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PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date9-28-1984
Height6' 3"
Weight215 lbs
Age39 years, 6 months, 0 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.12015
-0.42016
1.82017
1.02018
1.32019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2005 WAS 20 20 62 23 10 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 .397 .419 .569 90 -0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2
2006 WAS 21 157 682 176 47 3 20 61 120 2 11 8 .287 .351 .471 104 7.1 0.9 -18.3 1.3
2007 WAS 22 162 722 174 43 5 24 61 125 3 4 1 .266 .330 .458 103 6.0 1.5 14.2 4.5
2008 WAS 23 106 466 121 24 1 14 31 71 3 1 1 .283 .333 .442 101 1.6 -1.1 -0.9 1.5
2009 WAS 24 157 693 178 37 3 33 72 119 2 2 0 .292 .364 .525 129 26.6 2.3 7.7 6.0
2010 WAS 25 142 603 161 32 0 25 69 98 4 4 1 .307 .388 .510 141 29.9 -0.7 -14.9 3.5
2011 WAS 26 101 440 114 21 2 12 41 73 1 3 1 .289 .355 .443 111 5.9 -0.7 3.3 2.3
2012 WAS 27 145 641 163 36 1 25 57 116 2 5 2 .282 .346 .478 120 14.8 -0.2 7.6 4.5
2013 WAS 28 147 633 156 26 2 26 60 133 2 6 0 .275 .344 .465 121 15.7 0.9 1.4 4.0
2014 WAS 29 61 240 60 19 1 5 22 37 0 0 0 .280 .342 .449 110 2.7 -3.1 0.7 0.6
2015 WAS 30 95 390 86 25 1 16 33 79 1 1 0 .249 .308 .465 109 5.4 0.3 -8.5 0.1
2016 WAS 31 115 467 93 18 1 15 29 104 5 4 1 .218 .272 .370 80 -10.5 4.1 -2.1 -0.4
2017 WAS 32 144 576 159 33 0 36 44 126 3 1 0 .303 .358 .573 130 23.1 -0.3 -11.4 1.8
2018 WAS 33 85 323 76 21 2 13 30 55 3 1 1 .264 .337 .486 111 5.4 -0.5 1.4 1.0
2019 WAS 34 52 190 44 9 0 6 17 39 0 0 0 .257 .321 .415 93 -0.8 -0.9 1.2 0.2
Career168971281784401222706301307314316.279.343.475114132.23.1-18.531.0

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2005 WAS MLB NL 20 62 .257 .318 .398 .489 82 7.1 1.8 0.3 90 12 0.2 0.7 -0.7 0.2
2005 SAV A SAL 4 17 .264 .322 .383 .500 96 2.3 0.4 0.1 151 0 1.1 -0.8 1.0 0.2
2005 HAR AA EAS 63 252 .259 .325 .399 .351 99 17.4 6.5 1.2 153 0 -0.8 1.6 14.0 2.3
2006 WAS MLB NL 157 682 .266 .333 .431 .326 90 18.4 20.5 2.8 104 8 -18.3 0.9 7.1 1.3
2007 WAS MLB NL 162 722 .267 .331 .427 .295 96 5.7 21.4 2.8 103 10 14.2 1.5 6.0 4.5
2008 WAS MLB NL 106 466 .260 .328 .409 .308 96 6.7 13.5 1.8 101 8 -0.9 -1.1 1.6 1.5
2008 POT A+ CRL 2 10 .275 .341 .425 .333 94 1.1 0.3 -0.2 102 0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
2008 COH AAA INT 4 17 .249 .323 .372 .273 85 1.8 0.5 0.1 103 0 0.4 1.2 -0.2 0.2
2009 WAS MLB NL 157 693 .263 .331 .418 .310 96 32.2 19.9 2.6 129 5 7.7 2.3 26.6 6.0
2010 WAS MLB NL 142 603 .258 .322 .400 .334 93 39.1 16.6 2.2 141 11 -14.9 -0.7 29.9 3.5
2011 WAS MLB NL 101 440 .255 .316 .399 .326 98 10.7 11.9 1.5 111 7 3.3 -0.7 5.9 2.3
2011 HAG A SAL 1 3 .265 .414 .442 1.000 115 1.9 0.1 0 150 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
2011 POT A+ CAR 3 11 .233 .284 .334 .444 107 1.1 0.3 0 173 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.2
2011 SYR AAA INT 2 9 .243 .329 .343 .286 97 -1.1 0.3 0 52 0 0.4 0.1 -0.4 0.0
2012 WAS MLB NL 145 641 .253 .317 .400 .313 101 16.8 17.6 2.4 120 9 7.6 -0.2 14.8 4.5
2013 WAS MLB NL 147 633 .251 .312 .386 .316 102 15.4 16.6 2 121 7 1.4 0.9 15.7 4.0
2013 POT A+ CAR 1 3 .233 .300 .319 .000 114 -0.2 0.1 0 43 0 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2014 WAS MLB NL 61 240 .248 .311 .384 .313 102 6.9 6.2 -0.7 110 10 0.7 -3.1 2.7 0.6
