Chief Zimmer
1897–1903 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Spiders, Louisville Colonels, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,281G
.269AVG
.339OBP
.369SLG
More career statistics
1,225H
26HR
625RBI
151SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,281 | 426 |
| Batting · At bats | 4,546 | 1,458 |
| Batting · Doubles | 222 | 59 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,225 | 407 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 91 | 41 |
| Batting · Home runs | 26 | 5 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 323 | 136 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,078 | 1,657 |
| Batting · Runs | 617 | 172 |
| Batting · RBI | 625 | 172 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 151 | 37 |
| Batting · Triples | 76 | 23 |
| Batting · Walks | 390 | 116 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,281 | 5,078 | 4,546 | 617 | 1,225 | 222 | 76 | 26 | 625 | 390 | 323 | 151 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 1,677 | .269 | .339 | .369 | .708 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1902-07-20 to 1902-08-22
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1899-08-16 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1899-09-28 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1897-08-15 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 216 | 828 | 200 | 2 | 94 | 50 | 79 | .272 | .302 | .352 |
| Away | 210 | 829 | 207 | 3 | 78 | 66 | 57 | .287 | .329 | .371 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 27 | 103 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | .237 | .272 | .290 |
| May | 93 | 362 | 86 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 33 | .269 | .318 | .344 |
| June | 69 | 255 | 64 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 15 | .290 | .322 | .367 |
| July | 86 | 342 | 84 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 25 | .268 | .295 | .361 |
| August | 65 | 246 | 67 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 22 | .315 | .350 | .413 |
| September | 75 | 305 | 72 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 28 | .277 | .318 | .354 |
| October | 11 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .316 | .318 | .421 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 62 | 242 | 55 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 29 | .247 | .273 | .300 |
| cincinnati-reds | 57 | 209 | 49 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 16 | .263 | .287 | .312 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 53 | 212 | 53 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | .283 | .321 | .439 |
| boston-braves | 48 | 165 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 8 | .278 | .345 | .368 |
| new-york-giants | 47 | 190 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 16 | .216 | .258 | .247 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 46 | 186 | 49 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 14 | .302 | .333 | .407 |
| chicago-cubs | 40 | 157 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 15 | .284 | .325 | .381 |
| baltimore-orioles-1897-99 | 24 | 100 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | .326 | .370 | .393 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | CSCleveland Spiders | 80 | 294 | 93 | – | 40 | 8 | .316 | – | – |
| 1898 | CSCleveland Spiders | 20 | 63 | 15 | – | 4 | 2 | .238 | – | – |
| 1899 | Cleveland Spiders, Louisville Colonels | 95 | 335 | 103 | 4 | 43 | 10 | .307 | – | – |
| 1900 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 271 | 80 | – | 35 | 4 | .295 | – | – |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 235 | 52 | – | 21 | 6 | .221 | – | – |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 142 | 38 | – | 17 | 4 | .268 | – | – |
| 1903 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 118 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .220 | – | – |