2024 Stats
W-L
5-5
ERA
2.85
WHIP
1.18
K
93
SV
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Schmidt took a step forward in 2023 as he joined the Yankee rotation, but was really beginning to shine in 2024 until a right lat strained derailed his season for three months. Schmidt, prior to that late May injury, was 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA and a 19.0 percent K-BB percentage and had reduced the home run rate that plagued him in 2023. Schmidt returned in September to make five starts, but the rust showed and he was not as crisp nor was he able to even garner a win in any of the five outings. Schmidt did make a repertoire adjustment from 2023, as he further leaned into the success of his new cutter to make it his primary weapon of choice. Schmidt threw cutters, sweepers, sinkers and knuckle-curves to both righties and lefties at near equal levels. That mixture helps keep hitters off-balance enough to put Schmidt in the top 20th percentile for avoiding barrels and better than average in avoiding hard contact. The lat strain could have been his body's reaction to his workload nearly tripling from 2022 to 2023, so the rest that the injury offered him in 2024 should help Schmidt get another strong start out of the gate. As long as he continues to utilize his quartet of offerings, as he has to both righties and lefties, the pieces are in place for him to combine the ingredients of success in previous seasons into one delicious 2025 season. Read Past Outlooks
Avoids arbitration with Yanks
Schmidt agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the Yankees on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
ANALYSIS
Schmidt will get a $1.57 million raise after he produced a career-best 2.85 ERA and 1.18 WHIP with 93 strikeouts over 85.1 innings in 16 regular-season starts with New York in 2024. The right-hander also garnered a start in Game 3 of the World Series versus the Dodgers, allowing three earned runs over 2.2 innings. Schmidt will likely enter the 2025 campaign as a back-end starter behind Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and Carlos Rodon.
Schmidt will get a $1.57 million raise after he produced a career-best 2.85 ERA and 1.18 WHIP with 93 strikeouts over 85.1 innings in 16 regular-season starts with New York in 2024. The right-hander also garnered a start in Game 3 of the World Series versus the Dodgers, allowing three earned runs over 2.2 innings. Schmidt will likely enter the 2025 campaign as a back-end starter behind Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and Carlos Rodon.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
85
Last 5 Games
78
How many pitches does Clarke Schmidt generally throw?
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What part of the game does Clarke Schmidt generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-7%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .278 | 140 | 57 | 152 | 18 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .223 | 158 | 42 | 134 | 19 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .238 | 58 | 17 | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .221 | 35 | 13 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .303 | 62 | 29 | 92 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .236 | 87 | 17 | 77 | 14 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .268 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .192 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
ERA on Road
2024
-69%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 3.97 | 1.19 | 152.0 | 8.7 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.72 | 1.36 | 150.0 | 9.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.50 | 1.25 | 40.0 | 10.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.39 | 1.13 | 45.1 | 9.1 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.15 | 1.19 | 86.2 | 8.1 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.23 | 1.55 | 72.1 | 8.8 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.49 | 1.11 | 25.1 | 7.8 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.62 | 1.27 | 32.1 | 9.5 | 3.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Clarke Schmidt compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.10K/9
9.8BB/9
3.2HR/9
0.8Fastball
94.4 mphERA
2.85WHIP
1.18BABIP
.299GB/FB
1.15Left On Base
78.0%Exit Velocity
81.7 mphBarrels/BBE
3.7%Spin Rate
2794 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.4%Swinging Strike
12.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After securing a spot in the Yankees' Opening Day rotation last spring, Schmidt looked poised for an age-27 breakout. He did in some ways rise to the occasion, logging the highest innings total of any Yankees pitcher not named Gerrit Cole, but his ERA (4.64) and WHIP (1.35) were only mediocre and he made it past the sixth inning just three times in 32 starts. Schmidt has a well-rounded four-pitch arsenal, but none of those offerings have proven to be dominant against major-league competition up to this point. He had zero double-digit strikeout games in 2023. Leaving open the possibility that Schmidt could make some tweaks and achieve another level in 2024, he'll be worthy of late-round consideration in most standard fantasy drafts but probably isn't bankable enough yet for a mid-round reach.
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Starting Game 3 of World Series
Schmidt will start Monday against the Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Gets nod for ALDS Game 3
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Schmidt will start Wednesday in Game 3 of the ALDS, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Tagged for four runs
Schmidt did not factor into the decision in Sunday's win over Pittsburgh, allowing four earned runs on three hits and four walks in four innings. He struck out five.
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Fans seven in loss
Schmidt (5-5) took the loss Tuesday against the Orioles, pitching 5.1 innings while allowing three runs on four hits and one walk. He struck out seven.
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Takes tough-luck loss
Schmidt (5-4) was saddled with the loss Thursday, allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks over five innings against the Mariners. He struck out seven.
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Could be trade chip
The Yankees could use Schmidt or Luis Gil as a trade chip to acquire offensive help, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
With Max Fried added to the rotation, it sounds like the Yanks might deal a starting pitcher to help fill other needs. Feinsand says Schmidt would be the "most likely" of the two young hurlers the Yankees would part with in a trade. He lists Nolan Arenado and Cody Bellinger as potential targets, although Arenado reportedly would not be willing to waive his no-trade clause to facilitate a deal to the Yankees. Schmidt is under team control for three more seasons.
With Max Fried added to the rotation, it sounds like the Yanks might deal a starting pitcher to help fill other needs. Feinsand says Schmidt would be the "most likely" of the two young hurlers the Yankees would part with in a trade. He lists Nolan Arenado and Cody Bellinger as potential targets, although Arenado reportedly would not be willing to waive his no-trade clause to facilitate a deal to the Yankees. Schmidt is under team control for three more seasons.