2014 POT A+ CAR 4 15 .262 .329 .390 .357 96 0.2 0.4 -0.2 114 0 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1
2015 WAS MLB NL 95 390 .255 .316 .412 .268 94 9.6 10.5 -6.7 109 10 -8.5 0.3 5.4 0.1
2015 HAR AA EAS 5 15 .248 .290 .358 .083 86 -2.8 0.4 -0.3 29 0 -0.5 0.0 -1.3 -0.2
2016 WAS MLB NL 115 467 .256 .320 .415 .248 89 -8.3 13.2 -8.5 80 10 -2.1 4.1 -10.5 -0.4
2016 POT A+ CAR 3 12 .251 .327 .377 .571 95 1.7 0.3 -0.2 164 0 -0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0
2016 SYR AAA INT 3 13 .269 .319 .393 .625 100 3.1 0.4 -0.2 123 0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1
2017 WAS MLB NL 144 576 .258 .327 .433 .335 97 33.6 16.9 -10.7 130 11 -11.4 -0.3 23.1 1.8
2018 WAS MLB NL 85 323 .247 .320 .403 .284 98 11.5 9.1 -5.6 111 11 1.4 -0.5 5.4 1.0
2018 POT A+ CAR 1 3 .291 .319 .463 1.000 99 1.6 0.1 -0.1 204 0 -0.2 0.4 0.3 0.0
2018 HAR AA EAS 2 8 .224 .296 .336 .200 106 0.5 0.2 -0.1 109 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
2019 WAS MLB NL 52 190 .254 .327 .430 .297 105 -1.6 5.7 -3.5 93 11 1.2 -0.9 -0.8 0.2
2019 POT A+ CAR 6 26 .246 .310 .395 .500 103 5 0.7 -0.5 230 0 0.5 0.2 3.1 0.4
2019 HAR AA EAS 7 23 .243 .309 .382 .222 94 -1.2 0.6 -0.4 88 0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2005 SAV A SAL 17 17 5 8 2 1 2 18 6 0 3 0 1 .471 .471 1.059 .588 0 0
2005 HAR AA EAS 252 233 40 76 20 0 9 123 32 15 34 1 5 .326 .371 .528 .202 1 1
2005 WAS MLB NL 62 58 6 23 10 0 0 33 6 3 12 0 0 .397 .419 .569 .172 1 0
2006 WAS MLB NL 682 614 84 176 47 3 20 289 110 61 120 11 8 .287 .351 .471 .184 4 1
2007 WAS MLB NL 722 653 99 174 43 5 24 299 91 61 125 4 1 .266 .330 .458 .191 5 0
2008 POT A+ CRL 10 10 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .200 0 0
2008 WAS MLB NL 466 428 51 121 24 1 14 189 51 31 71 1 1 .283 .333 .442 .159 4 0
2008 COH AAA INT 17 15 4 4 1 0 1 8 3 2 3 0 0 .267 .353 .533 .267 0 0
2009 WAS MLB NL 693 610 110 178 37 3 33 320 106 72 119 2 0 .292 .364 .525 .233 9 0
2010 WAS MLB NL 603 525 85 161 32 0 25 268 85 69 98 4 1 .307 .388 .510 .204 5 0
2011 HAG A SAL 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 1.500 0 0
2011 WAS MLB NL 440 395 52 114 21 2 12 175 49 41 73 3 1 .289 .355 .443 .154 3 0
2011 POT A+ CAR 11 10 0 4 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 .400 .455 .600 .200 0 0
2011 SYR AAA INT 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .000 0 0
2012 WAS MLB NL 641 578 93 163 36 1 25 276 95 57 116 5 2 .282 .346 .478 .196 4 0
2013 POT A+ CAR 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
2013 WAS MLB NL 633 568 84 156 26 2 26 264 79 60 133 6 0 .275 .344 .465 .190 3 0
2014 WAS MLB NL 240 214 26 60 19 1 5 96 38 22 37 0 0 .280 .342 .449 .168 4
2014 POT A+ CAR 15 14 0 5 1 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 1 .357 .333 .429 .071 1
2015 WAS MLB NL 390 346 43 86 25 1 16 161 73 33 79 1 0 .249 .308 .465 .217 10 0
2015 HAR AA EAS 15 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .000 0 0
2016 POT A+ CAR 12 12 4 5 1 0 1 9 5 0 4 0 0 .417 .417 .750 .333 0 0
2016 SYR AAA INT 13 12 3 6 0 1 1 11 3 1 3 0 0 .500 .538 .917 .417 0 0
2016 WAS MLB NL 467 427 60 93 18 1 15 158 46 29 104 4 1 .218 .272 .370 .152 6 0
2017 WAS MLB NL 576 524 90 159 33 0 36 300 108 44 126 1 0 .303 .358 .573 .269 5 0
2018 POT A+ CAR 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 .500 0 0
2018 WAS MLB NL 323 288 33 76 21 2 13 140 51 30 55 1 1 .264 .337 .486 .222 2 0
