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 1846 hits.

Ryan Zimmerman

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

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

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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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

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

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

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	913	3313	483	968	137	555	.292
Away	886	3341	480	878	147	506	.263

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2021-10-03	WAS	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	1	1	2
2021-10-02	WAS	BOS	L	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
2021-10-01	WAS	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021-09-29	WAS	COL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021-09-28	WAS	COL	L	4	0	2	1	0	0	1
2021-09-24	WAS	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021-09-23	WAS	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-09-20	WAS	MIA	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-09-18	WAS	COL	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
2021-09-17	WAS	COL	L	2	1	2	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

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

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.

Position	Games
First Base	526
Third Base	1133
Shortstop	1
Left Field	31
Designated Hitter	18

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

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 Career Earnings			$87,592,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Virginia	Charlottesville	VA	2003, 2004, 2005

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

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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 1846 hits.