3B Jerry 'Zipper' Duersch #6
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/21/1972
3B JERRY 'ZIPPER' DUERSCH #6 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 438 123 20 2 11 68 35 86 .281 .334 .411 0 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 60 55 55
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 25
Errors: - 65 45
Arm: 20 50 55
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
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
08/20/1972 SDC Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/19/1972 SDC Win, 5-2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
08/18/1972 SDC Win, 12-10 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 0
08/17/1972 LAB Loss, 4-6 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/16/1972 LAB Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/15/1972 LAB Win, 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1972 @ CLE Win, 3-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/13/1972 @ CLE Loss, 3-8 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/12/1972 @ CLE Loss, 3-6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1972 @ CLE Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Duersch leads by example and has few peers intellectually. He's popular with everyone.
High: Leader, Loyalty, Intelligence
Birthday:09/24/1941
Born in:Goldsboro, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$456,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:9 Years, None
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 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 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 438 123 20 2 11 68 59 35 86 .281 .334 .411 .745 .342 .130 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 117 482 3 0 0 16 0 6 180 33 0 0 0.0 58.1 4.65 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 20 5 0 4 18 11 4 14 3 0 1 .290 .325 .536 .861
Versus Right   369 103 15 2 7 50 48 31 72 3 0 2 .279 .336 .388 .723
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 9 1 0 1 5 7 5 3 0 0 0 .450 .560 .650 1.210
April   85 29 6 2 3 14 11 12 13 1 0 0 .341 .418 .565 .983
May   104 27 2 0 2 13 12 4 22 2 0 1 .260 .288 .337 .625
June   95 23 5 0 3 15 7 5 25 2 0 0 .242 .275 .389 .664
July   106 28 5 0 2 16 18 7 17 1 0 2 .264 .319 .368 .687
August   48 16 2 0 1 10 11 7 9 0 0 0 .333 .418 .438 .856
Spring Training   56 12 1 1 1 7 6 9 16 0 2 0 .214 .323 .321 .645
Last Year   504 140 28 0 14 77 56 47 96 8 0 2 .278 .337 .417 .754
2 Years Ago   583 177 27 1 25 93 80 55 124 7 0 6 .304 .366 .482 .848
Career   4084 1102 194 23 124 531 459 334 880 36 3 26 .270 .326 .420 .746
Home   216 69 11 1 4 36 34 21 38 5 0 3 .319 .380 .435 .815
Road   222 54 9 1 7 32 25 14 48 1 0 0 .243 .287 .387 .674
Grass   438 123 20 2 11 68 59 35 86 6 0 3 .281 .334 .411 .745
Day   243 67 11 0 4 36 30 25 45 4 0 3 .276 .345 .370 .716
Night   195 56 9 2 7 32 29 10 41 2 0 0 .287 .319 .462 .780
As Starter   438 123 20 2 11 68 59 35 86 6 0 3 .281 .334 .411 .745
Close/Late   94 30 5 0 4 18 16 8 18 3 0 3 .319 .380 .500 .880
Inning 1-3   143 39 8 0 1 22 18 10 30 1 0 0 .273 .318 .350 .668
Inning 4-6   153 40 4 2 6 20 17 12 31 1 0 0 .261 .313 .431 .745
Inning 7-9   130 43 7 0 4 25 24 13 22 4 0 3 .331 .393 .477 .870
Extra Innings   12 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
0 Outs   151 43 6 0 4 18 25 16 29 1 0 2 .285 .359 .404 .763
1 Outs   144 41 6 2 3 27 26 11 26 5 0 0 .285 .325 .417 .742
2 Outs   143 39 8 0 4 23 8 8 31 0 0 1 .273 .316 .413 .728
Scoring Position   117 35 3 0 1 52 14 9 24 6 0 1 .299 .338 .350 .689
Bases Empty   231 65 11 2 9 9 35 21 42 0 0 2 .281 .346 .463 .810
