John Potts vs. Bob Schmidt — Career Comparison

John Potts
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRight Fielder
Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, John Potts and Bob Schmidt are closely matched on the surface stats. John Potts posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .687) and on-base percentage (.414 vs .306). Bob Schmidt had the advantage in slugging (.381 vs .333). By the career numbers, John Potts 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 Potts and Bob Schmidt

John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
41
184.96
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
191.02
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
133
600
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
102
460.15
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
549.09
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
27
121.8
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
133.38
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
99.25
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
92.15
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.05
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
23.14
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.51
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.56
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.39
87.46
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146.54
61.66
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
34
153.38
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
239.1
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
177.56
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.16
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
55.96
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.6
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
63.11
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
22
99.25
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
102.66
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
91.12
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145.42
61.19
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
112.78
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
42.08
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
58.65
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
199
83.73
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7.17
7.17
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.56
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.79
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.58
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.58
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for John Potts and Bob Schmidt

John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9954
27
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3318
9
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
5.86
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.45
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
6.39
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
6.31
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.241
5.241
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.11
83.11
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.36
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19