What years did Chad Zerbe play?

Chad Zerbe played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2003.

Was Chad Zerbe a pitcher?

Yes. Chad Zerbe pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 70 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chad Zerbe hit?

Chad Zerbe hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Chad Zerbe's career batting average?

Chad Zerbe batted .150 over his career, with 3 hits in 20 at bats.

How many RBI did Chad Zerbe have?

Chad Zerbe drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Chad Zerbe's career ERA?

Chad Zerbe finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 6-1 with 70 strikeouts.

Chad Zerbe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2003)

Chad Zerbe was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2003 for the San Francisco Giants, a span of 4 seasons. Across 114 career appearances, he went 6-1 with a 3.87 ERA and 70 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1399.6.

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 6–1

ERA 3.87

WHIP 1.36

SO 70

Pitcher PIV 1399.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 4/27/1972 in Findlay, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-09-18
Last Game: 2003-09-27

Full name: William Chad Zerbe

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chad Zerbe — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	1	114	2	0	0	0	151.0	159	65	10	46	70	3.87	1399.6

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 13.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chad Zerbe — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	SFN	NL	0	0	4	0	6.0	6	3	1	5	4.50	—	0.0
2001	SFN	NL	3	0	27	1	39.0	41	17	10	22	3.92	4.42 (+11%)	639.3
2002	SFN	NL	2	0	50	0	56.1	52	19	21	26	3.04	4.28 (+29%)	306.9
2003	SFN	NL	1	1	33	1	49.2	60	26	14	17	4.71	4.40 (-7%)	453.4
Career · 4 seasons			6	1	114	2	151.0	159	65	46	70	3.87	—	1,400

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

Chad Zerbe — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
114	20	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	.150	.150	.150	.300	0

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 43.4% below league average.

Career OBP .150 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Career SLG .150 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 64.8% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 60.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chad Zerbe — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	SFN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SFN	NL	27	9	1	2	1	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SFN	NL	50	6	0	1	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SFN	NL	33	5	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			114	20	1	3	2	5	.150	—	—	—	—	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

Chad Zerbe — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chad Zerbe — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2002	WS	SFN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chad Zerbe — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	3	0	0	6.0	6	2	0	0	3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chad Zerbe — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	WS	SFN	1	0	3	0	0	6.0	6	2	0	0	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chad Zerbe — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	59	13	1	2	0	1	.154
Away	55	7	0	1	0	1	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Chad Zerbe — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	59	79.2	75	27	21	37	3.05
Away	55	71.1	84	38	25	33	4.79

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chad Zerbe — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2003-09-27	SFG	LAD	L	0	0
2003-09-21	SFG	LAD	L	0	0
2003-09-18	SFG	SDP	L	0	0
2003-09-13	SFG	MIL	L	0	0
2003-09-07	SFG	AZ	L	0	0
2003-09-05	SFG	AZ	L	0	0
2003-08-18	SFG	WSN	L	0	0
2003-08-13	SFG	NYN	L	1	1
2003-08-12	SFG	NYN	L	0	0
2003-07-24	SFG	AZ	W	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chad Zerbe — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2003-09-27	SFG	LAD	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2003-09-21	SFG	LAD	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0
2003-09-18	SFG	SDP	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	3
2003-09-13	SFG	MIL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2003-09-07	SFG	AZ	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0
2003-09-05	SFG	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2003-08-18	SFG	WSN	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0
2003-08-13	SFG	NYN	—	2.2	3	3	3	2	2
2003-08-12	SFG	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2003-07-24	SFG	AZ	—	4.2	6	1	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chad Zerbe — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	114	2	9	28	1	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chad Zerbe — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2000	SFN	P	4	0	1	2	0	0
2001	SFN	P	27	1	1	6	1	2
2002	SFN	P	50	0	4	7	0	0
2003	SFN	P	33	1	3	13	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chad Zerbe — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	114

Salary History

Chad Zerbe — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	SFN	NL	$317,000
Total Career Earnings			$317,000

College History

Chad Zerbe — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Hillsborough Community College	Tampa	FL	1991

Chad Zerbe: the record in brief

September 18, 2000 and September 27, 2003 bracket Chad Zerbe's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Zerbe spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the San Francisco Giants. Zerbe is listed as a pitcher at 6'0" and 190 pounds. The bio says Zerbe both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded birth is April 27, 1972, in Findlay, OH, USA. Zerbe's full given name, per the bio, is William Chad Zerbe.

Zerbe went 6-1 with a 3.87 ERA in 114 games, 2 of them starts. The same table counts 70 strikeouts. Against a 4.47 league ERA for the same years, Zerbe was 13.3% better. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.04 in 2002, when the league's was 4.28. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Zerbe's career adds up to 1,399.6.

The playoff pitching line reads 1-0, 3.00 ERA, across 3 appearances. Those appearances came in 2002.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chad Zerbe

What years did Chad Zerbe play?: Chad Zerbe played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2003.
Was Chad Zerbe a pitcher?: Yes. Chad Zerbe pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 70 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chad Zerbe hit?: Chad Zerbe hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Chad Zerbe's career batting average?: Chad Zerbe batted .150 over his career, with 3 hits in 20 at bats.
How many RBI did Chad Zerbe have?: Chad Zerbe drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Chad Zerbe's career ERA?: Chad Zerbe finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 6-1 with 70 strikeouts.