What years did Jerry Snyder play?

Jerry Snyder played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1958.

Was Jerry Snyder a pitcher?

No. Jerry Snyder was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Jerry Snyder hit?

Jerry Snyder hit 3 career home runs with 145 hits.

Jerry Snyder

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1952-1958)

AVG .230

HR 3

RBI 47

H 145

OPS .562

PIV -2,120

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 7/21/1929 in Jenks, OK, USA
Died: 1/31/2022 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1952-05-08
Last Game: 1958-05-10

Full name: Jerry George Snyder

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
266	630	60	145	18	2	3	47	7	46	59	.230	.283	.279	.562	-2,120

Career AVG .230 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.

Career OBP .283 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 14.2% below league average.

Career SLG .279 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career OPS .562 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 22.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1952	WS1	AL	36	57	5	9	2	0	0	2	1	5	8	.158	.252 (-38%)	.326 (-31%)	.369 (-48%)	.696 (-40%)	-352.3
1953	WS1	AL	29	62	10	21	4	0	0	4	1	5	8	.339	.264 (+28%)	.335 (+16%)	.397 (+1%)	.733 (+8%)	92.1
1954	WS1	AL	64	154	17	36	3	1	0	17	3	15	18	.234	.261 (-10%)	.333 (-10%)	.390 (-32%)	.723 (-22%)	-527.3
1955	WS1	AL	46	107	7	24	5	0	0	5	1	6	6	.224	.258 (-13%)	.332 (-20%)	.393 (-31%)	.726 (-26%)	-449.5
1956	WS1	AL	43	148	14	40	3	1	2	14	1	10	9	.270	.258 (+5%)	.331 (-3%)	.397 (-13%)	.728 (-9%)	-193.6
1957	WS1	AL	42	93	6	14	1	0	1	4	0	4	9	.151	.257 (-42%)	.323 (-43%)	.391 (-51%)	.715 (-47%)	-689.1
1958	WS1	AL	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			266	630	60	145	18	2	3	47	7	46	59	.230	—	—	—	—	-2,120

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	145	319	37	79	1	27	.248
Away	121	312	23	66	2	20	.212

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1958-05-10	MIN	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958-05-04	MIN	KC1	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958-05-01	MIN	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958-04-30	MIN	CLE	W	4	0	1	0	1	0	1
1958-04-23	MIN	NYY	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958-04-22	MIN	BAL	L	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1957-09-17	MIN	CLE	L	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
1957-09-14	MIN	KC1	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1957-09-11	MIN	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1957-09-07	MIN	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	70	37	163	153	14	50
3B	1	1	0	6	1	1
SS	140	93	188	355	16	72

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1952	WS1	2B	19	0	34	49	3	12
1952	WS1	SS	4	0	3	6	2	0
1953	WS1	2B	4	0	5	4	2	0
1953	WS1	SS	17	0	28	54	1	10
1954	WS1	2B	3	1	7	3	2	1
1954	WS1	SS	48	44	81	145	5	31
1955	WS1	2B	22	22	66	63	3	24
1955	WS1	SS	20	5	12	5	1	0
1956	WS1	2B	7	7	17	18	4	5
1956	WS1	SS	35	32	47	106	5	23
1957	WS1	2B	13	5	26	14	0	7
1957	WS1	3B	1	1	0	6	1	1
1957	WS1	SS	15	12	17	39	2	8
1958	WS1	2B	2	2	8	2	0	1
1958	WS1	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	70
Third Base	1
Shortstop	140

Frequently Asked Questions about Jerry Snyder

What years did Jerry Snyder play?: Jerry Snyder played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1958.
Was Jerry Snyder a pitcher?: No. Jerry Snyder was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Jerry Snyder hit?: Jerry Snyder hit 3 career home runs with 145 hits.