2B Jerry 'Zipper' Duersch #14
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/10/1974
2B JERRY 'ZIPPER' DUERSCH #14 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
29 87 22 4 0 1 10 6 21 .253 .301 .333 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 25
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 50 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
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
05/29/1974 WAS Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/28/1974 WAS Win, 3-1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/27/1974 WAS Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/27/1974 WAS Loss, 6-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/26/1974 @ BRO Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/25/1974 @ BRO Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/24/1974 @ BRO Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/22/1974 @ PIT Loss, 1-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/21/1974 @ PIT Loss, 2-11 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/20/1974 @ PIT Loss, 1-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He is seen as a leader in the clubhouse and is very intelligent. He gets along with everyone.
High: Leader, Loyalty, Baseball IQ
Birthday:09/24/1941
Born in:Goldsboro, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$110,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 47 Days
Service This Yr:47 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 29 87 22 4 0 1 10 8 6 21 .253 .301 .333 .634 .296 .080 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 93 0 0 0 2 0 0 29 5 0 0 0.0 8.5 3.44 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 9 2 0 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 0 .273 .314 .333 .648
Versus Right   54 13 2 0 1 7 5 4 15 0 0 0 .241 .293 .333 .626
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
May   82 22 4 0 1 10 7 5 20 0 0 0 .268 .310 .354 .664
Last Year   533 138 15 3 14 71 62 56 117 5 0 5 .259 .332 .377 .709
2 Years Ago   553 149 27 2 12 83 70 43 116 9 0 3 .269 .321 .391 .711
Career   4819 1288 220 26 140 627 540 404 1048 44 3 31 .267 .325 .411 .736
Home   44 11 2 0 0 4 5 3 10 0 0 0 .250 .298 .295 .593
Road   43 11 2 0 1 6 3 3 11 0 0 0 .256 .304 .372 .676
Grass   87 22 4 0 1 10 8 6 21 0 0 0 .253 .301 .333 .634
Day   52 9 1 0 1 3 7 4 16 0 0 0 .173 .232 .250 .482
Night   35 13 3 0 0 7 1 2 5 0 0 0 .371 .405 .457 .863
As Starter   82 20 4 0 1 10 6 5 20 0 0 0 .244 .287 .329 .617
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Close/Late   22 9 0 0 1 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 .409 .435 .545 .980
Inning 1-3   24 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 .083 .120 .167 .287
Inning 4-6   29 6 2 0 0 3 1 2 9 0 0 0 .207 .258 .276 .534
Inning 7-9   32 14 0 0 1 4 7 2 7 0 0 0 .438 .471 .531 1.002
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   34 9 1 0 1 3 8 4 8 0 0 0 .265 .342 .382 .724
1 Outs   29 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 8 0 0 0 .207 .233 .241 .475
2 Outs   24 7 2 0 0 4 0 1 5 0 0 0 .292 .320 .375 .695
Scoring Position   27 9 1 0 0 8 1 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .370 .704
Bases Empty   43 10 1 0 1 1 4 5 11 0 0 0 .233 .312 .326 .638
Runner on 1st   17 3 2 0 0 1 3 1 6 0 0 0 .176 .222 .294 .516
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   41 6 2 0 1 4 3 4 21 0 0 0 .146 .222 .268 .491
First Pitch   10 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-1   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   12 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 1-1   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-2   19 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 .105 .105 .263 .368
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   6 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .700 .833 1.533
Behind in Count   30 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 13 0 0 0 .133 .133 .267 .400
Ahead in Count   21 7 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .391 .381 .772
Batting 4th   8 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Batting 5th   19 5 1 0 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 .263 .364 .316 .679
Batting 6th   55 13 2 0 1 4 2 3 17 0 0 0 .236 .276 .327 .603
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   27 8 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 .296 .321 .370 .692
Medium Leverage   33 6 1 0 1 3 4 4 13 0 0 0 .182 .270 .303 .573
High Leverage   27 8 1 0 0 7 2 1 4 0 0 0 .296 .321 .333 .655
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 29 87 22 4 0 1 10 8 6 0 0 21 0 0 .253 .301 .333 .634 77 85 -0.0
Total MLB 1370 4819 1288 220 26 140 627 540 404 31 44 1048 0 3 .267 .325 .411 .736 114 117 28.2
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 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 2B 15 15 35 39 7 77 3 .961 121.2 5.47 -3.7 .840
1974 Cincinnati - MLB 3B 9 8 4 20 2 24 0 1.000 72.0 3.00 +1.2 1.058
TOTAL 1B 17 4 65 7 6 73 1 .986 58.0 11.17 -1.1 .908
TOTAL 2B 491 457 1002 1373 344 2427 52 .979 3935.0 5.43 -2.2 .990
TOTAL 3B 668 632 382 1282 99 1727 63 .964 5471.1 2.74 -0.2 .997
TOTAL SS 262 198 274 695 132 1005 36 .964 1865.0 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.
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.
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
Saturday, November 15th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82