Jerry Zimmerman
Gerald Robert Zimmerman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 21, 1934 in Omaha, NE
High School: Milwaukie (Milwaukie, OR)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1961
Final Game: September 22, 1968
Died: September 9, 1998 in Neskowin, OR
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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
1961 26 CIN NL 76 222 204 8 42 5 0 0 10 1 1 11 21 .206 .252 .230 .483 29 47 10 2 4 1 0 2
1962 27 MIN AL 34 69 62 8 17 4 0 0 7 0 0 3 5 .274 .318 .339 .657 75 21 1 1 3 0 0 2
1963 28 MIN AL 39 61 56 3 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 .232 .259 .250 .509 43 14 3 0 3 0 0 2
1964 29 MIN AL 63 138 120 6 24 3 0 0 12 0 0 10 15 .200 .278 .225 .503 42 27 6 3 5 0 0 2
1965 30 MIN AL 83 175 154 8 33 1 1 1 11 0 0 12 23 .214 .275 .253 .529 49 39 6 1 8 0 3 2
1966 31 MIN AL 60 136 119 11 30 4 1 1 15 0 0 15 23 .252 .338 .328 .666 88 39 4 1 0 1 4 2
1967 32 MIN AL 104 267 234 13 39 3 0 1 12 0 1 22 49 .167 .243 .192 .436 26 45 8 2 8 1 5 2
1968 33 MIN AL 24 50 45 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 .111 .180 .133 .313 -6 6 0 1 0 1 0 2
8 Seasons 483 1118 994 60 203 22 2 3 72 1 2 78 154 .204 .269 .239 .508 42 238 38 11 31 4 12
162 Game Avg. 162 375 333 20 68 7 1 1 24 0 1 26 52 .204 .269 .239 .508 42 80 13 4 10 1 4
MIN (7 yrs) 407 896 790 52 161 17 2 3 62 0 1 67 133 .204 .273 .242 .514 46 191 28 9 27 3 12
CIN (1 yr) 76 222 204 8 42 5 0 0 10 1 1 11 21 .206 .252 .230 .483 29 47 10 2 4 1 0
AL (7 yrs) 407 896 790 52 161 17 2 3 62 0 1 67 133 .204 .273 .242 .514 46 191 28 9 27 3 12
NL (1 yr) 76 222 204 8 42 5 0 0 10 1 1 11 21 .206 .252 .230 .483 29 47 10 2 4 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1961 26 CIN NL 222 178 11 1.6 107 .228 .206 .272 .252 .339 .230 .424 .483 .763 29 .130 -21.3 -2.1 .347 .078 .025 .0
1962 27 MIN AL 69 49 7 3.8 106 .298 .274 .268 .318 .341 .339 .417 .657 .758 75 .422 -2.2 -0.2 .543 .113 .065
1963 28 MIN AL 61 49 3 1.6 96 .271 .232 .258 .259 .324 .250 .398 .509 .722 43 .153 -4.5 -0.5 .348 .054 .018
1964 29 MIN AL 138 107 7 1.8 97 .229 .200 .257 .278 .325 .225 .399 .503 .724 42 .167 -9.4 -1.0 .392 .108 .025
1965 30 MIN AL 175 135 10 2.0 96 .246 .214 .256 .275 .327 .253 .393 .529 .720 49 .216 -11.0 -1.2 .409 .117 .039 .0
1966 31 MIN AL 136 94 13 3.7 95 .302 .252 .256 .338 .324 .328 .394 .666 .718 88 .478 -1.5 -0.2 .591 .202 .076 .0
1967 32 MIN AL 267 213 11 1.4 91 .205 .167 .252 .243 .322 .192 .377 .436 .699 26 .142 -22.2 -2.5 .333 .115 .026 .0
1968 33 MIN AL 50 41 1 0.7 85 .139 .111 .245 .180 .316 .133 .363 .313 .679 -6 .045 -5.9 -0.7 .250 .089 .022
8 Seasons 1118 866 63 2.0 97 .238 .204 .259 .269 .328 .239 .397 .508 .725 42 .204 -78.0 -8.3 .392 .113 .035 1.5
162 Game Avg. 375 290 21 2.0 97 .238 .204 .259 .269 .328 .239 .397 .508 .725 42 .204 -78.0 -8.3 .392 .113 .035 1
MIN (7 yrs) 896 688 52 2.0 94 .240 .204 .255 .273 .325 .242 .390 .514 .715 46 .227 -56.7 -6.2 .404 .122 .038 .0
CIN (1 yr) 222 178 11 1.7 107 .228 .206 .272 .252 .339 .230 .424 .483 .763 29 .130 -21.3 -2.1 .347 .078 .025 .0
AL (7 yrs) 896 688 52 2.0 94 .240 .204 .255 .273 .325 .242 .390 .514 .715 46 .227 -56.7 -6.2 .404 .122 .038 .0
NL (1 yr) 222 178 11 1.7 107 .228 .206 .272 .252 .339 .230 .424 .483 .763 29 .130 -21.3 -2.1 .347 .078 .025 .0

