Ryan Zimmerman

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2021)

Ryan Zimmerman was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2021 for the Washington Nationals, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,799 career games, he hit .277 with 1,846 hits, 284 home runs, and 1,061 RBI. Ryan Zimmerman was a 2-time All-Star, a Gold Glove, and a 2-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 13,637.

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 .277
HR 284
RBI 1,061
H 1,846
OPS .816
PIV 13,637
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 215 lb
Born
9/28/1984 in Washington, NC, USA
MLB Debut
2005-09-01
Last Game
2021-10-03
Awards
2× All-Star · Gold Glove · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: Ryan Wallace Zimmerman

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Career Batting Statistics

Ryan Zimmerman — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,799 6,654 963 1,846 417 22 284 1,061 43 646 1,384 .277 .341 .475 .816 13,637

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — +8.0% above league average.

Career OBP .341 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Career SLG .475 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Career OPS .816 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — +10.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ryan Zimmerman 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
2005 WAS NL 20 58 6 23 10 0 0 6 0 3 12 .397 .264 (+50%) .330 (+27%) .418 (+36%) .749 (+32%) 293.4
2006 WAS NL 157 614 84 176 47 3 20 110 11 61 120 .287 .269 (+6%) .336 (+4%) .431 (+9%) .768 (+7%) 886.8
2007 WAS NL 162 653 99 174 43 5 24 91 4 61 125 .266 .268 (-1%) .335 (-2%) .422 (+8%) .758 (+4%) 414.8
2008 WAS NL 106 428 51 121 24 1 14 51 1 31 71 .283 .263 (+7%) .333 (avg) .416 (+6%) .749 (+3%) 222.1
2009 WAS NL 157 610 110 178 37 3 33 106 2 72 119 .292 .262 (+11%) .332 (+9%) .417 (+26%) .750 (+18%) 2301.2
2010 WAS NL 142 525 85 161 32 0 25 85 4 69 98 .307 .257 (+19%) .325 (+19%) .402 (+27%) .728 (+23%) 2622.7
2011 WAS NL 101 395 52 114 21 2 12 49 3 41 73 .289 .255 (+13%) .320 (+11%) .399 (+11%) .719 (+11%) 840.4
2012 WAS NL 145 578 93 163 36 1 25 95 5 57 116 .282 .254 (+11%) .318 (+9%) .405 (+18%) .724 (+14%) 1595.5
2013 WAS NL 147 568 84 156 26 2 26 79 6 60 133 .275 .253 (+8%) .317 (+8%) .396 (+17%) .714 (+13%) 1542.3
2014 WAS NL 61 214 26 60 19 1 5 38 0 22 37 .280 .251 (+12%) .313 (+9%) .386 (+16%) .700 (+13%) 438.8
2015 WAS NL 95 346 43 86 25 1 16 73 1 33 79 .249 .254 (-2%) .316 (-3%) .404 (+15%) .721 (+7%) 310.9
2016 WAS NL 115 427 60 93 18 1 15 46 4 29 104 .218 .255 (-15%) .321 (-15%) .417 (-11%) .738 (-13%) -989.2
2017 WAS NL 144 524 90 159 33 0 36 108 1 44 126 .303 .254 (+19%) .324 (+10%) .425 (+34%) .750 (+24%) 2489.5
2018 WAS NL 85 288 33 76 21 2 13 51 1 30 55 .264 .247 (+6%) .318 (+6%) .409 (+19%) .727 (+13%) 672.6
2019 WAS NL 52 171 20 44 9 0 6 27 0 17 39 .257 .252 (+2%) .322 (-1%) .434 (-5%) .757 (-3%) -82.9
2021 WAS NL 110 255 27 62 16 0 14 46 0 16 77 .243 .243 (avg) .317 (-10%) .410 (+15%) .727 (+4%) 78.3
Career · 16 seasons 1,799 6,654 963 1,846 417 22 284 1,061 43 646 1,384 .277 — — — — 13,637

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

Ryan Zimmerman — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
35 117 10 32 7 0 5 17 10 30 .274

Playoff Batting by Year

Ryan Zimmerman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2019 NLCS WAS 4 16 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 .250
2019 NLDS1 WAS 4 14 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 6 .286
2019 NLWC WAS 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2019 WS WAS 7 24 2 5 0 0 1 2 4 8 .208
2017 NLDS2 WAS 5 20 1 3 1 0 1 4 2 4 .150
2016 NLDS2 WAS 5 17 1 6 2 0 0 2 3 3 .353
2014 NLDS1 WAS 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
2012 NLDS1 WAS 5 21 3 8 1 0 2 4 0 6 .381

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1799 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ryan Zimmerman — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9133313483968137555.292
Away8863341480878147506.263

