Bob Schmidt vs. Ed Spiezio — Career Comparison

Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Ed Spiezio
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird Baseman

Bob Schmidt and Ed Spiezio 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+ 94 for Bob Schmidt, 94 for Ed Spiezio), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 96 vs 95). The overall lean goes to Ed Spiezio, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bob Schmidt and Ed Spiezio

Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
454
191.02
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
193.71
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1716
600
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1305
549.09
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1544
539.86
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
133.38
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
128.32
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
219
92.15
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
93.71
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
23.14
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
19.58
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.4
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
39
13.64
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
34.62
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146.54
61.66
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169.55
59.28
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
191.61
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
422
177.56
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
181.12
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
55.96
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
126
44.06
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
63.11
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
60.84
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
102.66
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
91.26
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145.42
61.19
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172.5
60.31
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.59
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
42.08
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
47.2
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.2
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.73
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
245
85.66
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.45
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.79
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.9
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.69
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.59
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.5
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
9.09
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.54
61.54

Fielding Stats for Bob Schmidt and Ed Spiezio

Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
1.1
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
1
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.02
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9954
27
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10438
27
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3318
9
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3479.1
9
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
5.86
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
0.89
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.45
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
2.07
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.16
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
6.39
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
3.11
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
6.31
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1143
2.96
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
95.01
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.241
5.241
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.696
2.696
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.11
83.11
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.92
92.92
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.36
Ed Spiezio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19
Ed Spiezio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0