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
1961 26 CIN NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 30 MIN AL WS LAD L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1961 26 CIN NL 222 0.0% 9.5% 5.0% 2.3% 12% 1.91 9.7 20.4 1.67 83%
1962 27 MIN AL 69 0.0% 7.3% 4.4% 5.8% 24% 1.67 12.4 8.9 2.31 83%
1963 28 MIN AL 61 0.0% 13.1% 3.3% 1.6% 8% 4.00 7.0 18.7 2.90 79%
1964 29 MIN AL 138 0.0% 10.9% 7.3% 2.2% 13% 1.50 8.0 10.0 2.03 76%
1965 30 MIN AL 175 0.6% 13.1% 6.9% 1.7% 9% 1.92 6.7 154.0 14.0 2.21 74%
1966 31 MIN AL 136 0.7% 16.9% 11.0% 4.4% 20% 1.53 5.2 119.0 7.9 1.80 71%
1967 32 MIN AL 267 0.4% 18.4% 8.2% 1.5% 10% 2.23 4.8 234.0 19.5 2.10 69%
1968 33 MIN AL 50 0.0% 20.0% 6.0% 2.0% 20% 3.33 4.5 22.5 2.44 72%
8 Seasons 1118 0.3% 13.8% 7.0% 2.4% 13% 1.97 6.5 331.3 13.8 2.03 75%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1961 26 CIN NL 1 0 15% 60 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 33% 12 8 3 1 0 1 5 3 2
1962 27 MIN AL 0 0 38% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 50% 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1
1963 28 MIN AL 0 0 20% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1964 29 MIN AL 3 0 16% 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 33% 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
1965 30 MIN AL 4 1 16% 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 50% 6 5 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
1966 31 MIN AL 1 0 22% 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 40% 9 7 2 2 1 1 4 0 3
1967 32 MIN AL 2 0 19% 68 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 50% 8 6 1 3 0 3 5 1 4
1968 33 MIN AL 0 0 33% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 11 1 20% 324 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 17 43% 41 30 9 10 2 6 22 5 16
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1961 26 CIN NL 222 48% 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 55 10 18% 29 12 41% 151 12 8% 13 5 38% 16 5 31% 0
1962 27 MIN AL 69 9% 17 0 0 0 0 1.50 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 7 1 14% 3 2 67% 41 7 17% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1963 28 MIN AL 61 15% 13 1 0 0 0 0.29 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 14 3 21% 11 4 36% 42 3 7% 3 2 67% 5 1 20% 0
1964 29 MIN AL 138 32% 24 3 0 0 0 0.08 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 27 6 22% 11 3 27% 99 12 12% 9 4 44% 5 1 20% 0
1965 30 MIN AL 176 27% 33 0 0 0 0 3.41 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 9 8 89% 36 6 17% 26 14 54% 125 13 10% 11 5 45% 14 7 50% 0
1966 31 MIN AL 136 41% 30 2 0 0 0 1.06 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 33 4 12% 17 2 12% 102 15 15% 9 3 33% 3 0 0% 0
1967 32 MIN AL 267 34% 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 8 8 100% 45 8 18% 24 13 54% 162 13 8% 13 4 31% 10 3 30% 0
1968 33 MIN AL 50 80% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 5 1 20% 24 2 8% 3 1 33% 4 3 75% 0
8 Seasons 1119 36% 203 6 0 0 0 0.44 3 0 25 3 0 3 0 0 34 31 91% 223 38 17% 126 51 40% 746 77 10% 62 24 39% 59 21 36% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 26 76 222 204 8 42 5 0 0 10 1 1 11 21 .206 .252 .230 .483 29 47 10 2 4 1 0
1962 27 110 291 266 16 59 9 0 0 17 1 1 14 26 .222 .268 .256 .523 39 68 11 3 7 1 0
1963 28 149 352 322 19 72 10 0 0 20 1 1 16 34 .224 .266 .255 .521 40 82 14 3 10 1 0
1964 29 212 490 442 25 96 13 0 0 32 1 1 26 49 .217 .269 .247 .516 40 109 20 6 15 1 0
1965 30 295 665 596 33 129 14 1 1 43 1 1 38 72 .216 .271 .248 .519 43 148 26 7 23 1 3
1966 31 355 801 715 44 159 18 2 2 58 1 1 53 95 .222 .283 .262 .544 50 187 30 8 23 2 7
1967 32 459 1068 949 57 198 21 2 3 70 1 2 75 144 .209 .273 .244 .517 44 232 38 10 31 3 12
1968 33 483 1118 994 60 203 22 2 3 72 1 2 78 154 .204 .269 .239 .508 42 238 38 11 31 4 12

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1961 26 79 222 209 8 40 5 0 0 10 1 10 22 .191 .234 .215 .450 10 76
1962 27 34 67 63 8 18 4 0 0 7 0 3 5 .286 .328 .349 .678 7 34
1963 28 39 57 55 3 12 1 0 0 3 0 2 8 .218 .246 .236 .482 3 39
1964 29 63 135 121 6 26 3 0 0 13 0 11 15 .215 .296 .240 .536 8 63
1965 30 83 168 155 8 34 1 1 1 12 0 12 23 .219 .280 .258 .538 11 83
1966 31 60 139 121 12 31 4 1 1 16 0 16 23 .256 .345 .331 .676 14 60
1967 32 104 264 237 14 42 3 0 1 13 0 24 49 .177 .258 .203 .460 12 104
1968 33 24 53 47 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 4 10 .149 .226 .170 .397 2 24
8 Seasons 486 1105 1008 63 210 22 2 3 77 1 82 155 .208 .274 .243 .517 67 483
162 Game Avg. 162 368 336 21 70 7 1 1 26 0 27 52 .208 .274 .243 .517 22 483

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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