Frank Russell vs. Bob Schmidt — Career Comparison

Frank Russell
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Frank Russell and Bob Schmidt are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Schmidt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.687 vs .664) and slugging (.381 vs .349). Frank Russell had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 vs .306). 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 Frank Russell and Bob Schmidt

Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
149.28
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
191.02
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
627
600
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
571
546.41
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
549.09
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
148.33
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
133.38
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
113.88
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
92.15
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.79
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
23.14
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.66
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.68
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
36
34.45
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.24
63.39
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146.54
61.66
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
199
190.43
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
183.73
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
177.56
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
77.51
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
55.96
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
73.68
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
63.11
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
151.2
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
102.66
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75.17
71.94
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145.42
61.19
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.7
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
28.71
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.08
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
199
83.73
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
627
627
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7.17
7.17
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.18
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.79
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.53
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.53
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Frank Russell and Bob Schmidt

Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.1
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.07
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
1
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3933
27
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9954
27
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
9
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3318
9
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.86
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
5.86
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.96
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.45
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
4.07
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
6.39
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
3.82
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
6.31
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.76
93.76
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.475
3.475
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.241
5.241
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.11
83.11
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Frank Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.36
Frank Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19