Jerry Zimmerman

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: September 21, 1934 in Omaha, NE us

Died: September 9, 1998 in Neskowin, OR

Buried: Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, OR

High School: Milwaukie HS (Milwaukie, OR)

Debut: April 14, 1961 (Age 26-205d, 9,421st in MLB history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1968 (Age 34-001d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Gerald Robert Zimmerman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.7

AB

994

R

H

203

BA

.204

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.269

SLG

.239

OPS

.508

OPS+

Standard Batting

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
1952	17	BOS-min	C	72	261	261		60	11	1	0						.230	.230	.280	.510		73							SJO · CALL
1953	18	BOS-min	C	101	328	328		87	15	2	2						.265	.265	.341	.607		112							SJO · CALL
1954	19	BOS-min	D	113	374	374		113	22	4	7						.302	.302	.439	.741		164							CRN · PONY
1955	20	BOS-min	B	100	305	305		84	13	1	6						.275	.275	.384	.659		117							GBO · CARL
1956	21	BOS-min	A	111	350	350		81	20	0	3						.231	.231	.314	.546		110							ALB · EL
1957	22	BOS-min	AA	119	393	357	32	95	15	1	4	28	1	0	29	26	.266	.321	.347	.668		124		1	3	3			OKC · TL
1958	23	BOS-min	AAA	57	189	168	18	42	6	0	2	16	0		16	21	.250	.321	.321	.642		54		2	2	1	3		MNE · AA
1959	24	BAL-BOS-min	AAA	64	217	184	17	33	8	0	1	15	0	0	18	21	.179	.274	.239	.513		44		6	9	0	2		VAN,MNE · PCL,AA
1960	25	CIN-min	AAA	82	257	222	22	62	9	0	6	26	0	0	25	27	.279	.353	.401	.754		89		2	5	3			SLE · PCL
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	176	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 Yrs				483	1119	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	897	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	897	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

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Jerry Zimmerman

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Other Resources & Links

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