What years did Jimmy Zinn play?

Jimmy Zinn played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1929.

Was Jimmy Zinn a pitcher?

Yes. Jimmy Zinn pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 108 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jimmy Zinn hit?

Jimmy Zinn hit 2 career home runs with 34 hits.

Jimmy Zinn

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1919-1929)

W–L 13–16

ERA 4.30

WHIP 1.57

SO 108

Pitcher PIV 1280.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 1/31/1895 in Benton, AR, USA
Died: 2/26/1991 in Memphis, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1919-09-04
Last Game: 1929-08-25

Full name: James Edward Zinn

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	16	66	26	15	2	7	299.0	390	143	15	80	108	4.30	1280.9

Career ERA 4.30 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 9.9% worse than 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
1919	PHA	AL	1	3	5	3	2	0	0	25.7	38	18	10	9	6.31	3.09 (-105%)	-328.3
1920	PIT	NL	1	1	6	3	2	0	0	31.0	32	12	5	18	3.48	3.45 (-1%)	307.2
1921	PIT	NL	7	6	32	9	5	1	4	127.3	159	52	30	49	3.68	4.02 (+9%)	1844.2
1922	PIT	NL	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	9.7	11	2	2	3	1.86	4.18 (+55%)	0.0
1929	CLE	AL	4	6	18	11	6	1	2	105.3	150	59	33	29	5.04	4.60 (-10%)	-542.2
Career · 5 seasons			13	16	66	26	15	2	7	299.0	390	143	80	108	4.30	—	1,281

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
76	120	17	34	6	2	2	15	2	7	18	.283	.328	.417	.745	-257

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .417 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — +7.8% above league average.

Career OPS .745 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — near 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
1919	PHA	AL	10	13	2	4	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	.308	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	PIT	NL	8	15	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	PIT	NL	33	49	6	11	2	0	0	3	1	1	10	.224	—	—	—	—	-256.6
1922	PIT	NL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	CLE	AL	20	42	7	16	4	1	1	8	0	4	2	.381	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			76	120	17	34	6	2	2	15	2	7	18	.283	—	—	—	—	-257

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.

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	43	76	9	18	1	8	.237
Away	33	44	8	16	1	6	.364

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	35	187.1	238	78	54	70	3.75
Away	31	111.1	150	58	28	40	4.69

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1929-08-25	CLE	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1929-08-07	CLE	DET	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-08-01	CLE	BOS	W	3	1	2	0	0	2	1	0
1929-07-25	CLE	PHA	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1929-07-19	CLE	NYY	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1929-07-15	CLE	PHA	L	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1929-07-14	CLE	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-07-11	CLE	MIN	L	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1929-07-05	CLE	CHW	W	4	1	2	1	1	4	0	0
1929-06-30	CLE	DET	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1929-08-25	CLE	BOS	L	8.0	10	4	3	2	1	0
1929-08-07	CLE	DET	—	3.1	9	6	5	0	0	1
1929-08-01	CLE	BOS	W	9.0	9	3	2	0	3	0
1929-07-25	CLE	PHA	—	5.0	12	7	7	1	0	1
1929-07-19	CLE	NYY	—	7.0	7	2	1	3	4	1
1929-07-14	CLE	PHA	L	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1929-07-11	CLE	MIN	L	9.0	16	9	6	3	2	0
1929-07-05	CLE	CHW	—	7.0	18	9	5	2	1	1
1929-06-30	CLE	DET	—	6.0	11	8	4	3	0	1
1929-06-25	CLE	SLA	W	8.0	12	7	4	4	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	0	2	0	0	0
P	66	0	18	59	7	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1919	PHA	P	5	0	7	0	0
1920	PIT	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1920	PIT	P	6	2	6	0	0
1921	PIT	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1921	PIT	P	32	4	26	3	1
1922	PIT	P	5	1	1	1	0
1929	CLE	P	18	11	19	3	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	66
Right Field	2

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmy Zinn

What years did Jimmy Zinn play?: Jimmy Zinn played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1929.
Was Jimmy Zinn a pitcher?: Yes. Jimmy Zinn pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 108 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jimmy Zinn hit?: Jimmy Zinn hit 2 career home runs with 34 hits.