Heinie Zimmerman

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1919)

AVG .295
HR 58
RBI 796
H 1,566
OPS .750
PIV 11,447
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 176 lb
Born
2/9/1887 in New York, NY, USA
Died
3/14/1969 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1907-09-08
Last Game
1919-09-10

Full name: Henry Zimmerman

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,456 5,304 695 1,566 275 105 58 796 175 242 432 .295 .331 .419 .750 11,447

Career AVG .295 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +16.5% above league average.

Career OBP .331 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .419 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +26.3% above league average.

Career OPS .750 vs. league average .650 across their career seasons — +15.3% above 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
1907 CHN NL 5 9 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1908 CHN NL 46 113 17 33 4 1 0 9 2 1 14 .292 .240 (+21%) .298 (avg) .306 (+13%) .605 (+6%) 57.2
1909 CHN NL 65 183 23 50 9 2 0 21 7 3 14 .273 .244 (+12%) .306 (-7%) .312 (+10%) .618 (+2%) -40.3
1910 CHN NL 99 335 35 95 16 6 3 38 7 20 36 .284 .249 (+14%) .317 (+3%) .326 (+21%) .644 (+12%) 550.9
1911 CHN NL 143 535 80 164 22 17 9 85 23 25 50 .307 .266 (+15%) .336 (+2%) .356 (+29%) .693 (+16%) 1407.5
1912 CHN NL 145 557 95 207 41 14 14 99 23 38 60 .372 .268 (+38%) .335 (+24%) .358 (+59%) .694 (+42%) 4476.3
1913 CHN NL 127 447 69 140 28 12 9 95 18 41 40 .313 .259 (+21%) .325 (+16%) .345 (+42%) .670 (+29%) 2397.2
1914 CHN NL 146 564 75 167 36 12 4 87 17 20 46 .296 .255 (+16%) .322 (+1%) .339 (+25%) .661 (+13%) 1098.7
1915 CHN NL 139 520 65 138 28 11 3 62 19 21 33 .265 .250 (+6%) .318 (-6%) .332 (+14%) .651 (+4%) 145.1
1916 CHN NL 107 398 54 116 25 5 6 64 15 16 33 .291 .248 (+17%) .314 (+3%) .326 (+30%) .640 (+17%) 967.9
1916 NY1 NL 40 151 22 41 4 0 0 19 9 7 10 .272 .248 (+9%) .314 (-3%) .326 (-9%) .640 (-6%) 967.9
1917 NY1 NL 150 585 61 174 22 9 5 102 13 16 43 .297 .248 (+20%) .312 (+2%) .323 (+21%) .635 (+11%) 923.7
1918 NY1 NL 121 463 43 126 19 10 1 56 14 13 23 .272 .255 (+7%) .318 (-8%) .326 (+11%) .645 (+2%) -95.5
1919 NY1 NL 123 444 56 113 20 6 4 58 8 21 30 .255 .262 (-3%) .322 (-8%) .347 (+2%) .670 (-3%) -301.9
Career · 14 seasons 1,456 5,304 695 1,566 275 105 58 796 175 242 432 .295 — — — — 12,555

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 43 1 7 1 1 0 2 1 4 .163

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1917 WS NY1 6 25 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .120
1910 WS CHN 5 17 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 .235
1907 WS CHN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home769274838382331425.299
Away690256131374627377.291

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1919-09-10 NY1CHCW 522010101
1919-09-09 NY1CHCW 512000200
1919-09-09 NY1CHCL 401000001
1919-09-07 NY1BSNL 412100000
1919-09-07 NY1BSNW 300000000
1919-09-06 NY1BROL 411000100
1919-09-05 NY1BROL 400000000
1919-09-04 NY1BROW 401100000
1919-09-01 NY1BSNW 302000110
1919-08-31 NY1BROW 300000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 53 0 506 31 6 30
2B 327 72 708 835 98 109
3B 945 27 1054 1924 231 118
OF 13 6 12 1 0 0
SS 63 33 114 154 46 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1907 CHN 2B 4 2 7 8 4 2
1907 CHN OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1907 CHN SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
1908 CHN 2B 20 16 41 43 7 2
1908 CHN 3B 1 1 1 3 1 0
1908 CHN OF 8 1 5 0 0 0
1908 CHN SS 1 1 1 2 1 0
1909 CHN 2B 31 27 66 55 7 7
1909 CHN 3B 4 2 6 6 2 1
1909 CHN SS 12 10 28 32 10 4
1910 CHN 1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
1910 CHN 2B 32 27 73 73 8 15
1910 CHN 3B 23 24 37 38 1 4
1910 CHN OF 4 4 5 1 0 0
1910 CHN SS 26 22 46 69 24 9
1911 CHN 1B 11 0 107 10 1 8
1911 CHN 2B 108 0 256 304 32 42
1911 CHN 3B 20 0 25 34 9 2
1912 CHN 1B 22 0 212 11 4 15
1912 CHN 3B 121 0 142 242 35 16
1913 CHN 3B 125 0 139 232 36 18
1914 CHN 2B 12 0 25 36 5 3
1914 CHN 3B 118 0 141 197 39 13
1914 CHN SS 15 0 30 37 10 3
1915 CHN 2B 100 0 211 267 29 30
1915 CHN 3B 36 0 39 71 11 3
1915 CHN SS 4 0 2 6 0 2
1916 CHN 2B 14 0 22 46 5 6
1916 CHN 3B 85 0 88 198 21 11
1916 CHN SS 4 0 6 8 1 1
1916 NY1 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1916 NY1 3B 40 0 38 77 7 5
1917 NY1 2B 5 0 6 3 1 2
1917 NY1 3B 149 0 148 349 28 22
1918 NY1 1B 19 0 184 10 1 7
1918 NY1 3B 100 0 128 209 16 8
1919 NY1 3B 123 0 122 268 25 15

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 53
Second Base 332
Third Base 950
Shortstop 61
Left Field 3
Center Field 8
Right Field 2

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1917 Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
1913 Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
1912 Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1913 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 4.0 64 0
1912 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 16.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Heinie Zimmerman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Danny Murphy
    .289 avg, 44 HR
  2. 76
    Hardy Richardson
    .299 avg, 73 HR
  3. 63
    John Reilly
    .289 avg, 69 HR
  4. 59
    Jimmy Collins HOF
    .294 avg, 65 HR
  5. 55
    Charlie Hickman
    .295 avg, 59 HR
  6. 53
    Jimmy Williams
    .275 avg, 49 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Heinie Zimmerman

What years did Heinie Zimmerman play?
Heinie Zimmerman played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1919.
Was Heinie Zimmerman a pitcher?
No. Heinie Zimmerman was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Heinie Zimmerman hit?
Heinie Zimmerman hit 58 career home runs with 1566 hits.