Player

Don Zimmer

Player Info
Full Name
Donald William
Born
January 17, 1931
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Died
June 4, 2014
Size
5'9" / 165 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
July 2, 1954
Final Game
October 2, 1965
Career
12 years
Teams
Honors
1 x All-Star
1961
1989 - BBWAA Manager of the Year (NL)
1989 - TSN Manager of the Year (NL)
Career Batting
1,095
G
.235
AVG
773
H
91
HR
352
RBI
.660
OPS
84
OPS vs Lg
61% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1965 Washington Senators 95 226 45 6 0 2 20 .199
1964 Washington Senators 121 341 84 16 2 12 38 .246
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 22 23 5 1 0 1 4 .217
1963 Washington Senators 83 298 74 12 1 13 37 .248
1962 New York Mets 14 52 4 1 0 0 3 .077
1962 Cincinnati Reds 63 192 48 11 2 2 16 .250
1961 Chicago Cubs 128 477 120 25 4 13 57 .252
1960 Chicago Cubs 132 368 95 16 7 6 37 .258
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 97 249 41 7 1 4 21 .165
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 127 455 119 15 2 17 52 .262
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 84 269 59 9 1 6 23 .219
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 17 20 6 1 0 0 4 .300
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 88 280 67 10 1 15 38 .239
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 24 33 6 0 1 0 3 .182
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1965 AL 258 .053 .256 10.1 22.9 60 2.0
1964 AL 370 .164 .306 7.3 25.4 104 12.0
1963 AL 346 .178 .271 6.1 19.4 107 14.0
1962 NL 262 .090 .248 6.5 15.3 59 2.0
1961 NL 512 .151 .271 4.9 13.7 88 13.5 ✓
1960 NL 402 .130 .289 6.7 13.9 96 6.2
1959 NL 292 .084 .195 12.7 19.2 46 4.2
1958 NL 495 .154 .293 5.7 18.6 95 17.9 ✓
1957 NL 289 .108 .264 5.5 21.8 63 6.3
1956 NL 21 .050 .462 0.0 33.3 91 0.0
1955 NL 309 .204 .256 6.1 21.4 96 15.8
1954 NL 37 .061 .240 8.1 21.6 40 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
3B 375 340 649 62 46 .941
2B 294 660 772 38 192 .974
SS 288 488 783 50 179 .962
C 35 150 18 6 1 .966
OF 8 3 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1965 Washington Senators 2B 12 12 14 0 3 1.000
1965 Washington Senators 3B 26 19 49 6 3 .919
1965 Washington Senators C 33 150 18 6 1 .966
1964 Washington Senators 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1964 Washington Senators 3B 87 68 143 10 6 .955
1964 Washington Senators C 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1964 Washington Senators OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000
1963 Washington Senators 2B 2 2 4 0 1 1.000
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1963 Washington Senators 3B 78 88 173 18 17 .935
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 3B 10 3 11 1 0 .933
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers SS 1 0 1 1 0 .500
1962 Cincinnati Reds 2B 17 20 26 3 5 .939
1962 New York Mets 3B 14 12 37 2 3 .961
1962 Cincinnati Reds 3B 43 45 66 6 6 .949
1962 Cincinnati Reds SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1961 Chicago Cubs 2B 116 282 323 17 99 .973
1961 Chicago Cubs 3B 5 2 9 3 1 .786
1961 Chicago Cubs OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1960 Chicago Cubs 2B 75 170 215 8 25 .980
1960 Chicago Cubs 3B 45 38 51 8 5 .918
1960 Chicago Cubs OF 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1960 Chicago Cubs SS 5 3 8 0 1 1.000
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 3B 5 5 13 0 0 1.000
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers SS 88 115 226 10 43 .972
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 2B 1 4 3 0 1 1.000
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 3B 12 12 20 3 1 .914
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers SS 114 265 372 23 100 .965
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 2B 5 15 16 2 4 .939
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 3B 39 44 68 5 3 .957
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers SS 37 55 102 8 17 .952
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1.000
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers SS 8 8 9 1 3 .944
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 2B 62 154 166 8 54 .976
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 3B 8 2 8 0 0 1.000
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers SS 21 28 33 4 9 .938
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers SS 13 14 32 3 6 .939
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 5 10 2 0 2 .200
1959 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1 1 0 0 0 .000
1955 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers 4 9 2 0 2 .222
Managerial record: 885-858 (.508) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1991 Chicago Cubs NL 37 18 19 .486 4
1990 Chicago Cubs NL 162 77 85 .475 5
1989 Chicago Cubs NL 162 93 69 .574 1
1988 Chicago Cubs NL 163 77 85 .475 4
1982 Texas Rangers AL 96 38 58 .396 6
1981 Texas Rangers AL 105 57 48 .543 2
1980 Boston Red Sox AL 155 82 73 .529 4
1979 Boston Red Sox AL 160 91 69 .569 3
1978 Boston Red Sox AL 163 99 64 .607 2
1977 Boston Red Sox AL 161 97 64 .602 3
1976 Boston Red Sox AL 76 42 34 .553 3
1973 San Diego Padres NL 162 60 102 .370 6
1972 San Diego Padres NL 142 54 88 .380 6