Theodore J. Scheffler (April 5, 1864 – February 24, 1949) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1885 to 1902.

He ranked fourth in the league with 78 bases on balls and 14 times hit by pitch, contributing to a much higher on-base percentage of .374.

[1] Despite posting impressive statistics in 1890, and a strong showing with Buffalo in 1891, Scheffler never played again in the major leagues.

He did play 17 seasons in the minor leagues, including prolonged stints with the Troy Trojans (1892-1894), Springfield Ponies/Maroons (1894-1897) and Newark Colts (1898-1899).

Across all 17 minor league seasons, Scheffler compiled a .314 batting average, scored 1,143 runs, and contributed 95 triples and 475 stolen bases.