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ryan Zimmerman — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2021-10-03 WASBOSL 300000112
2021-10-02 WASBOSL 111100010
2021-10-01 WASBOSL 100000001
2021-09-29 WASCOLL 100000001
2021-09-28 WASCOLL 402100001
2021-09-24 WASCINL 200000001
2021-09-23 WASCINW 100000000
2021-09-20 WASMIAL 500000000
2021-09-18 WASCOLL 401000001
2021-09-17 WASCOLL 212100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ryan Zimmerman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 526 489 3789 216 26 348
3B 1133 1128 853 2181 137 229
OF 31 30 48 2 0 0
SS 1 1 3 4 2 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ryan Zimmerman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 WAS 3B 14 11 6 26 0 5
2005 WAS SS 1 1 3 4 2 0
2006 WAS 3B 157 157 152 260 15 30
2007 WAS 3B 161 161 140 348 23 39
2008 WAS 3B 104 104 95 199 10 25
2009 WAS 3B 154 153 117 325 17 28
2010 WAS 3B 137 137 85 242 17 23
2011 WAS 3B 97 97 66 200 12 19
2012 WAS 3B 145 144 76 284 19 28
2013 WAS 3B 141 141 98 260 21 28
2014 WAS 1B 5 1 23 0 1 2
2014 WAS 3B 23 23 18 37 3 4
2014 WAS OF 30 30 48 2 0 0
2015 WAS 1B 93 92 726 49 4 63
2015 WAS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 WAS 1B 114 108 852 44 4 88
2017 WAS 1B 143 131 1005 49 12 100
2018 WAS 1B 73 72 538 39 2 41
2019 WAS 1B 44 40 307 20 3 24
2021 WAS 1B 54 45 338 15 0 30

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ryan Zimmerman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 526
Third Base 1133
Shortstop 1
Left Field 31
Designated Hitter 18

Awards & Honors

Ryan Zimmerman — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2018 Player of the Week Week of 2018-08-11
2017 Comeback Player of the Year
2017 MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2017 Player of the Month April
2017 Player of the Week Week of 2017-04-29
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-07-22
2011 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-08-21
2010 Silver Slugger 3B
2009 Gold Glove 3B
2009 Silver Slugger 3B
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-08-04

Salary History

Ryan Zimmerman's recorded salaries total $87,592,000 over 10 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Zimmerman's career ran from 2005 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005 and 2007.

Ryan Zimmerman — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 WAS NL $14,000,000
2015 WAS NL $14,000,000
2014 WAS NL $14,000,000
2013 WAS NL $14,100,000
2012 WAS NL $12,000,000
2011 WAS NL $9,025,000
2010 WAS NL $6,350,000
2009 WAS NL $3,325,000
2008 WAS NL $465,000
2006 WAS NL $327,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $87,592,000

College History

Ryan Zimmerman — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Virginia Charlottesville VA 2003, 2004, 2005

Award Voting History

Ryan Zimmerman — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2017 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 1.0 420 0
2012 Most Valuable Player NL 24th 7.0 448 0
2010 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 18.0 448 0
2009 Most Valuable Player NL 25th 2.0 448 0
2006 Rookie of the Year NL 2nd 101.0 160 10

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Ken Caminiti
    .272 avg, 239 HR
  2. 97
    Aubrey Huff
    .278 avg, 242 HR
  3. 97
    Justin Morneau
    .281 avg, 247 HR
  4. 97
    Joe Adcock
    .277 avg, 336 HR
  5. 96
    Adrian Gonzalez
    .287 avg, 317 HR
  6. 96
    Tino Martinez
    .271 avg, 339 HR

Ryan Zimmerman: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ryan Zimmerman debuted on September 1, 2005 and played a final game on October 3, 2021. Zimmerman spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Washington Nationals. Zimmerman played primarily as a third baseman and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 28, 1984, in Washington, NC, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 3 inches and 215 pounds. Ryan Zimmerman was the playing name; the full given name is Ryan Wallace.

Across 1,799 games at the plate, Zimmerman's career line reads 1,846 hits in 6,654 at bats for a .277 average; the totals also include 284 homers, 1,061 RBI, and 43 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .341 clip and slugging .475, Zimmerman finished with a .816 OPS. Set against a .257 league average for the same years, Zimmerman's .277 average sits 8.0% above it. No season beat the 36 home runs Zimmerman hit in 2017.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ryan Zimmerman

What years did Ryan Zimmerman play?
Ryan Zimmerman played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2021.
Was Ryan Zimmerman a pitcher?
No. Ryan Zimmerman was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Ryan Zimmerman hit?
Ryan Zimmerman hit 284 career home runs with 1,846 hits.
What teams did Ryan Zimmerman play for?
Ryan Zimmerman played for one team, the Washington Nationals (2005–2019, 2021).
Did Ryan Zimmerman win an MVP award?
No. Ryan Zimmerman did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Ryan Zimmerman win?
Ryan Zimmerman won the Gold Glove (2009) and 2 Silver Slugger awards (2009 and 2010). He was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Ryan Zimmerman's career stats?
In 1,799 games, Ryan Zimmerman had 1,846 hits, 284 home runs, 1,061 RBI, 963 runs, and 43 stolen bases, with a .277 batting average.
How much did Ryan Zimmerman earn in his career?
Ryan Zimmerman's recorded salaries total $87,592,000 over 10 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Zimmerman's career ran from 2005 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005 and 2007.
What was Ryan Zimmerman's salary?
Ryan Zimmerman's last recorded salary was $14,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $14,100,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $327,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.
What position did Ryan Zimmerman play?
Ryan Zimmerman played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ryan Zimmerman and how much did he weigh?
Ryan Zimmerman was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.
How many home runs did Ryan Zimmerman hit each season?
Ryan Zimmerman's home runs by season: 0 in 2005, 20 in 2006, 24 in 2007, 14 in 2008, 33 in 2009, 25 in 2010, 12 in 2011, 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013, 5 in 2014, 16 in 2015, 15 in 2016, 36 in 2017, 13 in 2018, 6 in 2019, and 14 in 2021. His most in one season was 36, in 2017.
What was Ryan Zimmerman's career batting average?
Ryan Zimmerman batted .277 over his career, with 1,846 hits in 6,654 at bats.
How many RBI did Ryan Zimmerman have?
Ryan Zimmerman drove in 1,061 runs in his career.