Billy Ripken vs. Bob Schmidt — Career Comparison

Billy Ripken
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bob Schmidt comes out clearly ahead of Billy Ripken across most offensive categories. Bob Schmidt led in home run production (HR/PA+ 106 vs 26), walk rate (BB%+ 83 vs 64), and slugging (SLG+ 96 vs 79). Billy Ripken held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 145 vs 91). Bob Schmidt was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Ripken and Bob Schmidt

Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
181.49
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
454
191.02
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3015
600
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
543.08
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1305
549.09
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
134.13
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
317
133.38
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
104.88
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
219
92.15
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
24.08
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
55
23.14
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.19
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.98
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
29.25
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244.15
48.59
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146.54
61.66
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
867
172.54
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
172.34
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
177.56
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
57.11
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
133
55.96
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
45.57
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
63.11
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
98.71
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
102.66
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266.37
53.01
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145.42
61.19
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.58
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
34.63
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.08
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.6
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
66.07
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
83.73
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.08
9.08
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7.17
7.17
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
14.33
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.38
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.79
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
16.12
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.98
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.18
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.16
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.98
60.98
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Billy Ripken and Bob Schmidt

Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
1.17
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
1.03
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
1
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21212
27
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9954
27
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7070.2
9
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3318
9
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
2.13
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
5.86
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
3.05
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.45
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.08
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4126
5.25
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
6.39
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4065
5.17
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
6.31
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.52
98.52
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.438
4.438
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.241
5.241
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.21
88.21
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.11
83.11
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
0.73
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.36
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19