2B Jerry 'Zipper' Duersch #18
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/01/1976
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2B JERRY 'ZIPPER' DUERSCH #18 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
123 151 39 8 2 6 22 13 28 .258 .327 .457 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 45 50
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 25
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 50 55
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1976 ATL Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1976 @ CHH Win, 8-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1976 @ CHH Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1976 DAL Win, 4-1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/22/1976 DAL Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1976 DAL Loss, 6-9 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/19/1976 SFS Loss, 4-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1976 SFS Win, 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1976 SFS Win, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1976 CHH Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He never shows any lack of effort and has few peers intellectually. His teammates have great respect for Duersch.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:09/24/1941
Born in:Goldsboro, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$160,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:13 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 2nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 123 151 39 8 2 6 22 20 13 28 .258 .327 .457 .784 .358 .199 131
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 168 3 0 0 4 0 1 69 16 0 0 0.0 22.4 5.16 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   44 12 3 0 2 6 9 2 6 1 0 1 .273 .312 .477 .790
Versus Right   107 27 5 2 4 16 11 11 22 0 0 2 .252 .333 .449 .782
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
April   14 5 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 .357 .400 .571 .971
May   29 8 1 0 4 6 6 2 4 1 0 1 .276 .333 .724 1.057
June   26 7 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 .269 .321 .308 .629
July   36 9 3 1 0 5 2 2 9 0 0 0 .250 .289 .389 .678
August   16 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 .125 .263 .125 .388
September   30 8 2 0 2 5 6 4 8 0 0 1 .267 .371 .533 .905
Spring Training   47 10 1 0 1 10 1 3 13 1 0 1 .213 .269 .298 .567
Postseason   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   133 31 6 0 5 20 16 19 30 3 2 1 .233 .327 .391 .718
2 Years Ago   304 82 18 0 9 44 35 22 63 2 0 2 .270 .321 .418 .739
Career   5320 1418 248 28 159 703 603 452 1148 50 5 37 .267 .325 .413 .739
Home   67 16 1 1 4 9 11 6 11 0 0 0 .239 .301 .463 .764
Road   84 23 7 1 2 13 9 7 17 1 0 3 .274 .347 .452 .800
Grass   151 39 8 2 6 22 20 13 28 1 0 3 .258 .327 .457 .784
Day   87 26 5 0 5 9 15 6 9 0 0 3 .299 .365 .529 .893
Night   64 13 3 2 1 13 5 7 19 1 0 0 .203 .278 .359 .637
As Starter   76 16 5 1 1 9 7 8 16 0 0 3 .211 .310 .342 .652
As Reliever / Substitution   75 23 3 1 5 13 13 5 12 1 0 0 .307 .346 .573 .919
Pinch Hitting   55 17 3 0 4 9 10 4 8 1 0 0 .309 .350 .582 .932
Close/Late   56 20 3 1 4 9 12 3 5 0 0 0 .357 .390 .661 1.051
Inning 1-3   29 7 3 1 0 6 2 4 7 0 0 0 .241 .333 .414 .747
Inning 4-6   37 7 1 0 2 4 5 2 7 0 0 2 .189 .268 .378 .647
Inning 7-9   77 24 4 1 4 12 13 7 13 1 0 1 .312 .372 .545 .918
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
0 Outs   37 6 2 0 1 1 8 5 9 0 0 1 .162 .279 .297 .576
1 Outs   56 18 3 1 3 11 9 4 10 1 0 1 .321 .371 .571 .942
2 Outs   58 15 3 1 2 10 3 4 9 0 0 1 .259 .317 .448 .766
Scoring Position   50 9 3 2 1 14 4 4 9 1 0 0 .180 .236 .380 .616
Bases Empty   78 22 2 0 4 4 13 7 16 0 0 1 .282 .349 .462 .810
Runner on 1st   23 8 3 0 1 4 3 2 3 0 0 2 .348 .444 .609 1.053
Runner on 2nd   17 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 .235 .235 .353 .588
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .571 1.016
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   62 11 2 0 3 6 9 5 28 0 0 1 .177 .250 .355 .605
First Pitch   25 10 1 1 2 8 4 0 0 1 0 1 .400 .407 .760 1.167
Count 0-1   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 0-2   16 3 0 0 2 3 3 0 11 0 0 0 .188 .188 .562 .750
Count 1-0   15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 1-1   16 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 .353 .500 .853
Count 1-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   13 8 4 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .615 .615 1.154 1.769
