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.67
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
6.31
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.849
2.849
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.241
5.241
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.27
77.27
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.11
83.11
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.37
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Willis Otanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.36
Willis Otanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19