Jeff Zimmerman  
Relief Pitcher | Houston Astros

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average reliever. Zimmerman has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Zimmerman's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. Zimmerman also has a decent changeup. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.

Defense & Hitting
A fluid delivery leaves him in good shape for fielding, and he has a reputation as a competent defender. Zimmerman's move to first base is average. Zimmerman is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Zimmerman has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2001 TOR 98 29 52 45 49 44 46 49 49 75 50 0 0 69 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 2 7 38 65 335
2002 TOR 99 28 56 36 49 44 46 49 49 75 50 0 0 89 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 3 52 352
2003 TOR 99 29 65 40 49 44 46 49 49 75 50 0 0 89 0 0 23 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 371
2004 TOR 99 30 75 36 49 44 46 49 49 75 52 0 0 92 0 0 24 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 389
2005 TOR 99 31 75 40 49 44 46 49 49 75 52 0 0 92 0 0 25 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 392
2006 TOR 99 31 75 41 49 44 46 49 49 75 52 0 0 94 0 0 26 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 394
2007 TOR 99 32 75 44 49 44 46 49 49 75 52 0 0 95 0 0 27 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 74 397
2008 TOR 99 32 75 45 49 44 46 49 49 75 53 0 0 96 0 0 28 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 399
2009 HOU 99 32 75 45 49 44 46 49 49 75 53 0 0 96 0 0 29 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 398
2010 HOU 99 33 75 45 49 44 46 49 49 75 53 0 0 96 0 0 30 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 397
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History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.