Don Zimmer was born on Saturday, January 17, 1931, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Zimmer was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 2, 1954, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Zimmer baseball stats page.
"What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving a hundred ten percent all the time." - Don Zimmer (Don Zimmer, Letter to Baseball Almanac, 03/01/1992, MS)
Don ZimmerDon "The Gerbil" Zimmer Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#230) |
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Don ZimmerDon Zimmer Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Don ZimmerDon Zimmer Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1954 | 23 | Dodgers | 24 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .270 | .242 |
1955 | 24 | Dodgers | 88 | 280 | 38 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 5 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .239 | .289 | .443 |
1956 | 25 | Dodgers | 17 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .333 | .350 |
1957 | 26 | Dodgers | 84 | 269 | 23 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .219 | .262 | .327 |
1958 | 27 | Dodgers | 127 | 455 | 52 | 119 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 60 | 28 | 1 | 92 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .262 | .305 | .415 |
1959 | 28 | Dodgers | 97 | 249 | 21 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .165 | .274 | .249 |
1960 | 29 | Cubs | 132 | 368 | 37 | 95 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .258 | .307 | .389 |
1961 | 30 | Cubs | 128 | 477 | 57 | 120 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .252 | .291 | .403 |
1962 | 31 | Mets | 14 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .127 | .096 |
1962 | 31 | Reds | 63 | 192 | 16 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .304 | .359 |
1963 | 32 | Dodgers | 22 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .308 | .391 |
1963 | 32 | Senators | 83 | 298 | 37 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .248 | .296 | .426 |
1964 | 33 | Senators | 121 | 341 | 38 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .246 | .302 | .411 |
1965 | 34 | Senators | 95 | 226 | 20 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .199 | .284 | .252 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 1,095 | 3,283 | 353 | 773 | 130 | 22 | 91 | 4 | 352 | 246 | 27 | 678 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 99 | .235 | .290 | .372 |
Don ZimmerDon Zimmer Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1954 Dodgers | SS | 13 | 8 | 246 | 49 | 3.8 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 5.05 |
1955 Dodgers | 2B | 62 | 62 | 1,602 | 328 | 5.3 | 320 | 154 | 166 | 8 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.39 |
1955 Dodgers | 3B | 8 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1955 Dodgers | SS | 21 | 12 | 387 | 65 | 3.1 | 61 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 4.26 |
1956 Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1956 Dodgers | 3B | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1956 Dodgers | SS | 8 | 3 | 135 | 18 | 2.3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 3.40 |
1957 Dodgers | 2B | 5 | 5 | 144 | 33 | 6.6 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 5.81 |
1957 Dodgers | 3B | 39 | 35 | 936 | 117 | 3.0 | 112 | 44 | 68 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 3.23 |
1957 Dodgers | SS | 37 | 34 | 966 | 165 | 4.5 | 157 | 55 | 102 | 8 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 4.39 |
1958 Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.50 |
1958 Dodgers | 3B | 12 | 11 | 306 | 35 | 2.9 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 2.82 |
1958 Dodgers | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1958 Dodgers | SS | 114 | 110 | 2,925 | 660 | 5.8 | 637 | 265 | 372 | 23 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 5.88 |
1959 Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1959 Dodgers | 3B | 5 | 4 | 111 | 18 | 3.6 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.38 |
1959 Dodgers | SS | 88 | 70 | 1,908 | 351 | 4.0 | 341 | 115 | 226 | 10 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 4.83 |
1960 Cubs | 2B | 75 | 66 | 1,716 | 393 | 5.2 | 385 | 170 | 215 | 8 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 6.06 |
1960 Cubs | 3B | 45 | 28 | 861 | 97 | 2.2 | 89 | 38 | 51 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .918 | 2.79 |
1960 Cubs | LF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1960 Cubs | SS | 5 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.95 |
1961 Cubs | 2B | 116 | 108 | 2,832 | 622 | 5.4 | 605 | 282 | 323 | 17 | 99 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.77 |
1961 Cubs | 3B | 5 | 4 | 99 | 14 | 2.8 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .786 | 3.00 |
1961 Cubs | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1962 Mets | 3B | 14 | 14 | 351 | 51 | 3.6 | 49 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 3.77 |
1962 Reds | 2B | 17 | 8 | 288 | 49 | 2.9 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 4.31 |
1962 Reds | 3B | 43 | 39 | 1,005 | 117 | 2.7 | 111 | 45 | 66 | 6 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.98 |
1962 Reds | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1963 Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1963 Dodgers | 3B | 10 | 3 | 111 | 15 | 1.5 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 3.41 |
1963 Dodgers | SS | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 2.25 |
1963 Senators | 2B | 2 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1963 Senators | 3B | 78 | 76 | 2,040 | 279 | 3.6 | 261 | 88 | 173 | 18 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 3.45 |
1964 Senators | 2B | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
1964 Senators | 3B | 87 | 77 | 1,908 | 221 | 2.5 | 211 | 68 | 143 | 10 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.99 |
1964 Senators | C | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
1964 Senators | LF | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1964 Senators | RF | 3 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
1965 Senators | 2B | 12 | 5 | 156 | 26 | 2.2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1965 Senators | 3B | 26 | 24 | 594 | 74 | 2.8 | 68 | 19 | 49 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 3.09 |
1965 Senators | C | 33 | 27 | 735 | 174 | 5.3 | 168 | 150 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | .966 | 6.17 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 375 | 316 | 8,394 | 1,051 | 2.8 | 989 | 340 | 649 | 62 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 3.18 | |
2B Totals | 294 | 257 | 6,846 | 1,470 | 5.0 | 1,432 | 660 | 772 | 38 | 192 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.65 | |
SS Totals | 288 | 237 | 6,642 | 1,321 | 4.6 | 1,271 | 488 | 783 | 50 | 179 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.17 | |
C Totals | 35 | 27 | 744 | 174 | 5.0 | 168 | 150 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | .966 | 6.10 | |
LF Totals | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.90 | |
RF Totals | 4 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 | |
12 Years | 1,001 | 840 | 22,719 | 4,020 | 4.0 | 3,864 | 1,642 | 2,222 | 156 | 418 | 5 | 10 | 10 | .961 | 4.59 |
Don ZimmerDon Zimmer Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1954 Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1955 Dodgers | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3 | 3 | n/a | 18.7 | 4.2 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1956 Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1957 Dodgers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 7 | n/a | 44.8 | 4.3 | 14.2 | - | - | - |
1958 Dodgers | 14 | 2 | .875 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 26.8 | 4.9 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1959 Dodgers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 4 | n/a | 62.3 | 4.4 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1960 Cubs | 8 | 6 | .571 | 14 | 11 | n/a | 61.3 | 6.6 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1961 Cubs | 5 | 1 | .833 | 10 | 1 | n/a | 36.7 | 6.8 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1962 Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 52.0 | - | - | - |
1962 Reds | 1 | 2 | .333 | 10 | 1 | n/a | 96.0 | 6.4 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
1963 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 23.0 | 2.3 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
1963 Senators | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 22.9 | 5.2 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1964 Senators | 1 | 3 | .250 | 38 | 0 | n/a | 28.4 | 3.6 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1965 Senators | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 0 | n/a | 113.0 | 3.8 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 45 | 25 | .643 | 133 | 43 | n/a | 36.1 | 4.8 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
Don ZimmerDon Zimmer Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | $16,000.00 | - | Stats |
1960 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
1961 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1962 New York Mets | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Cincinnati Reds | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Washington Senators | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Washington Senators | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Washington Senators | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
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