Six wild stats from Giants rookie Casey Schmitt's impressive MLB career start
Six wild stats from Schmitt's impressive start to MLB career originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Willie McCovey. Joe DiMaggio. John Bowker. Brett Pill.
Those are the names rookie Casey Schmitt now is being mentioned among after a four-hit game in the Giants' 6-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night at Chase Field.
Following his third MLB game, Schmitt now is 8-for-12 with two homers, two doubles and four RBI in his young career.
Because of his hot start, Schmitt joined several exclusive statistical clubs Thursday.
Schmitt and McCovey, a Giants icon, are the only two players in franchise history with eight hits in their first three MLB games.
Since RBI became an official MLB stat in 1920, Schmitt and DiMaggio, the Yankees legend, are the only two players with at least eight hits, four RBI and four runs scored in their first three games.
Casey Schmitt of the @SFGiants is the second MLB player to have at least 8 hits, 4 RBI and 4 runs scored over his first 3 career games (since RBI became an official stat in 1920).
The other is Joe DiMaggio. pic.twitter.com/St6VWc3H1l— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) May 12, 2023
Schmitt became the first shortstop in the modern era with three straight multi-hit games to begin his career with each game including at least one extra-base hit.
Casey Schmitt of the @SFGiants is the only shortstop in the modern era to begin his MLB career with 3 straight multi-hit games with an extra-base hit in each one.
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) May 12, 2023
In the long, storied history of the Giants, only two players have started their careers with at least two hits and at least one run scored in three straight games: Schmitt and Bowker.
From Giants PR: Casey Schmitt now has 2+ hits and 1+ run in 3 consecutive games to begin his career. Since 1901, the only other Giants player to do it was John Bowker in 2008
— Taylor Wirth (@WirthTM) May 12, 2023
Schmitt now is one of five players in Giants history with at least two homers in their first three big-league games.
Giants with 2 HR in 1st 3 career games (since 1901):
2023 Casey Schmitt
2018 Aramis Garcia
2011 Brett Pill
2008 John Bowker
1998 Armando RÃos— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 12, 2023
While Schmitt has made a lot of history with his bat, his defense has been his calling card in the minor leagues, and he showed off his arm against the Diamondbacks.
A natural third baseman, Schmitt started at shortstop Thursday night, and in the fourth inning, he fired the second fast assist in MLB this season, throwing the ball 92.7 mph to first base.
Casey Schmitt can cut it loose 😤
This throw from the fourth-ranked @SFGiants prospect registered 92.7 mph, making it the second-fastest infield assist in the Majors this year: pic.twitter.com/aKMDK8Qh8H— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 12, 2023
The Giants needed a spark this season and Schmitt is providing it while etching his name into the record books. His first MLB hit was a homer and he hasn't stopped crushing the ball since.
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It's unrealistic to expect Schmitt to keep up this pace, but he's showing the Giants what he's capable of and forcing manager Gabe Kapler to find a spot for him in the lineup every day.
