Todd Zeile

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2004)

Todd Zeile was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2004 for 11 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 16 seasons. In 2,158 career games, he hit .265 with 2,004 hits, 253 home runs, and 1,110 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,704.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .265
HR 253
RBI 1,110
H 2,004
OPS .769
PIV 5,704
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 190 lb
Born
9/9/1965 in Van Nuys, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1989-08-18
Last Game
2004-10-03

Full name: Todd Edward Zeile

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Career Batting Statistics

Todd Zeile — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,158 7,573 986 2,004 397 23 253 1,110 53 945 1,279 .265 .346 .423 .769 5,704

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .423 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .769 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Todd Zeile Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1989 SLN NL 28 82 7 21 3 1 1 8 0 9 14 .256 .254 (+1%) .319 (+2%) .375 (-6%) .694 (-2%) -23.4
1990 SLN NL 144 495 62 121 25 3 15 57 2 67 77 .244 .257 (-5%) .324 (+3%) .385 (+3%) .710 (+3%) 346.3
1991 SLN NL 155 565 76 158 36 3 11 81 17 62 94 .280 .255 (+9%) .323 (+9%) .384 (+7%) .708 (+8%) 979.1
1992 SLN NL 126 439 51 113 18 4 7 48 7 68 70 .257 .255 (+1%) .322 (+9%) .377 (-3%) .699 (+2%) 355.9
1993 SLN NL 157 571 82 158 36 1 17 103 5 70 76 .277 .265 (+4%) .332 (+6%) .403 (+7%) .735 (+7%) 845.9
1994 SLN NL 113 415 62 111 25 1 19 75 1 52 56 .267 .269 (-1%) .338 (+3%) .424 (+11%) .763 (+7%) 579.3
1995 SLN NL 34 127 16 37 6 0 5 22 1 18 23 .291 .266 (+9%) .337 (+12%) .417 (+9%) .755 (+11%) 267.5
1995 CHN NL 79 299 34 68 16 0 9 30 0 16 53 .227 .266 (-15%) .337 (-20%) .417 (-11%) .755 (-15%) 267.5
1996 PHI NL 134 500 61 134 24 0 20 80 1 67 88 .268 .269 (-1%) .340 (+4%) .426 (+2%) .767 (+3%) 386.1
1996 BAL AL 29 117 17 28 8 0 5 19 0 15 16 .239 .269 (-11%) .340 (-4%) .426 (+2%) .767 (-1%) 386.1
1997 LAN NL 160 575 89 154 17 0 31 90 8 85 112 .268 .266 (avg) .336 (+8%) .419 (+10%) .756 (+9%) 1300.0
1998 LAN NL 40 158 22 40 6 1 7 27 1 10 24 .253 .266 (-5%) .335 (-10%) .420 (+4%) .755 (-2%) -98.1
1998 FLO NL 66 234 37 68 12 1 6 39 2 31 34 .291 .266 (+9%) .335 (+12%) .420 (+2%) .755 (+6%) -98.1
1998 TEX AL 52 180 26 47 14 1 6 28 1 28 32 .261 .266 (-2%) .335 (+7%) .420 (+7%) .755 (+7%) -98.1
1999 TEX AL 156 588 80 172 41 1 24 98 1 56 94 .293 .271 (+8%) .344 (+3%) .433 (+13%) .778 (+8%) 965.6
2000 NYN NL 153 544 67 146 36 3 22 79 3 74 85 .268 .270 (-1%) .344 (+3%) .437 (+7%) .782 (+5%) 659.1
2001 NYN NL 151 531 66 141 25 1 10 62 1 73 102 .266 .263 (+1%) .332 (+8%) .426 (-13%) .758 (-3%) -86.5
2002 COL NL 144 506 61 138 23 0 18 87 1 66 92 .273 .261 (+4%) .331 (+7%) .416 (+2%) .747 (+4%) 523.6
2003 NYA AL 66 186 29 39 8 0 6 23 0 24 36 .210 .264 (-21%) .332 (-11%) .422 (-17%) .754 (-15%) -472.0
2003 MON NL 34 113 11 29 2 2 5 19 1 10 18 .257 .264 (-3%) .332 (-1%) .422 (+5%) .754 (+2%) -472.0
2004 NYN NL 137 348 30 81 16 0 9 35 0 44 83 .233 .266 (-13%) .335 (-5%) .427 (-17%) .762 (-11%) -616.7
Career · 21 seasons 2,158 7,573 986 2,004 397 23 253 1,110 53 945 1,279 .265 — — — — 5,897

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 Pitching Statistics

Todd Zeile — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 5 0 2 1 22.50 0.0

Career ERA 22.50 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 414.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Todd Zeile — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2002 COL NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
2004 NYN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 5 2 0 45.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 5 2 1 22.50 — 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

Todd Zeile — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
29 113 7 33 7 0 4 14 13 21 .292

