Ryan Zimmerman
2005–2021 · 3B

Ryan Zimmerman

6' 3", 215 lbs·Lived to 42·Bats R / Throws R
2×Silver SluggerGold GloveAll-Star
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Launch-Angle PowerAbove-average power hitter who lifts and pulls the ball for damage.2015–2021 · 1,558 batted balls
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Career Highs
.930
Best OPS · 2017
36
Most HR · 2017
110
Most RBI · 2006
.307
Best AVG · 2010
Career Arc · OPS
16 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

16 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2005WSH205806.397.988132
2006WSH15761420110.287.822107
2007WSH1626532491.266.788104
2008WSH1064281451.283.774103
2009WSH15761033106.292.888118
2010WSH1425252585.307.899123
2011WSH1013951249.289.798111
2012WSH1455782595.282.824114
2013WSH1475682679.275.809113
2014WSH61214538.280.790113
2015WSH953461673.249.773107
2016WSH1154271546.218.64287
2017WSH14452436108.303.930124
2018WSH852881351.264.824113
2019WSH52171627.257.73697
2021WSH1102551446.243.756104
Career179966542841061.277
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

1,538 BBE · 2015–2021 · 91.9 mph avg EV · 10.4% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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