2018 HAR AA EAS 8 7 2 2 0 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .375 .714 .429 0 0
2019 HAR AA EAS 23 20 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 .200 .304 .200 .000 0 0
2019 POT A+ CAR 26 21 4 9 3 0 0 12 5 4 4 0 0 .429 .500 .571 .143 1 0
2019 WAS MLB NL 190 171 20 44 9 0 6 71 27 17 39 0 0 .257 .321 .415 .158 2 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 1694 0.4935 0.4292 0.8281 0.5837 0.2786 0.8852 0.7113 0.1719 -0.0031
2009 2778 0.5007 0.3934 0.8015 0.5262 0.2603 0.8593 0.6842 0.1985 0.0093
2010 2389 0.4969 0.3985 0.7941 0.5510 0.2479 0.8654 0.6376 0.2059 0.0070
2011 1691 0.4843 0.3897 0.8149 0.5128 0.2741 0.8881 0.6862 0.1851 0.0153
2012 2516 0.4698 0.4153 0.7742 0.5296 0.3141 0.8530 0.6563 0.2258 0.0098
2013 2524 0.4723 0.4148 0.7698 0.5227 0.3183 0.8716 0.6203 0.2302 0.0049
2014 916 0.4738 0.3919 0.8022 0.5300 0.2676 0.8870 0.6512 0.1978 -0.0007
2015 1539 0.4763 0.4120 0.7855 0.5389 0.2965 0.8785 0.6318 0.2145 0.0040
2016 1826 0.4578 0.4370 0.7594 0.5718 0.3232 0.8410 0.6375 0.2406 0.0000
2017 2190 0.4539 0.4434 0.7549 0.5946 0.3177 0.8257 0.6447 0.2451 0.0000
2018 1290 0.4581 0.4039 0.7716 0.5770 0.2575 0.8504 0.6222 0.2284 0.0000
2019 746 0.4397 0.4075 0.7336 0.5610 0.2871 0.8207 0.6000 0.2664 0.0000
Career220990.47620.41220.78380.54800.28860.86070.65170.21620.0048

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-09-22 2014-09-25 DTD 3 1 Right Thigh Tightness Hamstring -
2014-07-23 2014-09-20 15-DL 59 55 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2014-04-13 2014-06-03 15-DL 51 44 Right Thumb Fracture Diving Back To Bag - -
2014-04-07 2014-04-09 DTD 2 1 Right Shoulder Arthritis - -
2014-04-05 2014-04-05 DTD 0 0 - Shoulder Inflammation - -
2014-03-11 2014-03-15 Camp 4 0 Right Shoulder Soreness - -
2013-08-18 2013-08-19 DTD 1 1 - Lower Leg Contusion Shin From Foul Ball - -
2013-06-25 2013-06-26 DTD 1 1 Right Shoulder Soreness - -
2013-04-18 2013-05-03 15-DL 15 14 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2013-04-15 2013-04-15 DTD 0 0 Left Thigh Spasms Hamstring - -
2013-02-12 2013-03-03 Camp 19 0 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Arthritic Bone 2012-10-25 -
2012-10-25 2012-10-25 Off 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Arthritic Bone 2012-10-25 -
2012-09-19 2012-09-19 DTD 0 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2012-07-31 2012-08-01 DTD 1 1 - Back Soreness - -
2012-06-24 2012-06-24 DTD 0 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation AC Joint -
2012-04-21 2012-05-08 15-DL 17 13 Right Shoulder Inflammation AC Joint - -
2011-09-26 2011-09-29 DTD 3 3 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2011-07-04 2011-07-04 DTD 0 0 - Abdomen Soreness - -
2011-04-10 2011-06-14 15-DL 65 58 Abdomen Surgery Rectus Abdominis 2011-05-03
2011-03-15 2011-03-25 Camp 10 0 Right Groin Strain -
2011-03-08 2011-03-12 Camp 4 0 Abdomen Strain -
2010-09-23 2010-10-04 DTD 11 10 Trunk Strain Intercostal -
2010-04-27 2010-04-30 DTD 3 2 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2010-04-21 2010-04-25 DTD 4 4 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2010-04-11 2010-04-15 DTD 4 3 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2009-08-04 2009-08-05 DTD 1 1 Left Shoulder Contusion HBP -
2008-09-24 2008-09-27 DTD 3 2 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2008-08-01 2008-08-04 DTD 3 3 Right Hand Contusion HBP -
