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Chief Zimmer
Charles Louis Zimmer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 23, 1860 in Marietta, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: July 18, 1884
Final Game: September 27, 1903
Died: August 22, 1949 in Cleveland, OH
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1884 23 DTN NL 8 30 29 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14 .069 .100 .103 .203 -34 3 /2O
1886 25 NYP AA 6 21 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .158 .238 .158 .396 27 3 1 /2
1887 26 CLE AA 14 57 52 9 12 5 0 0 4 1 4 .231 .298 .327 .625 75 17 1 2/3
1888 27 CLE AA 65 234 212 27 51 11 4 0 22 15 18 .241 .312 .330 .642 108 70 4 2/3O6
1889 28 CLV NL 84 304 259 47 67 9 9 1 21 14 44 35 .259 .368 .375 .743 104 97 1 2/3
1890 29 CLV NL 125 501 444 54 95 16 6 2 57 15 46 54 .214 .303 .291 .594 78 129 11 *2
1891 30 CLV NL 116 477 440 55 112 21 4 3 69 15 33 49 .255 .312 .341 .653 87 150 4 *2/5
1892 31 CLV NL 111 452 413 63 108 29 13 1 64 18 32 47 .262 .325 .402 .727 116 166 7 *2
1893 32 CLV NL 57 244 227 27 70 13 7 2 41 4 16 15 .308 .357 .454 .810 109 103 1 2/5
1894 33 CLV NL 90 363 341 55 97 20 5 4 65 14 17 31 .284 .328 .408 .735 74 139 5 *2
1895 34 CLV NL 88 357 315 60 107 21 2 5 56 14 33 30 .340 .417 .467 .884 122 147 9 0 2/3
1896 35 CLV NL 91 381 336 46 93 18 3 3 46 4 31 48 .277 .354 .375 .729 88 126 9 5 *2/5
1897 36 CLV NL 80 328 294 50 93 22 3 0 40 8 25 .316 .378 .412 .789 100 121 4 5 2
1898 37 CLV NL 20 73 63 5 15 2 0 0 4 2 5 .238 .304 .270 .574 67 17 1 4 2
1899 38 TOT NL 95 383 335 52 103 13 4 4 43 10 27 .307 .378 .406 .784 117 136 11 10 23
1899 38 CLV NL 20 81 73 9 25 2 1 2 14 1 5 .342 .407 .479 .887 155 35 3 0 2
1899 38 LOU NL 75 302 262 43 78 11 3 2 29 9 22 .298 .370 .385 .755 107 101 8 10 23
1900 39 PIT NL 82 308 271 27 80 7 10 0 35 4 17 .295 .361 .395 .756 107 107 11 9 2/3
1901 40 PIT NL 69 267 236 17 52 7 3 0 21 6 20 .220 .292 .275 .568 63 65 4 7 2
1902 41 PIT NL 42 163 142 13 38 4 2 0 17 4 11 .268 .338 .324 .662 100 46 4 6 2/3
1903 42 PHI NL 37 133 118 9 26 3 1 1 19 3 9 .220 .292 .288 .580 71 34 3 3 2
19 Seasons 1280 5076 4546 617 1224 222 76 26 625 151 390 323 .269 .339 .369 .708 95 1676 91 49
162 Game Avg. 162 642 575 78 155 28 10 3 79 49 .269 .339 .369 .708 95 212
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CLV (13 yrs) 961 3852 3469 507 945 189 57 23 503 125 309 309 .272 .342 .380 .722 97 1317 60 14
PIT (3 yrs) 193 738 649 57 170 18 15 0 73 14 48 .262 .331 .336 .667 90 218 19 22
LOU (1 yr) 75 302 262 43 78 11 3 2 29 9 22 .298 .370 .385 .755 107 101 8 10
PHI (1 yr) 37 133 118 9 26 3 1 1 19 3 9 .220 .292 .288 .580 71 34 3 3
NYP (1 yr) 6 21 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .158 .238 .158 .396 27 3 1
DTN (1 yr) 8 30 29 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14 .069 .100 .103 .203 -34 3
NL (16 yrs) 1195 4764 4263 580 1158 206 72 26 598 135 367 323 .272 .341 .372 .714 95 1586 85 49
AA (3 yrs) 85 312 283 37 66 16 4 0 27 16 23 .233 .304 .318 .623 96 90 6