Count 2-2   23 6 2 0 1 3 3 0 7 0 0 1 .261 .292 .478 .770
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .444 .000 .444
Full Count   12 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 .083 .353 .083 .436
Behind in Count   38 7 0 0 2 3 5 0 15 0 0 0 .184 .184 .342 .526
Ahead in Count   37 10 4 0 1 5 6 8 0 0 0 0 .270 .400 .459 .859
Batting Leadoff   2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Batting 6th   22 5 0 1 1 3 3 3 4 0 0 1 .227 .346 .455 .801
Batting 7th   47 10 4 0 1 6 4 5 7 0 0 2 .213 .315 .362 .677
Batting 8th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   54 18 3 1 3 10 10 4 8 1 0 0 .333 .373 .593 .965
Low Leverage   73 19 5 0 2 7 9 3 16 1 0 2 .260 .304 .411 .715
Medium Leverage   45 14 2 2 2 9 6 4 7 0 0 1 .311 .380 .578 .958
High Leverage   32 6 1 0 2 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 .188 .297 .406 .704
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 Washington - MLB 22 78 211 45 9 2 4 18 16 16 1 1 59 0 0 .213 .271 .332 .602 81 84 -0.3
1965 Washington - MLB 23 76 273 55 14 3 4 29 22 20 1 0 70 0 0 .201 .259 .319 .577 72 75 -0.1
1966 Washington - MLB 24 150 521 154 29 5 20 67 69 42 5 3 102 0 1 .296 .352 .486 .838 145 148 5.9
1967 Washington - MLB 25 148 487 129 22 3 13 60 44 37 4 4 110 0 0 .265 .320 .402 .722 118 120 2.9
1968 Washington - MLB 26 151 508 128 19 5 14 54 48 37 2 3 104 0 0 .252 .304 .392 .695 118 121 3.7
1969 Washington - MLB 27 150 559 151 26 2 19 65 65 45 2 4 129 0 0 .270 .325 .426 .750 118 120 5.1
1970 Washington - MLB 28 154 583 177 27 1 25 93 80 55 6 7 124 0 0 .304 .366 .482 .848 134 136 5.5
1971 Washington - MLB 29 138 504 140 28 0 14 77 56 47 2 8 96 0 0 .278 .337 .417 .754 116 119 3.7
1972 Washington - MLB 30 147 553 149 27 2 12 83 70 43 3 9 116 0 0 .269 .321 .391 .711 109 109 2.2
1973 Washington - MLB 31 149 533 138 15 3 14 71 62 56 5 5 117 0 2 .259 .332 .377 .709 97 97 -0.4
1974 Cincinnati - MLB 32 109 304 82 18 0 9 44 35 22 2 2 63 0 0 .270 .321 .418 .739 109 113 0.9
1975 Houston - MLB 33 69 133 31 6 0 5 20 16 19 1 3 30 0 0 .233 .327 .391 .718 103 93 0.0
1976 Houston - MLB 34 123 151 39 8 2 6 22 20 13 3 1 28 0 0 .258 .327 .457 .784 124 131 0.5
Total MLB 1642 5320 1418 248 28 159 703 603 452 37 50 1148 0 3 .267 .325 .413 .739 115 117 29.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Total - 21 55 239 76 11 1 13 61 59 31 3 2 28 28 12 .318 .400 .536 .936 100 100 2.7
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1975 Houston - MLB 33 7 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629 83 114 -0.3
1976 Houston - MLB 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 -0.7
Total MLB 8 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 60 84
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Washington - MLB 1B 8 0 24 1 3 25 0 1.000 16.0 14.06 -0.2 1.045
1964 Washington - MLB SS 53 50 57 143 22 212 12 .943 440.0 4.09 -6.3 .928
1964 Washington - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.009
1965 Washington - MLB SS 76 76 95 273 49 386 18 .953 656.1 5.05 -6.0 .956
1966 Washington - MLB 3B 138 138 57 264 19 328 7 .979 1152.0 2.51 +4.6 1.017
1966 Washington - MLB SS 20 12 13 45 7 59 1 .983 127.1 4.10 -1.1 1.017
1967 Washington - MLB 2B 67 53 100 130 28 242 12 .950 457.2 4.52 -5.2 .931
1967 Washington - MLB 3B 88 71 25 157 16 187 5 .973 587.2 2.79 +0.3 .992
1967 Washington - MLB SS 30 9 21 51 8 72 0 1.000 120.0 5.40 +2.2 1.022
1968 Washington - MLB 2B 100 93 159 283 77 449 7 .984 791.0 5.03 +2.3 1.009
1968 Washington - MLB 3B 56 50 17 99 4 120 4 .967 422.2 2.47 +1.9 1.034
1968 Washington - MLB SS 13 4 8 23 8 32 1 .969 60.2 4.60 -1.5 .925
1969 Washington - MLB 2B 148 146 329 461 118 805 15 .981 1242.0 5.72 +14.9 1.050
1969 Washington - MLB 3B 3 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.6 1.577
1969 Washington - MLB SS 18 0 10 10 5 20 0 1.000 41.0 4.39 -0.3 1.050
1970 Washington - MLB 2B 39 36 80 119 30 203 4 .980 315.0 5.69 +3.0 1.043
1970 Washington - MLB 3B 73 67 50 145 10 206 11 .947 602.1 2.91 -0.2 .989
1970 Washington - MLB SS 45 43 59 137 30 199 3 .985 375.2 4.70 -2.1 .943
1971 Washington - MLB 2B 17 12 41 35 6 77 1 .987 108.0 6.33 +0.9 .993
1971 Washington - MLB 3B 115 113 88 247 20 347 12 .965 1001.2 3.01 +4.6 1.021
1971 Washington - MLB SS 6 4 11 13 3 25 1 .960 43.0 5.02 -0.6 .973
1972 Washington - MLB 2B 2 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 -0.5 .989
1972 Washington - MLB 3B 147 147 115 272 21 404 17 .958 1292.0 2.70 -9.1 .958
