Jerry Zimmerman
1961–1968 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins
483G
.204AVG
.269OBP
.239SLG
More career statistics
203H
3HR
72RBI
1SB
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 · Strikeouts | 154 | 155 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,118 | 1,119 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483 | 1,118 | 994 | 60 | 203 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 78 | 154 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 238 | .204 | .269 | .239 | .508 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1963-06-28 to 1963-07-28
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1964-08-15 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | 1966-05-17 | 1 in 65 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 5 | 6 total bases | 1965-06-06 | 1 in 43 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 237 | 514 | 92 | 3 | 32 | 36 | 57 | .202 | .249 | .243 |
| Away | 246 | 605 | 111 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 98 | .206 | .253 | .236 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 21 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .216 | .262 | .243 |
| May | 95 | 247 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 36 | .216 | .283 | .239 |
| June | 101 | 294 | 53 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 35 | .196 | .228 | .241 |
| July | 87 | 175 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 26 | .199 | .223 | .230 |
| August | 103 | 194 | 31 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 26 | .183 | .237 | .207 |
| September | 72 | 158 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 21 | .237 | .297 | .296 |
| October | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 51 | 131 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | .183 | .206 | .200 |
| detroit-tigers | 48 | 111 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 14 | .239 | .297 | .304 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 47 | 103 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 16 | .314 | .379 | .372 |
| baltimore-orioles | 47 | 95 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | .238 | .274 | .274 |
| boston-red-sox | 46 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | .182 | .238 | .260 |
| cleveland-guardians | 44 | 106 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 25 | .168 | .217 | .189 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 41 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | .133 | .207 | .147 |
| california-angels | 37 | 86 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | .176 | .244 | .189 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 204 | 42 | – | 10 | 1 | .206 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Minnesota Twins | 34 | 62 | 17 | – | 7 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1963 | Minnesota Twins | 39 | 56 | 13 | – | 3 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 1964 | Minnesota Twins | 63 | 120 | 24 | – | 12 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1965 | Minnesota Twins | 83 | 154 | 33 | 1 | 11 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1966 | Minnesota Twins | 60 | 119 | 30 | 1 | 15 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1967 | Minnesota Twins | 104 | 234 | 39 | 1 | 12 | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1968 | Minnesota Twins | 24 | 45 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .111 | – | – |