Jerry Zimmerman
Career 483 G · 203 H · 3 HR · 72 RBI · .204 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
3
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1965
Best season
Spanning 1965–1965, peaking at 1 titles in 1965.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,906th League titles 1
- 1,845th Best in baseball 1
- 4,645th Top-5 finishes 3
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 443rd Catcher Putouts 2,131
- 453rd Catcher Double Plays 26
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1965 .997 1967 #3 |
Title Seasons
1 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 | C FPCT .997 |
Batting
8 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CIN | NL | 76 | 204 | 8 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1 | .206 | .252 | .230 | .483 |
| 1962 | MIN | AL | 34 | 62 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .274 | .318 | .339 | .657 |
| 1963 | MIN | AL | 39 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .232 | .259 | .250 | .509 |
| 1964 | MIN | AL | 63 | 120 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .200 | .278 | .225 | .503 |
| 1965 | MIN | AL | 83 | 154 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | .214 | .275 | .253 | .529 |
| 1966 | MIN | AL | 60 | 119 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 0 | .252 | .338 | .328 | .666 |
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 104 | 234 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 0 | .167 | .243 | .192 | .436 |
| 1968 | MIN | AL | 24 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .111 | .180 | .133 | .313 |
| Career | — | — | 483 | 994 | 60 | 203 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 78 | 154 | 1 | .204 | .269 | .239 | .508 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CIN | NL | C | 76 | 64 | 546.2 | 374 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 406 | .975 | 5.21 |
| 1962 | MIN | AL | C | 34 | 15 | 172.1 | 111 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 121 | .992 | 3.53 |
| 1963 | MIN | AL | C | 39 | 15 | 165.2 | 116 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 1.000 | 3.18 |
| 1964 | MIN | AL | C | 63 | 31 | 335.1 | 264 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 288 | .993 | 4.54 |
| 1965 | MIN | AL | C | 82 | 44 | 468.1 | 321 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 344 | .997 | 4.18 |
| 1966 | MIN | AL | C | 59 | 30 | 327.2 | 264 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 281 | .996 | 4.75 |
| 1967 | MIN | AL | C | 104 | 81 | 692.1 | 572 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 621 | .992 | 5.92 |
| 1968 | MIN | AL | C | 24 | 18 | 145.0 | 109 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 117 | .992 | 4.83 |
| Career | — | — | C | 481 | 298 | 2853.1 | 2,131 | 150 | 21 | 26 | 2,302 | .991 | 4.74 |