Geoff Zahn

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: December 19, 1945 in Baltimore, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 34th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), the Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: DeVilbiss HS (Toledo, OH)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: September 2, 1973 (Age 27-257d, 13,425th in major league history)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: August 14, 1985 (Age 39-238d)
vs. SEA 4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Geoffrey Clayton Zahn

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.3

111

109

ERA

3.74

304

270

1849.0

705

WHIP

1.354

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1968	22	LAD-min	A	8	9	.471	2.09	21	19		7	2		138.0	97	44	32	8	38	2	108	8	2	7				0.978	6.3	0.5	2.5	7.0	2.84	DYB FLOR
1969	23	LAD-min	AA,WRk	13	5	.722	2.96	23	21		6	1	0	146.0	150	60	48	10	42	1	78	4	0	6				1.315	9.2	0.6	2.6	4.8	1.86	ABQ,DGR TL,AZIL
1970	24	LAD-min	AAA	1	1	.500	5.43	27	3		1	0	0	53.0	67	41	32	5	32	3	22	2	1	1				1.868	11.4	0.8	5.4	3.7	0.69	SPO PCL
1971	25	LAD-min	AA	8	12	.400	2.14	29	22		7	2	0	164.0	155	77	39	3	50	3	126	9	0	6				1.250	8.5	0.2	2.7	6.9	2.52	ABQ DIXA
1972	26	LAD-min	AAA,AA	17	3	.850	3.56	27	27		11	4	0	182.0	180	87	72	12	47	1	157	8	1	4				1.247	8.9	0.6	2.3	7.8	3.34	ABQ,ELP PCL,TL
1973	27	LAD-min	AAA	13	8	.619	3.05	25	24		12	2	0	177.0	185	81	60	5	66	1	103	5	0	5				1.418	9.4	0.3	3.4	5.2	1.56	ABQ PCL
1973	27	LAD	NL	1	0	1.000	1.35	6	1	2	0	0	0	13.1	5	2	2	2	2	0	9	0	0	1	48	267	3.62	0.525	3.4	1.4	1.4	6.1	4.50
1974	28	LAD	NL	3	5	.375	2.03	21	10	3	1	0	0	79.2	78	28	18	3	16	1	33	2	0	2	330	169	2.92	1.180	8.8	0.3	1.8	3.7	2.06
1975	29	TOT	NL	2	8	.200	4.66	18	10	5	0	0	1	65.2	69	40	34	2	31	4	22	0	0	1	286	82	3.73	1.523	9.5	0.3	4.2	3.0	0.71
1975	29	LAD	NL	0	1	.000	9.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	2	3	3	0	5	1	1	0	0	1	14	44	6.92	2.333	6.0	0.0	15.0	3.0	0.20
1975	29	CHC	NL	2	7	.222	4.45	16	10	3	0	0	1	62.2	67	37	31	2	26	3	21	0	0	0	272	86	3.58	1.484	9.6	0.3	3.7	3.0	0.81
1976	30	CHC-min	AAA	8	8	.500	4.27	21	21		5	1	0	137.0	142	81	65	16	61	9	66	2	0	8				1.482	9.3	1.1	4.0	4.3	1.08	WCH AA
1976	30	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	10.80	3	2	0	0	0	0	8.1	16	10	10	0	2	0	4	1	1	0	43	37	2.75	2.160	17.3	0.0	2.2	4.3	2.00
1977	31	MIN	AL	12	14	.462	4.68	34	32	0	7	1	0	198.0	234	116	103	20	66	4	88	5	0	5	870	85	4.24	1.515	10.6	0.9	3.0	4.0	1.33
1978	32	MIN	AL	14	14	.500	3.03	35	35	0	12	1	0	252.1	260	101	85	18	81	2	106	4	0	7	1056	127	3.68	1.351	9.3	0.6	2.9	3.8	1.31
1979	33	MIN	AL	13	7	.650	3.57	26	24	1	4	0	0	169.0	181	74	67	13	41	1	58	0	0	1	702	124	3.77	1.314	9.6	0.7	2.2	3.1	1.41
1980	34	MIN	AL	14	18	.438	4.41	38	35	0	13	5	0	232.2	273	138	114	17	66	3	96	2	1	3	993	99	3.75	1.457	10.6	0.7	2.6	3.7	1.45
1981	35	CAL	AL	10	11	.476	4.41	25	25	0	9	0	0	161.1	181	93	79	18	43	2	52	0	2	2	689	83	4.21	1.388	10.1	1.0	2.4	2.9	1.21
1982	36	CAL	AL	18	8	.692	3.73	34	34	0	12	4	0	229.1	225	100	95	18	65	5	81	4	0	2	944	109	3.93	1.265	8.8	0.7	2.6	3.2	1.25	CYA-6
1983	37	CAL	AL	9	11	.450	3.33	29	28	1	11	3	0	203.0	212	90	75	22	51	2	81	0	0	4	852	122	4.12	1.296	9.4	1.0	2.3	3.6	1.59
1984	38	CAL	AL	13	10	.565	3.12	28	27	1	9	5	0	199.1	200	78	69	11	48	4	61	1	0	3	821	129	3.61	1.244	9.0	0.5	2.2	2.8	1.27
1985	39	CAL	AL	2	2	.500	4.38	7	7	0	1	1	0	37.0	44	19	18	5	14	0	14	0	0	1	164	96	4.82	1.568	10.7	1.2	3.4	3.4	1.00
13 Yrs				111	109	.505	3.74	304	270	13	79	20	1	1849.0	1978	889	769	149	526	28	705	19	4	32	7798	107	3.86	1.354	9.6	0.7	2.6	3.4	1.34
162 Game Avg.				13	13	.505	3.74	36	32	2	9	2	0	219	234	105	91	18	62	3	84	2	0	4	924	107	3.86	1.354	9.6	0.7	2.6	3.4	1.34

CAL (5 yrs)				52	42	.553	3.64	123	121	2	42	13	0	830.0	862	380	336	74	221	13	289	5	2	12	3470	109	3.99	1.305	9.3	0.8	2.4	3.1	1.31
MIN (4 yrs)				53	53	.500	3.90	133	126	1	36	7	0	852.0	948	429	369	68	254	10	348	11	1	16	3621	106	3.85	1.411	10.0	0.7	2.7	3.7	1.37
LAD (3 yrs)				4	6	.400	2.16	29	11	7	1	0	0	96.0	85	33	23	5	23	2	43	2	0	4	392	161	3.14	1.125	8.0	0.5	2.2	4.0	1.87
CHC (2 yrs)				2	8	.200	5.20	19	12	3	0	0	1	71.0	83	47	41	2	28	3	25	1	1	0	315	74	3.48	1.563	10.5	0.3	3.5	3.2	0.89

AL (9 yrs)				105	95	.525	3.77	256	247	3	78	20	0	1682.0	1810	809	705	142	475	23	637	16	3	28	7091	107	3.92	1.359	9.7	0.8	2.5	3.4	1.34
NL (4 yrs)				6	14	.300	3.45	48	23	10	1	0	1	167.0	168	80	64	7	51	5	68	3	1	4	707	105	3.28	1.311	9.1	0.4	2.7	3.7	1.33

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