Clarke Schmidt

Bats R Throws R6'1" 200 lbBorn 1996 Acworth, USADebut 2020Team NYYDraft 2017 R1 #16 New York Yankees, South CarolinaContract 1 y/$4.5M (26) 2026: $4,500,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	424	22.7	7.9	2.99	20.8	6.65	102.3
2027							102.0
2028							101.0

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 29

His ten closest age-29 comparables averaged 98 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Domingo German	2022	101.4	106.3	444
2	Zack Godley	2019	100.9	69.5	143
3	Drew Pomeranz	2018	102.4	92.6	455
4	Cole Irvin	2023	97.7	86.6	492
5	Mike Minor	2017	101.0	104.4	640
6	Adrian Houser	2022	101.5	100.7	481
7	Rich Hill	2009	103.1	112.9	18
8	Chad Durbin	2007	98.3	108.0	365
9	Brandon McCarthy	2013	101.9	96.3	836
10	Tom Gorzelanny	2012	98.0	103.7	356

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	NYY	14	0	0	0
2024	NYY	16	0	0	0
2023	NYY	33	0	0	0
2022	NYY	29	0	0	0
2021	NYY	2	2	1	1	0.000	0.500	0.000	0.500	125.8
2020	NYY	3	0	0	0
Career		97	2	1	1	0.000	0.500	0.000	0.500	125.8

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									424				102.0
2026*									0
2025	NYY	4	4	3.32	14	14	0	78.7	316	9	30	73	110.6	100.4	111.0
2024	NYY	5	5	2.85	16	16	0	85.3	353	8	30	93	104.3	99.4	103.6
2023	NYY	9	9	4.64	33	32	0	159.0	694	24	46	149	95.9	98.5	94.4
2022	NYY	5	5	3.12	29	3	2	57.7	236	5	23	56	106.6	99.7	106.3
2021	NYY	0	0	5.68	2	1	0	6.3	38	1	5	6	66.5	94.3	60.8
2020	NYY	0	1	7.11	3	1	0	6.3	33	0	5	7	89.6	95.7	85.3
Career		23	24	3.82	97	67	2	393.3	1670	47	139	384	101.2		100.2

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	2					75.0	0.0	0.000	0.000	0.346

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	NYY	P	14	79	5	10	0	0	1.000	+0.2
2024	NYY	P	16	85	7	7	1	0	0.933	-0.3
2023	NYY	P	33	159	18	12	0	2	1.000	-1.3
2022	NYY	P	29	58	4	6	0	1	1.000	-0.1
2021	NYY	P	2	6	0	1	0	0	1.000	-0.3
2020	NYY	P	3	6	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.2

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AA	Somerset Patriots	Pit	27	7.1 IP, 41% K	0.00
2024	AA	Somerset Patriots	Pit	30	8.1 IP, 43% K	3.33
2022	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Pit	139	33.0 IP, 33% K	3.27
2021	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Pit	111	25.2 IP, 29% K	2.14
2021	AA	Somerset Patriots	Pit	27	6.1 IP, 19% K	4.43
2019	AA	Trenton Thunder	Pit	71	19.0 IP, 27% K	2.37
2019	A+	Tampa Tarpons	Pit	271	63.1 IP, 25% K	3.85
2019	Rk	GCL Yankees East	Pit	33	8.1 IP, 42% K	3.33
2018	Rk	GCL Yankees West	Pit	26	7.1 IP, 31% K	1.27
2018	Rk	GCL Yankees East	Pit	33	7.2 IP, 36% K	7.50
2018	Rk	nan	Pit	59	15.0 IP, 34% K	4.20

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021		0.350		0.350

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024	1	5.25	3	3	12.0	11	2	7	9	1.50
2022	2	12.86	3	0	2.1	5	2	2	1	3.33
Career	3	6.38	6	3	14.1	16	4	9	10	1.77