1973 Washington - MLB 1B 9 4 41 6 3 48 1 .979 42.0 10.07 -0.8 .889
1973 Washington - MLB 2B 103 102 254 304 78 568 10 .982 890.2 5.64 -13.9 .924
1973 Washington - MLB 3B 39 38 24 76 7 107 7 .935 329.0 2.74 -4.0 .946
1973 Washington - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 45 39 355 19 32 378 4 .989 348.0 9.67 -0.2 1.006
1974 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 26 25 56 72 17 132 4 .970 204.2 5.63 -4.1 .879
1974 Cincinnati - MLB 3B 11 8 4 21 2 25 0 1.000 74.1 3.03 +1.2 1.056
1974 Cincinnati - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.2 .000
1975 Houston - MLB 1B 4 1 9 1 2 10 0 1.000 10.1 8.71 -0.1 1.041
1975 Houston - MLB 2B 22 14 45 43 10 89 1 .989 142.0 5.58 -1.8 .921
1975 Houston - MLB 3B 17 0 5 7 3 13 1 .923 44.0 2.45 -0.1 .936
1975 Houston - MLB SS 24 13 25 43 12 71 3 .958 130.0 4.71 -2.2 .908
1976 Houston - MLB C 3 3 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 26.0 5.54 -1.4 .000 6 0 0 0.0
1976 Houston - MLB 1B 54 9 162 8 17 174 4 .977 167.2 9.13 -1.2 .893
1976 Houston - MLB 2B 13 10 23 23 7 47 1 .979 88.0 4.70 -1.8 .873
1976 Houston - MLB 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.1 1.063
1976 Houston - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.031
1976 Houston - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Houston - MLB CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.008
TOTAL C 3 3 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 26.0 5.54 -1.4 .000 6 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 120 53 591 35 57 635 9 .986 584.0 9.65 -2.6 .963
TOTAL 2B 537 491 1091 1472 371 2618 55 .979 4248.0 5.43 -6.2 .985
TOTAL 3B 690 632 387 1291 102 1742 64 .963 5522.2 2.73 -0.2 .996
TOTAL SS 288 211 301 738 144 1078 39 .964 2003.0 4.67 -18.0 .954
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 10.0 1.80 +0.0 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Washington Rough Riders, out of college Georgia
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
04/14/1964 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
08/14/1964 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $288,000 with the Washington Rough Riders organization.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
05/18/1965 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/06/1965 Injured (ruptured disc (back)),out for 6-7 months.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
05/06/1966 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week.
07/10/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/16/1966 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
08/17/1967 Injured (sore foot),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
08/13/1968 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $154,700.
12/27/1968 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $688,000 with the Washington Eagles organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 50 (55).
05/15/1969 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/16/1969 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/06/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 50 (60).
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (75); Eye: 50 (60).
01/08/1971 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $912,000 with the Washington Eagles organization.
06/26/1971 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/20/1971 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
08/02/1972 Injured (strained back muscle),out for one week.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
11/06/1973 Became a free agent.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/24/1974 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $110,000 with the Cincinnati Packers organization.
05/29/1974 Injured (bruised wrist),out for 3 weeks.
11/16/1974 Became a free agent.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
02/21/1975 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $320,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
04/16/1976 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1966 150 6
Year H Rank
1970 177 9
Year K Rank
1967 110 9
1969 129 6
1970 124 2
1972 116 4
1973 117 4
Year 2B Rank
1966 29 9
Year RBI Rank
1972 83 7
Year HP Rank
1966 5 8
1970 6 10
Year SF Rank
1970 7 5
1971 8 5
1972 9 3
Year AVG Rank
1966 .296 7
Year OBP Rank
1966 .352 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1966 6.32 10
Year WAR Rank
1970 5.6 10
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