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Jeff Zimmerman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: August 9, 1972 in Kelowna, Canada ca

High School: John Diefenbaker HS (Calgary, AB)

Schools: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR), Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: April 13, 1999 (Age 26-247d, 17,442nd in major league history)
vs. SEA 1.2 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 29-059d)
vs. SEA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Jeffrey Ross Zimmerman

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Brother of Jordan Zimmerman

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

ERA

3.27

196

228.2

213

WHIP

1.098

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
1998	25	TEX-min	AA,A+	5	2	.714	1.28	51	0	31	0	0	9	77.1	48	18	11	6	21	3	81	0	2	3	301			0.892	5.6	0.7	2.4	9.4	3.86	TUL,CHT TL,FLOR
1999	26	TEX-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	0	2	0	0	1	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.9		OKC PCL
1999	26	TEX	AL	9	3	.750	2.36	65	0	14	0	0	3	87.2	50	24	23	9	23	1	67	2	0	2	336	215	3.80	0.833	5.1	0.9	2.4	6.9	2.91	AS,RoY-3
2000	27	TEX	AL	4	5	.444	5.30	65	0	17	0	0	1	69.2	80	45	41	10	34	3	74	2	3	3	323	95	4.43	1.636	10.3	1.3	4.4	9.6	2.18
2001	28	TEX	AL	4	4	.500	2.40	66	0	53	0	0	28	71.1	48	19	19	10	16	1	72	4	0	0	273	195	3.69	0.897	6.1	1.3	2.0	9.1	4.50
2002	29	TEX-min	AA,A+	0	0		0.00	5	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	18			0.800	3.6	0.0	3.6	9.0	2.50	TUL,CHT TL,FLOR
2003	30	TEX-min	Rk	0	0		0.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0		RGS ARIZ
2004			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2009	36	SEA-min	Rk	0	0		4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	10			1.500	9.0	0.0	4.5	9.0	2.00	MRE ARIZ
3 Yrs				17	12	.586	3.27	196	0	84	0	0	32	228.2	178	88	83	29	73	5	213	8	3	5	932	151	3.96	1.098	7.0	1.1	2.9	8.4	2.92
162 Game Avg.				6	4	.586	3.27	68	0	29	0	0	11	79	62	31	29	10	25	2	74	3	1	2	323	151	3.96	1.098	7.0	1.1	2.9	8.4	2.92