What years did Geoff Zahn play?

Geoff Zahn played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1985.

Was Geoff Zahn a pitcher?

Yes. Geoff Zahn pitched in the major leagues, recording 111 wins and 705 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Geoff Zahn hit?

Geoff Zahn hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What was Geoff Zahn's career batting average?

Geoff Zahn batted .140 over his career, with 6 hits in 43 at bats.

How many RBI did Geoff Zahn have?

Geoff Zahn drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Geoff Zahn's career ERA?

Geoff Zahn finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 111-109 with 705 strikeouts.

Geoff Zahn

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1985)

Geoff Zahn was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1985 for 4 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 304 career appearances, he went 111-109 with a 3.74 ERA and 705 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 111–109

ERA 3.74

WHIP 1.35

SO 705

Pitcher PIV -1912.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 12/19/1945 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1973-09-02
Last Game: 1985-08-14

Full name: Geoffrey Clayton Zahn

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Career Pitching Statistics

Geoff Zahn — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
111	109	304	270	79	20	1	1849.0	1,978	769	149	526	705	3.74	-1912.7

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Geoff Zahn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1973	LAN	NL	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	13.1	5	2	2	9	1.35	3.75 (+64%)	43.6
1974	LAN	NL	3	5	21	10	1	0	0	79.2	78	18	16	33	2.03	3.63 (+44%)	1437.6
1975	LAN	NL	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	3	5	1	9.00	—	0.0
1975	CHN	NL	2	7	16	10	0	0	1	62.2	67	31	26	21	4.45	3.71 (-20%)	213.0
1976	CHN	NL	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	8.1	16	10	2	4	10.80	—	0.0
1977	MIN	AL	12	14	34	32	7	1	0	198.0	234	103	66	88	4.68	4.00 (-17%)	-1185.7
1978	MIN	AL	14	14	35	35	12	1	0	252.1	260	85	81	106	3.03	3.69 (+18%)	29.0
1979	MIN	AL	13	7	26	24	4	0	0	169.0	181	67	41	58	3.57	4.00 (+11%)	998.7
1980	MIN	AL	14	18	38	35	13	5	0	232.2	273	114	66	96	4.41	3.84 (-15%)	536.5
1981	CAL	AL	10	11	25	25	9	0	0	161.1	181	79	43	52	4.41	3.58 (-23%)	-2509.2
1982	CAL	AL	18	8	34	34	12	4	0	229.1	225	95	65	81	3.73	3.86 (+3%)	-402.6
1983	CAL	AL	9	11	29	28	11	3	0	203.0	212	75	51	81	3.33	3.87 (+14%)	-1254.6
1984	CAL	AL	13	10	28	27	9	5	0	199.1	200	69	48	61	3.12	3.81 (+18%)	1037.4
1985	CAL	AL	2	2	7	7	1	1	0	37.0	44	18	14	14	4.38	3.89 (-12%)	-856.5
Career · 14 seasons			111	109	304	270	79	20	1	1,849.0	1,978	769	526	705	3.74	—	-1,913

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Geoff Zahn — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
304	43	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	.140	.140	.140	.279	0

Career AVG .140 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Career OBP .140 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 57.0% below league average.

Career SLG .140 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 63.6% below league average.

Career OPS .279 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 60.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Geoff Zahn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	LAN	NL	6	2	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	LAN	NL	21	23	2	4	0	5	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	LAN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CHN	NL	16	15	1	2	1	3	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CHN	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	MIN	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	MIN	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	MIN	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	MIN	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CAL	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CAL	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CAL	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CAL	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CAL	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			304	43	3	6	1	9	.140	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Geoff Zahn — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Geoff Zahn — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	ALCS	CAL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Geoff Zahn — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	1	0	3.2	4	3	1	2	7.36

Playoff Pitching by Year

Geoff Zahn — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1982	ALCS	CAL	0	1	1	1	0	3.2	4	3	1	2	7.36

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Geoff Zahn — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	148	19	2	3	0	0	.158
Away	156	24	1	3	0	1	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Geoff Zahn — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	148	944.0	991	377	259	360	3.59
Away	156	905.0	987	392	267	345	3.90

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Geoff Zahn — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1985-08-14	LAA	SEA	L	4.1	6	5	4	2	4	1
1985-08-09	LAA	MIN	L	4.0	9	6	6	2	1	1
1985-08-03	LAA	MIN	—	4.1	7	4	4	3	3	1
1985-04-26	LAA	SEA	—	2.0	4	1	1	1	0	0
1985-04-21	LAA	SEA	W	7.0	4	2	2	4	2	1
1985-04-15	LAA	MIN	W	9.0	6	0	0	2	4	0
1985-04-10	LAA	MIN	—	6.1	8	1	1	0	0	1
1984-09-29	LAA	TEX	W	9.0	8	0	0	1	3	0
1984-09-24	LAA	KCR	L	6.0	7	3	3	1	1	1
1984-09-19	LAA	KCR	—	5.2	8	3	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Geoff Zahn — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	304	270	87	326	24	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Geoff Zahn — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	LAN	P	6	1	0	4	1	0
1974	LAN	P	21	10	2	15	2	1
1975	LAN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1975	CHN	P	16	10	6	16	2	0
1976	CHN	P	3	2	0	3	1	0
1977	MIN	P	34	32	16	40	2	5
1978	MIN	P	35	35	9	41	2	2
1979	MIN	P	26	24	8	37	4	2
1980	MIN	P	38	35	12	37	1	3
1981	CAL	P	25	25	7	31	3	2
1982	CAL	P	34	34	3	35	2	1
1983	CAL	P	29	28	9	25	3	2
1984	CAL	P	28	27	14	33	1	1
1985	CAL	P	7	7	1	9	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Geoff Zahn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	304

Awards & Honors

Geoff Zahn — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1982	Pitcher of the Month	April
1982	TSN All-Star	LHP

Salary History

Geoff Zahn — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	CAL	AL	$550,000
Total Career Earnings			$550,000

College History

Geoff Zahn — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	1966, 1967

Award Voting History

Geoff Zahn — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1982	Cy Young Award	AL	6th	7.0	140	0

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Geoff Zahn: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 2, 1973 and the final game on August 14, 1985, Geoff Zahn built the record summarized on this page. Zahn played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1973 through 1975), the Chicago Cubs (1975 to 1976), the Minnesota Twins (1977 through 1980), and the California Angels (1981 through 1985). Listed as a pitcher, Zahn both batted and threw left-handed. Zahn is listed at 180 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Zahn was born on December 19, 1945, in Baltimore, MD, USA. Geoff Zahn was the playing name; the full given name is Geoffrey Clayton.

Zahn went 111-109 with a 3.74 ERA in 304 games, 270 of them starts. The totals include 705 strikeouts, 79 complete games, and 20 shutouts. Zahn's 3.74 ERA was close to the 3.79 league figure for those seasons. 1982 brought Zahn a season-high 18 wins. The strikeout high was 106 in 1978. 1978 was Zahn's sharpest full season, a 3.03 ERA against the league's 3.69.

Frequently Asked Questions about Geoff Zahn

What years did Geoff Zahn play?: Geoff Zahn played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1985.
Was Geoff Zahn a pitcher?: Yes. Geoff Zahn pitched in the major leagues, recording 111 wins and 705 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Geoff Zahn hit?: Geoff Zahn hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What was Geoff Zahn's career batting average?: Geoff Zahn batted .140 over his career, with 6 hits in 43 at bats.
How many RBI did Geoff Zahn have?: Geoff Zahn drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Geoff Zahn's career ERA?: Geoff Zahn finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 111-109 with 705 strikeouts.