2008-05-26 2008-07-22 15-DL 57 48 Left Shoulder Cartilage Injury Labrum -
2008-03-12 2008-03-17 Camp 5 0 Right Hip Strain Hip Flexor -
2007-11-07 2007-11-07 Off 0 0 Left Wrist Surgery Fracture 2007-11-06
2007-07-19 2007-07-19 DTD 0 0 Wrist Contusion -
2006-06-04 2006-06-06 DTD 2 2 Low Back Spasms -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2021 WAS $1,000,000
2020 WAS $2,000,000
2019 WAS $18,000,000
2018 WAS $14,000,000
2017 WAS $14,000,000
2016 WAS $14,000,000
2015 WAS $14,000,000
2014 WAS $14,000,000
2013 WAS $14,100,000
2012 WAS $12,100,000
2011 WAS $9,025,000
2010 WAS $6,350,000
2009 WAS $3,325,000
2008 WAS $465,000
2007 WAS $400,000
2006 WAS $327,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
16 yrPrevious$137,092,000
16 yrTotal$137,092,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
15 y 32 dCAA1 year/$1M (2021)

Details
  • 1 year/$1M (2021). Re-signed by Washington as a free agent 1/22/21. Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 50, 65, 80, 95, 100 games. $50,000 each for 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 plate appearances. Award bonuses: $500,000 for MVP ($200,000 for second through fifth place in vote). $250,000 for WS MVP. $150,000 for LCS MVP. $100,000 each for Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, Aaron Award, Baseball America or The Sporting News player of year, All Star, top All Star vote-getter. Perks: use of Nationals Park for 1 day for Zimmerman's charity. Full no-trade protection. Retired 2/15/22.
  • 1 year/$2M (2020). Re-signed by Washington as a free agent 1/24/20. Performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 65, 80, 95, 110, 125, 140 games. $250,000 each for 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500 plate appearances. Full no-trade protection. Zimmerman opted out of 2020 season 6/29/20.
  • 6 years/$100M (2014-19), plus 2020 club option. Signed extension with Washington 2/26/12. 14-18:$14M annually. 19:$18M. 20:$18M club option, $2M buyout. 5 year/$10M personal services contract beginning once playing career ends. No-trade protection, 2014-19. If traded in 2012-13, salaries increase to $16M in 2014 and $18M annually in 2015-18, with option unchanged and personal-services contract voided. Washington declined 2020 option 11/2/19.
  • 5 years/$45M (2009-13). Signed extension with Washington 4/20/09, replacing 1 year/$3.325M deal signed 2/20/09, avoiding arbitration ($3.9M-$2.75M). $0.5M signing bonus. 09:$3.325M, 10:$6.25M, 11:$8.925M, 12:$12M, 13:$14M. $0.175M in performance bonuses based on PAs.
  • 1 year/$465,000 (2008). Renewed by Washington 3/8/08.
  • 1 year/$400,000 (2007). Renewed by Washington 3/07.
  • 1 year/$327,000 (2006). Re-signed by Washington 2/06.
  • 1 year (2005). Contract purchased 9/05.
  • Drafted by Washington 2005 (1-4) (University of Virginia). Signed 6/05, $2.975M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
90o 54 14 3 0 2 5 11 0 0 .286 .364 .469 128 0.0 1B -1 0.0
80o 36 9 2 0 1 3 7 0 0 .281 .343 .438 120 0.0 1B 0 0.0
70o 23 5 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 .238 .304 .429 115 0.0 1B 0 0.0
60o 12 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .300 .364 .400 111 0.0 1B 0 0.0
50o 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 106 0.0 1B 0 0.0
Weighted Mean410000100.250.250.2501080.01B 00.0

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