Clarke Schmidt
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
3.68
WHIP
1.64
K
16
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
Picks up first win
Schmidt (1-0) earned the win in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Guardians, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and five walks over five innings. He struck out seven.
ANALYSIS
Schmidt issued at least three walks for the second straight game but otherwise pitched well at Cleveland with 13 swinging strikes on 85 pitches. The right-hander also set a season high in strikeouts, and he's given up three runs or fewer in each of his first three outings of the campaign. Schmidt will carry a 3.68 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 16:8 K:BB over 14.1 innings into his next start, which is likely to come versus Tampa Bay next weekend.
Schmidt issued at least three walks for the second straight game but otherwise pitched well at Cleveland with 13 swinging strikes on 85 pitches. The right-hander also set a season high in strikeouts, and he's given up three runs or fewer in each of his first three outings of the campaign. Schmidt will carry a 3.68 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 16:8 K:BB over 14.1 innings into his next start, which is likely to come versus Tampa Bay next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
84
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
-40%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .291 | 94 | 45 | 120 | 13 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .232 | 127 | 32 | 111 | 17 | |||
2024vs Left | .222 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .370 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||
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
-18%
ERA at Home
2024
-16%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.79 | 1.20 | 116.1 | 8.0 | 2.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.62 | 1.46 | 115.0 | 9.2 | 3.2 | ||||
2024Home | 4.15 | 2.08 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 6.2 | ||||
2024Away | 3.48 | 1.45 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 4.4 | ||||
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
2.00K/9
9.8BB/9
4.9HR/9
0.6Fastball
94.7 mphERA
3.68WHIP
1.64BABIP
.372GB/FB
1.80Left On Base
75.2%Swinging Strike
13.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Better mixing in cutter, slider
Schmidt has found more success with his cutter and slider of late, per Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News, and the right-hander has a 1.72 ERA and 17 strikeouts over his past three starts.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old surrendered 28 earned runs across 40 innings during his first nine starts of the year, but better incorporation of his cutter and slider appears to have helped him turn a corner. Schmidt's spot in the rotation is secure for the foreseeable future given the injuries to the Yankees' rotation.
The 27-year-old surrendered 28 earned runs across 40 innings during his first nine starts of the year, but better incorporation of his cutter and slider appears to have helped him turn a corner. Schmidt's spot in the rotation is secure for the foreseeable future given the injuries to the Yankees' rotation.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Schmidt, on the whole, had a rather impressive season between Triple-A and The Bronx with 102 strikeouts in 90.2 innings of work while scattering six homers. The righty leverages his high spin stuff to frustrate hitters but at times struggles to throw strikes which inflates his WHIP more than it should be for someone with his raw stuff. He is the prototypical sinker/slider righty and the adjusted Yankee slider was awesome last season with a 41% whiff rate and a .159 xBA. The sinker has much more room for improvement with a .283 xBA and a 15% whiff rate to it. He has the arsenal of a starting pitcher but lacks the durability of one making him an ideal swingman in the Yankee bullpen for 2023. The fantasy hope would be for him to vulture some decisions in middle relief as his command is too suspect to assume any closer duties while his durability makes it tough to envision him in a rotation.
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NYY-CLE postponed Friday
Schmidt and the Yankees won't play against the Guardians on Friday since the game was postponed due to inclement weather.
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Shaky over 4.1 innings
Schmidt allowed two runs on six hits and three walks over 4.1 innings in the Yankees' win against Toronto on Saturday.
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No-decision in 2024 debut
Schmidt didn't factor into the decision Sunday against Houston, going 5.1 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits and no walks. He struck out five.
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Adds pitch to arsenal
Schmidt is throwing a new split-finger changeup this spring, Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
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Locked into rotation spot
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that Schmidt is guaranteed a spot in the rotation, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
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