Runner on 1st   90 23 6 0 1 7 10 5 20 0 0 0 .256 .295 .356 .650
Runner on 2nd   40 12 1 0 0 9 2 4 8 0 0 0 .300 .364 .325 .689
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 7 1 0 0 7 1 1 8 0 0 1 .241 .290 .276 .566
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 3 0 0 0 8 4 2 1 3 0 0 .176 .227 .176 .404
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 6 1 0 1 12 3 0 5 0 0 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000
Bases Loaded   8 4 0 0 0 10 4 2 2 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   195 40 8 2 4 28 20 16 86 4 0 1 .205 .264 .328 .592
First Pitch   81 32 4 0 2 12 13 0 0 1 0 1 .395 .398 .519 .916
Count 0-1   44 13 2 0 2 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .295 .477 .773
Count 0-2   31 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 0 0 0 .065 .065 .065 .129
Count 1-0   41 15 4 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .366 .366 .610 .976
Count 1-1   34 12 0 0 1 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .441 .794
Count 1-2   61 10 3 0 0 3 2 0 28 1 0 1 .164 .175 .213 .388
Count 2-0   11 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .417 .545 .962
Count 2-1   21 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .273 .286 .558
Count 2-2   56 11 2 1 3 7 7 0 23 1 0 0 .196 .193 .429 .622
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 0 0 0 0 .091 .545 .091 .636
Full Count   47 17 3 1 1 16 10 16 15 2 0 0 .362 .508 .532 1.040
Behind in Count   136 25 5 0 2 16 7 0 48 1 0 1 .184 .188 .265 .453
Ahead in Count   84 26 6 0 2 10 17 19 0 1 0 1 .310 .438 .452 .890
Batting 4th   137 35 3 0 3 25 26 12 28 1 0 3 .255 .327 .343 .670
Batting 5th   151 45 11 0 5 26 18 9 31 3 0 0 .298 .331 .470 .801
Batting 6th   150 43 6 2 3 17 15 14 27 2 0 0 .287 .343 .413 .757
Low Leverage   172 45 10 0 7 10 20 10 33 0 0 1 .262 .306 .442 .748
Medium Leverage   183 49 7 2 3 26 23 15 34 1 0 1 .268 .325 .377 .702
High Leverage   83 29 3 0 1 32 16 10 19 5 0 1 .349 .404 .422 .826
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 80 81 -0.3
1965 Washington - MLB 23 76 273 55 14 3 4 29 22 20 1 0 70 0 0 .201 .259 .319 .577 73 73 -0.3
1966 Washington - MLB 24 150 521 154 29 5 20 67 69 42 5 3 102 0 1 .296 .352 .486 .838 144 145 5.8
1967 Washington - MLB 25 148 487 129 22 3 13 60 44 37 4 4 110 0 0 .265 .320 .402 .722 119 118 2.8
1968 Washington - MLB 26 151 508 128 19 5 14 54 48 37 2 3 104 0 0 .252 .304 .392 .695 117 120 3.6
1969 Washington - MLB 27 150 559 151 26 2 19 65 65 45 2 4 129 0 0 .270 .325 .426 .750 117 118 5.0
1970 Washington - MLB 28 154 583 177 27 1 25 93 80 55 6 7 124 0 0 .304 .366 .482 .848 132 133 5.4
1971 Washington - MLB 29 138 504 140 28 0 14 77 56 47 2 8 96 0 0 .278 .337 .417 .754 117 118 3.7
1972 Washington - MLB 30 117 438 123 20 2 11 68 59 35 3 6 86 0 0 .281 .334 .411 .745 115 125 2.3
Total MLB 1162 4084 1102 194 23 124 531 459 334 26 36 880 0 1 .270 .326 .420 .746 118 120 28.0
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 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 117 117 92 214 19 322 16 .950 1024.0 2.69 -9.2 .946
TOTAL 1B 8 0 24 1 3 25 0 1.000 16.0 14.06 -0.2 1.045
TOTAL 2B 373 340 713 1030 259 1782 39 .978 2922.2 5.37 +15.5 1.020
TOTAL 3B 590 556 331 1128 88 1514 55 .964 4802.1 2.73 +2.5 .999
TOTAL SS 261 198 274 695 132 1005 36 .964 1864.0 4.68 -15.7 .956
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 +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.
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
Year 2B Rank
1966 29 9
Year HP Rank
1966 5 8
1970 6 10
Year SF Rank
1970 7 5
1971 8 5
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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