Charles Zimmer

Name Note: Name presented as Chief Zimmer in some sources

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: November 23, 1860 in Marietta, OH us

Died: August 22, 1949 in Cleveland, OH

Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Twinsburg, OH

Debut: July 18, 1884 (Age 23-238d, 920th in major league history)

Last Game: September 27, 1903 (Age 42-308d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1887 season

Full Name: Charles Louis Zimmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.4

4546

1225

.269

617

RBI

625

151

OBP

.339

SLG

.369

OPS

.708

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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	28	3		1				/2
1887	26	CLE	AA	14	57	52	9	12	5	0	0	4	1		4	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	39	.241	.312	.330	.642	110	70		4				2/3O6
1889	28	CLV	NL	84	304	259	47	67	9	9	1	21	14		44	35	.259	.368	.375	.743	105	97		1				2/3
1890	29	CLV	NL	125	501	444	54	95	16	6	2	57	15		46	54	.214	.303	.291	.594	77	129		11				*2
1891	30	CLV	NL	116	477	440	55	112	21	4	3	69	15		33	49	.255	.312	.341	.653	88	150		4				*2/5
1892	31	CLV	NL	111	452	413	63	109	29	13	1	64	18		32	47	.264	.327	.404	.732	117	167		7				*2
1893	32	CLV	NL	57	244	227	27	70	13	7	2	41	4		16	15	.308	.357	.454	.810	110	103		1				2/5
1894	33	CLV	NL	90	365	341	55	97	20	5	4	65	14		17	31	.284	.328	.408	.735	74	139		5	2			*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	29	.316	.378	.412	.789	100	121		4	5			2
1898	37	CLV	NL	20	73	63	5	15	2	0	0	4	2		5	7	.238	.304	.270	.574	67	17		1	4			2
1899	38	TOT	NL	95	383	335	52	103	13	4	4	43	10		27	22	.307	.378	.406	.784	117	136		11	10			23
1899	38	CLV	NL	20	81	73	9	25	2	1	2	14	1		5	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	17	.298	.370	.385	.755	107	101		8	10			23
1900	39	PIT	NL	82	308	271	27	80	7	10	0	35	4		17	28	.295	.361	.395	.756	108	107		11	9			2/3
1901	40	PIT	NL	69	267	236	17	52	7	3	0	21	6		20	31	.220	.292	.275	.568	63	65		4	7			2
1902	41	PIT	NL	42	163	142	13	38	4	2	0	17	4		11	14	.268	.338	.324	.662	102	46		4	6			2/3
1903	42	PHI	NL	37	133	118	9	26	3	1	1	19	3		9	14	.220	.292	.288	.580	72	34		3	3			2
19 Yrs				1280	5078	4546	617	1225	222	76	26	625	151		390	511	.269	.339	.369	.708	96	1677		91	51
162 Game Avg.				162	643	575	78	155	28	10	3	79			49		.269	.339	.369	.708	96	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	3854	3469	507	946	189	57	23	503	125		309	393	.273	.343	.380	.723	98	1318		60	16
PIT (3 yrs)				193	738	649	57	170	18	15	0	73	14		48	73	.262	.331	.336	.667	90	218		19	22
LOU (1 yr)				75	302	262	43	78	11	3	2	29	9		22	17	.298	.370	.385	.755	107	101		8	10
DTN (1 yr)				8	30	29	0	2	1	0	0	0			1	14	.069	.100	.103	.203	-34	3
PHI (1 yr)				37	133	118	9	26	3	1	1	19	3		9	14	.220	.292	.288	.580	72	34		3	3
NYP (1 yr)				6	21	19	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		1		.158	.238	.158	.396	28	3		1

NL (16 yrs)				1195	4766	4263	580	1159	206	72	26	598	135		367	468	.272	.342	.372	.714	96	1587		85	51
AA (3 yrs)				85	312	283	37	66	16	4	0	27	16		23	43	.233	.304	.318	.623	97	90		6