Jimmie Schaffer Stats

Jimmie Schaffer was born on Sunday, April 5, 1936, in Limeport, Pennsylvania. Schaffer was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 20, 1961, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jimmie Schaffer baseball stats page.

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Jimmie Schaffer

Jimmie Schaffer Autograph on a 1978 TCMA (#0152)

Jimmie Schaffer Autograph on a 1978 TCMA (#0152)
 

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Birth Name:   Jimmie Ronald Schaffer
Nickname:   None
Born On:   04-05-1936  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Limeport, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Coopersburg High School (Coopersburg, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   05-20-1961 (Age 25)
Last Game:   07-11-1968
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jimmie Schaffer

Jimmie Schaffer Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jimmie Schaffer

Jimmie Schaffer Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1961 25 Cardinals 68 153 15 39 7 0 1 1 16 9 1 29 4 0 1 5 .255 .301 .320
1962 26 Cardinals 70 66 7 16 2 1 0 0 6 6 0 16 1 1 0 2 .242 .301 .303
1963 27 Cubs 57 142 17 34 7 0 7 0 19 11 2 35 0 0 0 6 .239 .294 .437
1964 28 Cubs 54 122 9 25 6 1 2 0 9 17 4 17 0 0 1 6 .205 .307 .320
1965 29 White Sox 17 31 2 6 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 .194 .265 .355
1965 29 Mets 24 37 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 2 .135 .158 .189
1966 30 Phillies 8 15 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .133 .188 .400
1967 31 Phillies 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
1968 32 Reds 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 304 574 53 128 28 3 11 1 56 49 8 127 5 1 2 24 .223 .286 .340
Jimmie Schaffer

Jimmie Schaffer Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1961 Cardinals C 68 45 1,232 268 3.9 267 244 23 1 6 6 14 14 .996 5.85
1962 Cardinals C 69 14 681 145 2.1 144 134 10 1 1 1 10 7 .993 5.71
1963 Cubs C 54 42 1,145 255 4.7 254 231 23 1 3 2 8 16 .996 5.99
1964 Cubs C 43 35 906 167 3.9 162 143 19 5 1 5 9 4 .970 4.83
1965 White Sox C 14 8 214 57 4.1 57 50 7 0 2 1 2 3 1.000 7.19
1965 Mets C 21 10 286 63 3.0 61 60 1 2 0 0 5 0 .968 5.76
1966 Phillies C 6 5 111 21 3.5 20 17 3 1 1 0 3 2 .952 4.86
1967 Phillies C 1 1 15 5 5.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
1968 Reds C 2 0 21 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.14
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 278 160 4,611 985 3.5 974 888 86 11 14 15 53 46 .989 5.70
8 Years 278 160 4,611 985 3.5 974 888 86 11 14 15 53 46 .989 5.70
Jimmie Schaffer

Jimmie Schaffer Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1961 Cardinals 0 0 .000 3 5 n/a 153.0 5.3 9.6 - - -
1962 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 1 1 n/a 0.0 4.1 11.0 - - -
1963 Cubs 0 0 .000 3 3 n/a 20.3 4.1 7.5 - - -
1964 Cubs 2 4 .333 11 2 n/a 61.0 7.2 13.6 - - -
1965 White Sox 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 0.0 7.8 31.0 - - -
1965 Mets 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 - - -
1966 Phillies 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 15.0 2.1 3.8 - - -
1967 Phillies 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1968 Reds 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 6.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 3 4 .429 34 11 n/a 52.2 4.5 10.3 - - -
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Jimmie Schaffer Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1961 St. Louis Cardinals 4 Undetermined - -
1962 St. Louis Cardinals 4 Undetermined - -
1963 Chicago Cubs 5 Undetermined - -
1964 Chicago Cubs 5 Undetermined - -
1965 Chicago White Sox 18 Undetermined - -
1965 New York Mets 17 $13,500.00 - -
1966 Philadelphia Phillies 34 Undetermined - -
1967 Philadelphia Phillies 21 Undetermined - -
1968 Cincinnati Reds 25 Undetermined - -


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