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1892 31 CLV NL CS BSN L 6 23 23 2 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 .261 .261 .391 .652 9 0
1 CS 6 23 23 2 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 .261 .261 .391 .652 9 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1884 DTN NL 23 C 6 47 28 11 8 3 .830 6.50 .902 7.02 11
1884 DTN NL 23 OF 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 .833 1.75 0-0-2
1886 NYP AA 25 C 6 56 33 17 6 0 .893 8.33 .912 7.00 9
1887 CLE AA 26 C 12 65 47 13 5 1 .923 5.00 .889 6.09 9
1887 CLE AA 26 1B 2 19 17 0 2 1 .895 8.50 .974 9.60
1888 CLE AA 27 C 59 460 311 111 38 6 .917 7.15 .914 6.94 47
1888 CLE AA 27 1B 3 33 31 2 0 0 1.000 11.00 .976 10.50
1888 CLE AA 27 OF 3 6 3 1 2 1 .667 1.33 .933 1.80 0-1-2
1888 CLE AA 27 SS 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .800 4.50
1889 CLV NL 28 C 81 479 315 131 33 10 .931 5.51 .908 5.71 50
1889 CLV NL 28 1B 3 23 21 0 2 1 .913 7.00 .974 10.30
1890 CLV NL 29 C 125 713 480 188 45 14 .937 5.34 .925 6.04 55
1891 CLV NL 30 C 116 702 476 181 45 7 .936 5.66 .925 5.45 35
1891 CLV NL 30 3B 1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 .875 3.60
1892 CLV NL 31 C 111 678 514 122 42 11 .938 5.73 .935 5.58 19
1893 CLV NL 32 C 56 250 169 73 8 10 .968 4.32 .934 4.51 22
1893 CLV NL 32 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.80
1894 CLV NL 33 C 89 404 289 100 15 16 .963 4.37 .922 4.32 9
1895 CLV NL 34 C 84 405 318 77 10 2 .975 4.70 .934 4.30 22
1895 CLV NL 34 1B 3 24 21 2 1 3 .958 7.67 .979 9.90
1896 CLV NL 35 C 91 431 338 81 12 9 .972 4.60 .941 4.33 22
1896 CLV NL 35 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.40
1897 CLV NL 36 C 80 368 278 81 9 10 .976 4.49 .946 4.54 8
1898 CLV NL 37 C 19 101 78 20 3 2 .970 5.16 .952 4.60 2
1899 TOT NL 38 C 82 357 242 107 8 10 .978 4.26 .951 4.38 8
1899 CLV NL 38 C 20 92 58 30 4 4 .957 4.40 .952 4.38 2
1899 LOU NL 38 C 62 265 184 77 4 6 .985 4.21 .950 4.38 6
1899 LOU NL 38 1B 11 125 116 4 5 3 .960 10.91 .978 10.21
1900 PIT NL 39 C 78 435 318 100 17 8 .961 5.36 .948 4.73 16
1900 PIT NL 39 1B 2 26 25 1 0 1 1.000 13.00 .977 10.25
1901 PIT NL 40 C 68 363 285 69 9 4 .975 5.21 .971 5.90 6
1902 PIT NL 41 C 41 258 202 48 8 8 .969 6.10 .965 5.82 3
1902 PIT NL 41 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.40
1903 PHI NL 42 C 35 219 162 50 7 4 .968 6.06 .967 5.82 2
19 Seasons C 1239 6791 4883 1580 328 135 .952 5.22 .935 5.21 355
7 Seasons 1B 25 250 231 9 10 9 .960 9.60 .977 10.18
2 Seasons OF 5 9 6 1 2 1 .778 1.40 .900 1.78 0-1-4
3 Seasons 3B 3 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.33 .875 3.60
1 Season SS 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .800 4.50
19 Seasons TOT 1273 7055 5121 1594 340 145 .952 5.27 .888 5.29 0-1-4 355
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1938 BBWAA ( 0.4%)

Doubles s c a p y
1892 NL  29 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1890 NL  54 (5th)
1896 NL  48 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 NL  11 (3rd)
1900 NL  11 (10th)
Career  91 (90th)

Oldest s c a p y
1898 NL  born 1860-11-23 (4th)
1899 NL  born 1860-11-23 (3rd)
1900 NL  born 1860-11-23 (1st)
1901 NL  born 1860-11-23 (1st)
1902 NL  born 1860-11-23 (1st)
1903 NL  born 1860-11-23 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 15 (939), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (524), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Johnny Kling (934)
  2. Wilbert Robinson (930) *
  3. Jimmie Wilson (927)
  4. Rollie Hemsley (923)
  5. Heinie Peitz (917)
  6. Hank Severeid (910)
  7. Bob O'Farrell (905)
  8. Jack Clements (899)
  9. Gus Mancuso (896)
  10. Luke Sewell (895)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  3. Tim Donahue (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Lou Criger (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Pop Schriver (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Pop Schriver (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Johnny Kling (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Johnny Kling (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Johnny Kling (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  12. Heinie Peitz (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Heinie Peitz (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Heinie Peitz (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

December 8, 1899: Traded by the Louisville Colonels with Fred Clarke, Bert Cunningham, Mike Kelley, Tacks Latimer, Tommy Leach, Tom Messitt, Deacon Phillippe, Claude Ritchey, Rube Waddell, Jack Wadsworth and Honus Wagner to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, Art Madison, John O'Brien and $25,000.

January, 1903: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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