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 2,004 hits.

What teams did Todd Zeile play for?

Todd Zeile played for 11 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1989–1995), the Chicago Cubs (1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1996), the Baltimore Orioles (1996), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997–1998), the Florida Marlins (1998), the Texas Rangers (1998–1999), the New York Mets (2000–2001, 2004), the Colorado Rockies (2002), the New York Yankees (2003), and the Montreal Expos (2003).

What were Todd Zeile's career stats?

In 2,158 games, Todd Zeile had 2,004 hits, 253 home runs, 1,110 RBI, 986 runs, and 53 stolen bases, with a .265 batting average.

What was Todd Zeile's salary?

Todd Zeile's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $6,833,333, in 2001, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 2004.

What position did Todd Zeile play?

Todd Zeile played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Todd Zeile and how much did he weigh?

Todd Zeile was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.

How many home runs did Todd Zeile hit each season?

Todd Zeile's home runs by season: 1 in 1989, 15 in 1990, 11 in 1991, 7 in 1992, 17 in 1993, 19 in 1994, 14 in 1995, 25 in 1996, 31 in 1997, 19 in 1998, 24 in 1999, 22 in 2000, 10 in 2001, 18 in 2002, 11 in 2003, and 9 in 2004. His most in one season was 31, in 1997.

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.

Is Todd Zeile in the Hall of Fame?

No. Todd Zeile has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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 October 23, 2026

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	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	COL	NL	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
2004	NYN	NL	1	1.0	4	5	2	0	45.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	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	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	NLCS	NYN	5	19	1	7	3	1	8	2	4	.368
2000	NLDS2	NYN	4	14	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	.071
2000	WS	NYN	5	20	1	8	2	0	1	1	5	.400
1999	ALDS2	TEX	3	10	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	.100
1998	ALDS2	TEX	3	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	.333
1996	ALCS	BAL	5	22	3	8	0	3	5	2	1	.364
1996	ALDS1	BAL	4	19	2	5	1	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
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1062	3638	485	1000	125	569	.275
Away	1096	3935	501	1004	128	541	.255

Pitching — Home / Away

Todd Zeile — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0.00
Away	1	1.0	4	5	2	0	45.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Todd Zeile — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO
2004-10-03	NYN	WSN	W	3	1	1	1	3	0
2004-10-02	NYN	WSN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
2004-10-01	NYN	WSN	L	4	0	1	0	1	0
2004-09-29	NYN	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-28	NYN	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-28	NYN	ATL	W	4	0	1	0	0	1
2004-09-26	NYN	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-25	NYN	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2004-09-24	NYN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-23	NYN	WSN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Todd Zeile — Last 2 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2004-07-26	NYN	WSN	—	1.0	4	5	5	2	0	0
2002-09-14	COL	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

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

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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's recorded salaries total $40,767,999 over 16 seasons, 1989 to 2004. Zeile's career, 1989 to 2004, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

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 recorded salary			$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

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Todd Zeile: the record in brief

The profile opens with Todd Zeile's first major league game on August 18, 1989; the last one listed came on October 3, 2004. Zeile played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1989 through 1995), the Chicago Cubs (1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1996), the Baltimore Orioles (1996), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997 through 1998), the Florida Marlins (1998), the Texas Rangers (1998 to 1999), and the New York Mets (2000 to 2004), among other clubs in the table. Zeile played primarily as a third baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 9, 1965, in Van Nuys, CA, USA and a listed size of 190 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The given name on file is Todd Edward Zeile.

Zeile's career batting table shows 2,158 games, 7,573 at bats and 2,004 hits, a .265 average; the totals also include 253 homers, 1,110 runs batted in, and 53 stolen bases. Zeile got on base at a .346 rate and slugged .423 (.769 OPS).

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 2,004 hits.
What teams did Todd Zeile play for?: Todd Zeile played for 11 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1989–1995), the Chicago Cubs (1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1996), the Baltimore Orioles (1996), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997–1998), the Florida Marlins (1998), the Texas Rangers (1998–1999), the New York Mets (2000–2001, 2004), the Colorado Rockies (2002), the New York Yankees (2003), and the Montreal Expos (2003).
What were Todd Zeile's career stats?: In 2,158 games, Todd Zeile had 2,004 hits, 253 home runs, 1,110 RBI, 986 runs, and 53 stolen bases, with a .265 batting average.
How much did Todd Zeile earn in his career?: Todd Zeile's recorded salaries total $40,767,999 over 16 seasons, 1989 to 2004. Zeile's career, 1989 to 2004, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Todd Zeile's salary?: Todd Zeile's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $6,833,333, in 2001, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 2004.
What position did Todd Zeile play?: Todd Zeile played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Todd Zeile and how much did he weigh?: Todd Zeile was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Todd Zeile hit each season?: Todd Zeile's home runs by season: 1 in 1989, 15 in 1990, 11 in 1991, 7 in 1992, 17 in 1993, 19 in 1994, 14 in 1995, 25 in 1996, 31 in 1997, 19 in 1998, 24 in 1999, 22 in 2000, 10 in 2001, 18 in 2002, 11 in 2003, and 9 in 2004. His most in one season was 31, in 1997.
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.
Is Todd Zeile in the Hall of Fame?: No. Todd Zeile has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.