Clarke Schmidt

Clarke Schmidt

29-Year-Old PitcherSP
New York Yankees
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
RANKS
Rest of Season From Preseason
#262
ADP
$Signed a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the Yankees in January of 2025.
Concedes five runs in loss
PNew York Yankees
April 21, 2025
Schmidt (0-1) took the loss Monday at Cleveland, allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks over four innings. He struck out seven.
ANALYSIS
Despite inducing a respectable 13 whiffs in this 80-pitch outing, Schmidt struggled, coughing up four extra-base hits (two homers, two doubles). Things went off the rails for the New York right-hander in the third inning, when Jose Ramirez and Kyle Manzardo popped back-to-back homers to fuel a four-run, four-hit frame. After two starts, Schmidt now sports a 7.45 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 9:5 K:BB across 9.2 innings. After shoulder fatigue delayed his season start, he will look to continue shaking off the rust in his next start against Toronto at home this weekend.
Read More News
Pitching Stats
Loading Pitching Stats...
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2025 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
2024 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
2023 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
2022 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
2021 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
2020 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
Minor League Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Pitching Game Log...
Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
77
Last 10 Games
77
Last 5 Games
77
How many pitches does Clarke Schmidt generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Clarke Schmidt generally pitch?
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
6th
 
 
 
7th
 
 
 
8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
6th
 
 
 
7th
 
 
 
8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
6th
 
 
 
7th
 
 
 
8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-63%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-22%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .284 556 127 50 139 35 2 17
Since 2023vs Right .229 535 124 31 112 19 2 17
2025vs Left .360 29 7 4 9 2 1 2
2025vs Right .133 16 2 1 2 0 0 0
2024vs Left .238 183 58 17 38 5 0 5
2024vs Right .221 169 35 13 33 6 2 3
2023vs Left .303 344 62 29 92 28 1 10
2023vs Right .236 350 87 17 77 13 0 14
More Splits View More Split Stats
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-7%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-58%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-69%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-21%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.28 1.20 132.1 6 8 0 8.6 2.4 1.4
Since 2023Away 3.99 1.42 121.2 8 7 0 9.2 3.3 1.0
2025Home 4.76 1.06 5.2 0 0 0 3.2 3.2 0.0
2025Away 11.25 2.50 4.0 0 1 0 15.8 6.8 4.5
2024Home 4.50 1.25 40.0 2 2 0 10.6 2.9 1.4
2024Away 1.39 1.13 45.1 3 3 0 9.1 3.4 0.4
2023Home 4.15 1.19 86.2 4 6 0 8.1 2.2 1.6
2023Away 5.23 1.55 72.1 5 3 0 8.8 3.1 1.1
More Splits View More Split Stats
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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.80
 
