Jordan Zimmermann

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2021)

W–L 95–91
ERA 4.07
WHIP 1.25
SO 1,271
Pitcher PIV 8490.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 225 lb
Born
5/23/1986 in Auburndale, WI, USA
MLB Debut
2009-04-20
Last Game
2021-05-07
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Jordan Michael Zimmermann

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
95 91 279 275 8 4 0 1614.0 1,673 730 195 346 1,271 4.07 8490.6

Career ERA 4.07 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2009 WAS NL 3 5 16 16 0 0 0 91.3 95 47 29 92 4.63 4.32 (-7%) 1702.7
2010 WAS NL 1 2 7 7 0 0 0 31.0 31 17 10 27 4.94 4.08 (-21%) -1374.4
2011 WAS NL 8 11 26 26 1 0 0 161.3 154 57 31 124 3.18 3.94 (+19%) 3253.2
2012 WAS NL 12 8 32 32 0 0 0 195.7 186 64 43 153 2.94 4.01 (+27%) 2574.5
2013 WAS NL 19 9 32 32 4 2 0 213.3 192 77 40 161 3.25 3.87 (+16%) 2829.7
2014 WAS NL 14 5 32 32 3 2 0 199.7 185 59 29 182 2.66 3.74 (+29%) 5504.1
2015 WAS NL 13 10 33 33 0 0 0 201.7 204 82 39 164 3.66 3.96 (+8%) 1092.5
2016 DET AL 9 7 19 18 0 0 0 105.3 118 57 26 66 4.87 4.19 (-16%) -602.5
2017 DET AL 8 13 29 29 0 0 0 160.0 204 108 44 103 6.08 4.36 (-39%) -3298.6
2018 DET AL 7 8 25 25 0 0 0 131.3 140 66 26 111 4.52 4.15 (-9%) -2405.3
2019 DET AL 1 13 23 23 0 0 0 112.0 145 86 25 82 6.91 4.51 (-53%) -785.3
2020 DET AL 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 5.7 11 5 2 6 7.94 — 0.0
2021 MIL NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.7 8 5 2 0 7.94 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 95 91 279 275 8 4 0 1,614.0 1,673 730 346 1,271 4.07 — 8,491

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
282 335 18 56 6 0 1 15 0 10 105 .167 .190 .194 .384 -1,785

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career OBP .190 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Career SLG .194 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 52.6% below league average.

Career OPS .384 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 47.4% below 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
2009 WAS NL 16 27 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 11 .148 — — — — 0.0
2010 WAS NL 7 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2011 WAS NL 29 43 1 9 1 0 0 3 0 2 12 .209 — — — — 0.0
2012 WAS NL 32 57 5 11 2 0 1 4 0 4 13 .193 .254 (-24%) .318 (-23%) .405 (-31%) .724 (-27%) -246.5
2013 WAS NL 32 65 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 1 20 .123 .253 (-51%) .317 (-58%) .396 (-65%) .714 (-62%) -642.3
2014 WAS NL 32 55 3 10 1 0 0 1 0 2 21 .182 .251 (-28%) .313 (-34%) .386 (-48%) .700 (-42%) -362.5
2015 WAS NL 33 63 4 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 18 .159 .254 (-38%) .316 (-50%) .404 (-57%) .721 (-54%) -533.5
2016 DET AL 19 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
2017 DET AL 29 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
2018 DET AL 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 DET AL 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 DET AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 MIL NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 282 335 18 56 6 0 1 15 0 10 105 .167 — — — — -1,785

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
3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 NLDS1 WAS 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2012 NLDS1 WAS 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 3 2 0 12.7 10 6 1 11 4.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2014 NLDS1 WAS 0 0 1 1 0 8.7 3 1 1 6 1.04
2012 NLDS1 WAS 0 1 2 1 0 4.0 7 5 0 5 11.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home146169112605.154
Away136166730110.181

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home146847.28843971836304.22
Away133766.17893331636413.91

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2021-05-07 MILMIAL 000000000
2021-05-02 MILLADL 100000001
2020-09-27 DETKCRL 000000000
2020-09-17 DETCLEL 000000000
2020-09-10 DETSTLW 000000000
2019-09-26 DETMINL 000000000
2019-09-20 DETCHWL 000000000
2019-09-13 DETBALL 000000000
2019-09-07 DETOAKL 000000000
2019-09-02 DETMINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2021-05-07 MILMIA — 2.0300000
2021-05-02 MILLAD — 3.2555201
2020-09-27 DETKCR — 1.0100020
2020-09-17 DETCLE — 1.2655120
2020-09-10 DETSTL — 3.0410120
2019-09-26 DETMIN L 4.1764120
2019-09-20 DETCHW L 3.21199162
2019-09-13 DETBAL L 5.0844031
2019-09-07 DETOAK L 5.0766122
2019-09-02 DETMIN — 6.0922031

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 279 275 104 197 14 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2009 WAS P 16 16 7 16 1 1
2010 WAS P 7 7 1 2 2 0
2011 WAS P 26 26 18 19 0 1
2012 WAS P 32 32 12 28 2 2
2013 WAS P 32 32 12 28 2 1
2014 WAS P 32 32 13 19 1 0
2015 WAS P 33 33 16 29 2 1
2016 DET P 19 18 2 17 2 0
2017 DET P 29 29 7 6 1 0
2018 DET P 25 25 9 21 0 1
2019 DET P 23 23 7 10 1 1
2020 DET P 3 2 0 1 0 0
2021 MIL P 2 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 279

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2016 Pitcher of the Month April
2014 Player of the Week Week of 2014-06-08
2014 Player of the Week Week of 2014-09-28
2012 Pitcher of the Month July

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 DET AL $18,000,000
2015 WAS NL $16,500,000
2014 WAS NL $7,500,000
2013 WAS NL $5,350,000
2012 WAS NL $2,300,000
2011 WAS NL $415,000
Total Career Earnings $50,065,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point Stevens Point WI 2005, 2006, 2007

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2014 Cy Young Award NL 5th 25.0 210 0
2013 Cy Young Award NL 7th 21.0 210 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jordan Zimmermann (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ben Sheets
    94-96, 3.78 ERA
  2. 97
    Mike Leake
    105-98, 4.05 ERA
  3. 93
    Shane Reynolds
    114-96, 4.09 ERA
  4. 89
    Kyle Hendricks
    105-91, 3.79 ERA
  5. 86
    Nathan Eovaldi
    112-93, 3.91 ERA
  6. 82
    Rick Reed
    93-76, 4.03 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jordan Zimmermann

What years did Jordan Zimmermann play?
Jordan Zimmermann played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021.
Was Jordan Zimmermann a pitcher?
Yes. Jordan Zimmermann pitched in the major leagues, recording 95 wins and 1271 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jordan Zimmermann hit?
Jordan Zimmermann hit 1 career home runs with 56 hits.