Playoff Batting by Year

Todd Zeile — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2000 NLCS NYN 5 19 1 7 3 0 1 8 2 4 .368
2000 NLDS2 NYN 4 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 .071
2000 WS NYN 5 20 1 8 2 0 0 1 1 5 .400
1999 ALDS2 TEX 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .100
1998 ALDS2 TEX 3 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
1996 ALCS BAL 5 22 3 8 0 0 3 5 2 1 .364
1996 ALDS1 BAL 4 19 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .263

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Todd Zeile — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home106236384851000125569.275
Away109639355011004128541.255

Pitching — Home / Away

Todd Zeile — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.010010.00
Away11.0452045.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Todd Zeile — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2004-10-03 NYNWSNW 311001300
2004-10-02 NYNWSNL 400000000
2004-10-01 NYNWSNL 401000100
2004-09-29 NYNATLL 000000000
2004-09-28 NYNATLL 100000000
2004-09-28 NYNATLW 401000001
2004-09-26 NYNCHCW 100000000
2004-09-25 NYNCHCW 100000001
2004-09-24 NYNCHCL 100000000
2004-09-23 NYNWSNW 100000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Todd Zeile — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2004-07-26 NYNWSN — 1.0455200
2002-09-14 COLLAD — 1.0100010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Todd Zeile — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 466 417 3613 299 36 310
3B 1498 1468 974 2724 228 238
C 130 121 670 66 11 4
OF 3 2 0 0 1 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Todd Zeile — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1989 SLN C 23 21 125 10 4 1
1990 SLN 1B 11 11 104 8 1 7
1990 SLN 3B 24 24 11 42 7 2
1990 SLN C 105 98 533 56 7 3
1990 SLN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 SLN 3B 154 154 124 290 25 18
1992 SLN 3B 124 120 80 235 13 19
1993 SLN 3B 153 149 83 310 33 26
1994 SLN 3B 112 109 66 224 12 26
1995 SLN 1B 34 33 310 30 7 31
1995 CHN 1B 1 1 17 0 0 3
1995 CHN 3B 75 73 35 134 11 13
1995 CHN OF 2 2 0 0 1 0
1996 PHI 1B 28 28 223 16 4 30
1996 PHI 3B 106 106 72 179 10 13
1996 BAL 3B 29 29 24 56 3 9
1997 LAN 3B 160 159 105 248 26 27
1998 LAN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1998 LAN 3B 40 40 25 53 6 2
1998 FLO 3B 65 63 43 122 5 11
1998 TEX 3B 52 52 38 91 12 7
1999 TEX 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1999 TEX 3B 155 155 104 294 25 23
2000 NYN 1B 151 148 1205 95 10 88
2001 NYN 1B 149 145 1184 112 11 105
2002 COL 3B 139 138 87 257 21 23
2002 COL P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 NYA 1B 23 17 181 15 1 11
2003 NYA 3B 30 24 17 49 6 8
2003 MON 3B 34 34 22 67 5 4
2004 NYN 1B 67 34 386 23 2 35
2004 NYN 3B 46 39 38 73 8 7
2004 NYN C 2 2 12 0 0 0
2004 NYN P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Todd Zeile Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
Catcher 130
First Base 466
Third Base 1498
Left Field 3
Designated Hitter 9

Awards & Honors

Todd Zeile — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1999 Player of the Week Week of 1999-07-24
1993 Player of the Week Week of 1993-07-24

Salary History

Todd Zeile — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2004 NYN NL $1,000,000
2003 NYA AL $1,500,000
2002 COL NL $6,833,333
2001 NYN NL $6,833,333
2000 NYN NL $4,333,333
1999 TEX AL $3,200,000
1998 LAN NL $3,200,000
1997 LAN NL $3,100,000
1996 PHI NL $2,700,000
1995 SLN NL $3,700,000
1994 SLN NL $2,700,000
1993 SLN NL $1,025,000
1992 SLN NL $315,000
1991 SLN NL $160,000
1990 SLN NL $100,000
1989 SLN NL $68,000
Total Career Earnings $40,767,999

College History

Todd Zeile — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 1984, 1985, 1986

Award Voting History

Todd Zeile — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1990 Rookie of the Year NL 6th 4.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Todd Zeile (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ron Cey
    .261 avg, 316 HR
  2. 96
    Robin Ventura
    .267 avg, 294 HR
  3. 94
    Sal Bando
    .254 avg, 242 HR
  4. 94
    Ron Fairly
    .266 avg, 215 HR
  5. 93
    George Scott
    .268 avg, 271 HR
  6. 92
    Ken Caminiti
    .272 avg, 239 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Todd Zeile

What years did Todd Zeile play?
Todd Zeile played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2004.
Was Todd Zeile a pitcher?
No. Todd Zeile was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Todd Zeile hit?
Todd Zeile hit 253 career home runs with 2004 hits.
What was Todd Zeile's career batting average?
Todd Zeile batted .265 over his career, with 2,004 hits in 7,573 at bats.
How many RBI did Todd Zeile have?
Todd Zeile drove in 1,110 runs in his career.
What was Todd Zeile's career ERA?
Todd Zeile finished with a 22.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.