K/9
8.4
 
BB/9
4.7
 
HR/9
1.9
 
Fastball
93.9 mph
 
ERA
7.45
 
WHIP
1.66
 
BABIP
.330
 
GB/FB
0.83
 
Left On Base
60.6%
 
Exit Velocity
87.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.2%
 
Spin Rate
2748 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
45.8%
 
Swinging Strike
12.4%
 
Prospect Rankings History
Advanced Pitching Stats
Loading Advanced Pitching Stats...
Defensive Stats
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Stats Vs Today's Lineup
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Clarke Schmidt See More
AL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
3 days ago
A wave of top prospects joins the American League free-agent pool this week, including the Minnesota Twins' Luke Keaschall.
Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Lonely at the Top
4 days ago
Todd Zola is back with his weekly pitcher rankings. And while there aren't many decent starters on multiple appearances, a couple stand out from the rest.
DFS MLB: DraftKings Plays and Strategies for Wednesday, April 16
7 days ago
DraftKings' Wednesday MLB DFS picks include a Rays stack featuring Yandy Diaz against Red Sox pitcher Sean Newcomb.
MLB DFS Picks: FanDuel Plays and Strategy for Wednesday, April 16
7 days ago
Tuesday's top MLB DFS plays on FanDuel include Mike Trout as the surprisingly power-happy Los Angeles Angels face the Texas Rangers.
AL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
10 days ago
The American League waiver wire is heating up as potential breakout players like Kyren Paris continue to make noise.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
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.
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.
Schmidt entered spring training in 2021 with an outside shot at a spot in the Yankees' Opening Day rotation, but an elbow injury curtailed that possibility and cost him much of the campaign. He returned to the mound in July and posted strong numbers in the minors, including a 2.10 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 32:8 K:BB over 25.2 innings at Triple-A. The right-hander got a small taste of major-league action but pitched just 6.1 frames, allowing four earned runs and notching a 6:5 K:BB. Schmidt did a good job of mixing up his pitches, throwing each of four different offerings (a slider, four-seam fastball, sinker and curveball) over 15% of the time, but only the curve was notably effective, as opposing hitters went just 3-for-13 against it. Schmidt will be 26 when the 2022 campaign kicks off, so the organization may not want him toiling much longer in the minors. He could open in the big-league bullpen but should be among the primary options if a rotation spot opens up.
After weeks of speculation that Schmidt could join the Yankees' rotation, he finally made an unceremonious debut out of the bullpen in early September with runners already on base. All told, he made three appearances with one of those coming as a starter, logging a 7:5 K:BB in 6.1 innings. This was the first time Schmidt's FIP was higher than 3.40 (4.30) at any pro level, and he was hardly put in position to hit the ground running. Schmidt throws multiple mid-90s fastballs that give hitters different looks, while his hammer curve is his out pitch. He has the command and pitchability to pitch near the top of a rotation, but he needs a second offspeed pitch to neutralize lefties for the whole profile to click. He rarely threw his changeup with poor results. With just three starts at Double-A under his belt, he will probably open in the minors. He could join the MLB rotation for good once he looks ready.
The Yankees gambled when they selected Schmidt with the 16th overall pick in 2017 just months after he underwent Tommy John surgery, but if his first full pro season is any indication, the payoff could be huge. A 6-foot-1, 200-pound righty, Schmidt sits 92-95 mph with his fastball (touches 97) and his slider and changeup both have a chance to be 60-grade offerings or better. While he has only logged 114 pro innings, Schmidt has advanced pitchability and is adept at sequencing and manipulating different pitches. He missed five weeks in the first half for an undisclosed reason -- it may have just been to manage his innings -- but after returning he logged a 3.06 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 79:19 K:BB in 67.2 innings across stops at High-A and Double-A. A potential No. 2 starter, Schmidt should split the year between Double-A and Triple-A. He may get a late-season call if the big club needs reinforcements.
For those who actively work the waiver wire for prospects in dynasty leagues, many of the best pickups in recent seasons have been pitchers coming off Tommy John surgery -- Walker Buehler (2016), Jesus Luzardo (2017), Chris Paddack (2018). Schmidt is a strong candidate to serve as the 2019 example of this phenomenon. The Yankees selected the South Carolina product with the 16th overall pick in 2017, despite the fact he underwent TJS two months before the draft. He returned to competitive action in 2018, abusing young hitters in the Gulf Coast League and New York-Penn League on the strength of a nasty four-pitch mix. His mid-90s fastball has heavy sink, which gives it a chance to develop into a 70-grade offering. He also works with a plus low-80s slider, an upper-80s changeup that flashed plus last season and a useable curveball. His command wasn't quite back last year, but if he is able to consistently locate his pitches in 2019, his stock should explode.
More Fantasy News
Throws 73 pitches in season debut
PNew York Yankees
April 16, 2025
Schmidt didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Royals after allowing three runs on four hits and two walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out two.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Cleared for season debut Wednesday
PNew York Yankees
April 16, 2025
The Yankees reinstated Schmidt (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday against the Royals in New York.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Confirmed to start Wednesday
PNew York Yankees
Shoulder
April 13, 2025
Schmidt (shoulder) will return from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday's game against the Royals, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Return imminent
PNew York Yankees
Shoulder
April 12, 2025
Schmidt (shoulder) will return from the injured list during the Yankees' upcoming series against the Royals, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Solid work in rehearsal
PNew York Yankees
Shoulder
April 10, 2025
Schmidt (shoulder) completed four scoreless innings while allowing three hits and no walks to go along with four strikeouts in a rehab appearance with Double-A Somerset on Thursday, Matt Kardos of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could be trade chip
PNew York Yankees
December 11, 2024
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.
See All MLB Rumors