John Zeller
FirstBase · b. 1922 · 1940–1952
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Fairhaven Herons | 18 | 150 | 562 | 503 | 92 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 58 | 176 | .183 | .267 | .247 | .513 | -1.9 |
| 1941 | Fairhaven Herons | 19 | 134 | 508 | 468 | 95 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 157 | .203 | .262 | .271 | .533 | -1.6 |
| 1942 | Fairhaven Herons | 20 | 150 | 606 | 555 | 135 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 152 | .243 | .300 | .357 | .657 | 0.6 |
| 1943 | Fairhaven Herons | 21 | 150 | 631 | 572 | 149 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 52 | 130 | .260 | .319 | .360 | .679 | 1.2 |
| 1944 | Fairhaven Herons | 22 | 117 | 488 | 429 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 52 | 104 | .207 | .289 | .303 | .592 | -0.4 |
| 1945 | Fairhaven Herons | 23 | 150 | 623 | 554 | 147 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 84 | 60 | 84 | .265 | .332 | .404 | .737 | 2.2 |
| 1946 | Fairhaven Herons | 24 | 150 | 698 | 624 | 182 | 31 | 3 | 21 | 62 | 66 | 106 | .292 | .355 | .452 | .807 | 4.2 |
| 1947 | Fairhaven Herons | 25 | 92 | 432 | 390 | 112 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 76 | .287 | .347 | .392 | .740 | 1.7 |
| 1948 | Fairhaven Herons | 26 | 150 | 622 | 556 | 147 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 67 | 62 | 85 | .264 | .336 | .392 | .728 | 2.4 |
| 1949 | Fairhaven Herons | 27 | 150 | 725 | 661 | 170 | 29 | 5 | 23 | 75 | 58 | 102 | .257 | .314 | .421 | .735 | 2.9 |
| 1950 | Fairhaven Herons | 28 | 16 | 66 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | .295 | .348 | .475 | .824 | 0.4 |
| 1951 | Fairhaven Herons | 29 | 140 | 595 | 530 | 139 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 61 | 98 | .262 | .336 | .372 | .708 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | Fairhaven Herons | 30 | 122 | 587 | 531 | 156 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 59 | .294 | .349 | .433 | .782 | 3.2 |
| Career | 1671 | 7143 | 6434 | 1631 | 274 | 37 | 139 | 678 | 646 | 1338 | .253 | .319 | .372 | .691 | 16.8 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 32/53 | 37/59 | 26/42 | 40/59 | 36/54 | 32/48 |
| 1941 | 19 | 38 | 52 | 40/53 | 46/59 | 28/42 | 42/59 | 38/54 | 34/48 |
| 1942 | 20 | 42 | 52 | 45/53 | 51/59 | 32/42 | 46/59 | 42/54 | 37/48 |
| 1943 | 21 | 46 | 52 | 50/53 | 56/59 | 34/42 | 49/59 | 45/54 | 40/48 |
| 1944 | 22 | 48 | 52 | 51/53 | 57/59 | 36/42 | 52/59 | 47/54 | 42/48 |
| 1945 | 23 | 48 | 53 | 52/54 | 58/60 | 37/42 | 53/60 | 48/54 | 43/49 |
| 1946 | 24 | 49 | 53 | 52/54 | 58/60 | 38/42 | 54/60 | 49/54 | 44/49 |
| 1947 | 25 | 50 | 53 | 52/54 | 58/60 | 39/42 | 55/60 | 50/54 | 45/49 |
| 1948 | 26 | 50 | 53 | 52/54 | 58/60 | 40/42 | 56/60 | 51/54 | 46/49 |
| 1949 | 27 | 50 | 53 | 52/54 | 58/60 | 40/43 | 56/60 | 51/54 | 46/49 |
| 1950 | 28 | 50 | 53 | 51/52 | 57/58 | 41/43 | 57/60 | 51/55 | 46/49 |
| 1951 | 29 | 50 | 52 | 50/51 | 56/57 | 41/43 | 57/60 | 52/55 | 47/49 |
| 1952 | 30 | 46 | 48 | 41/42 | 45/46 | 39/41 | 53/56 | 52/55 | 47/50 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | draft | Fairhaven Herons | round 1 |
Injury history (8 stints, 170 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Hamstring | short IL | 16 | |
| 1944 | Knee | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1944 | Knee | long IL | 31 | |
| 1947 | Back | long IL | 58 | |
| 1951 | Back | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1951 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1951 | Oblique | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1952 | Hamstring | career-altering | 53 | reshaped him |