Jeff Zimmerman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: August 9, 1972 in Kelowna, Canada ca

High School: John Diefenbaker HS (Calgary, AB)

Schools: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR), Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: April 13, 1999 (Age 26-247d, 17,428th in major league history)
vs. SEA 1.2 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 29-059d)
vs. SEA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Jeffrey Ross Zimmerman

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Relatives: Brother of Jordan Zimmerman

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

ERA

3.27

196

228.2

213

WHIP

1.098

Summary of 29 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 10 go ahead

1 Tm
TEX	29

Platoon
vs LHB	20
vs RHB	9

Home/Road
Home	20
Away	9

Outs
1	11
0	11
2	7

12 Opps
DET	5
TBD	3
OAK	3
NYY	3
TOR	3
CHW	3
KCR	2
MIN	2
SEA	2
CLE	1
HOU	1
BAL	1

27 Batters
Ichiro Suzuki	2
Deivi Cruz	2
José Canseco	1
Chris Singleton	1
Mike Macfarlane	1
Jim Thome	1
Cristian Guzmán	1
Carlos Delgado	1
Bobby Higginson	1
Tony Clark	1
José Cruz	1
Greg Vaughn	1
Bernie Williams	1
Shawn Green	1
José Valentín	1
Johnny Damon	1
Bob Smith	1
Denny Hocking	1
Ben Grieve	1
Luis Alicea	1
Orlando Merced	1
Damion Easley	1
Magglio Ordóñez	1
Clay Bellinger	1
Terrence Long	1
Paul O'Neill	1
David Segui	1

8 Parks
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	20
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	16
7	8
8	2
89	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	9
2	6
3	5
5	4
4	3
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
1--	7
12-	2
123	1
--3	1
-2-	1

45 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	17
1 on	9
2 on	2
3 on	1
Any on	12

Inning
6	2
7	2
8	11
9	10
Extra	4

4-6	2
7-end	27

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	7
-1	4
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	7

Ahead	6
Tied	7
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	9
0-1	5
1-1	3
2-2	3
3-2	2
1-2	2
0-2	1
1-0	1
2-1	1
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	5
RF	5
2B	4
DH	4
SS	4
1B	3
PH	1
C	1
LF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
6th	5
3rd	4
9th	4
7th	3
1st	3
5th	3
4th	3
2nd	3
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-04-27	Paul O'Neill	NYY	@	TEX	behind 4-6	t 7	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	3	9	12%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
2	2	2	1	1999-08-04	Denny Hocking	MIN	@	TEX	behind 0-3	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	9	4	7%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1999-08-06	Shawn Green	TOR	@	TEX	behind 3-4	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	3	9	22%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	2	1999-08-06	Carlos Delgado	TOR	@	TEX	tied 4-4	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	DH	24%	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1999-09-02	Bobby Higginson	DET		TEX	behind 4-7	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) CCBBX	1	5	DH	9%	19%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
6	6	6	2	1999-09-02	Deivi Cruz	DET		TEX	behind 6-7	b 8	1	1--	3,(0-2) FSX	2	9	6	50%	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Ausmus Scores
7	7	7	1	1999-09-17	José Canseco	TBD	@	TEX	ahead 5-3	t 8	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	DH	9%	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Martinez Scores
8	8	8	1	1999-09-24	Mike Macfarlane	OAK	@	TEX	behind 3-12	t 9	2	---	7,(3-2) BFFFBBX	1	9	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
9	9	9	1	1999-09-26	Ben Grieve	OAK	@	TEX	behind 1-10	t 8	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); O. Sáenz Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2000-04-05	Chris Singleton	CHW	@	TEX	tied 7-7	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	8	32%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	2	1	2000-04-19	Bernie Williams	NYY	@	TEX	ahead 3-2	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	8	11%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
12	12	3	2	2000-04-19	Clay Bellinger	NYY	@	TEX	tied 4-4	t 10	1	---	4,(1-2) FCBX	1	9	4	36%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	4	1	2000-05-04	Greg Vaughn	TBD		TEX	tied 7-7	b 11	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	DH	41%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	5	1	2000-05-05	Terrence Long	OAK	@	TEX	ahead 15-10	t 8	2	---	5,(2-2) BFSBX	1	1	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	6	1	2000-05-27	Cristian Guzmán	MIN		TEX	ahead 8-5	b 8	1	1--	4,(1-2) CSBX	2	2	6	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Canizaro Scores
16	16	7	1	2000-06-23	Bob Smith	TBD	@	TEX	ahead 5-4	t 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	4	18%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); S. Cox Scores
17	17	8	1	2000-08-26	José Cruz	TOR	@	TEX	ahead 5-3	t 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	8	6%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Fletcher Scores
18	18	9	1	2000-09-07	Magglio Ordóñez	CHW		TEX	behind 4-5	b 6	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	9	21%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Thomas Scores
19	19	10	1	2000-09-15	Johnny Damon	KCR	@	TEX	behind 4-9	t 6	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	1	8	20%	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. McCarty Scores; H. Ortiz Scores; C. Febles Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2001-04-06	Ichiro Suzuki	SEA	@	TEX	tied 7-7	t 10	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	9	41%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Gipson Scores
21	21	2	1	2001-05-01	Deivi Cruz	DET	@	TEX	tied 3-3	t 10	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	6	48%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Higginson Scores; R. Jackson Scores
22	22	3	1	2001-05-10	Tony Clark	DET		TEX	tied 5-5	b 8	0	---	6,(3-2) BSBBSX	1	4	3	26%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	4	1	2001-05-12	José Valentín	CHW		TEX	behind 4-11	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	2	6	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	5	1	2001-05-28	David Segui	BAL		TEX	behind 2-6	b 9	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	3	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	6	1	2001-06-10	Orlando Merced	HOU	@	TEX	behind 3-4	t 9	2	12-	5,(3-1) CBBBX	3	7	PH	75%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Bagwell Scores; R. Hidalgo Scores
26	26	7	1	2001-07-02	Ichiro Suzuki	SEA	@	TEX	behind 5-7	t 9	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	9	35%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Lampkin Scores
27	27	8	1	2001-08-09	Damion Easley	DET	@	TEX	behind 2-7	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	4	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	9	1	2001-08-11	Jim Thome	CLE	@	TEX	behind 4-6	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	3	9%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
29	29	10	1	2001-09-02	Luis Alicea	KCR		TEX	behind 5-12	b 9	2	---	5,(2-2) CBFBX	1	6	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)