2B Joe Zerger #35
Fountain Hills 23ers ABA
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/14/2026
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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2B JOE ZERGER #35 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
102 296 73 16 0 8 33 25 63 .247 .305 .382 1 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 70 80 60 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 20
Errors: - 60 35
Arm: 25 60 60
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2026 DET Loss, 6-7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2026 DET Loss, 6-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/26/2026 PHI Loss, 8-12 5 1 3 3 1 0 0 1
09/25/2026 PHI Loss, 4-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2026 PHI Loss, 1-6 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/2026 @ NYN Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2026 @ NYN Loss, 5-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2026 @ NYN Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/2026 HH Win, 12-11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2026 HH Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He is lackadaisical.
Birthday:11/29/2002
Born in:Downers Grove, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,600
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 72 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 72 Days
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2024, 2nd Pick in Round 6
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 102 296 73 16 0 8 33 33 25 63 .247 .305 .382 .686 .290 .135 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 77 325 1 4 0 9 0 3 113 24 1 1 50.0 33.1 3.78 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   134 34 9 0 3 12 16 18 21 0 0 1 .254 .346 .388 .734
Versus Right   162 39 7 0 5 21 17 7 42 3 0 0 .241 .267 .377 .644
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   27 9 2 0 2 5 5 3 6 0 0 1 .333 .419 .630 1.049
May   35 9 3 0 1 5 5 4 7 1 0 0 .257 .325 .429 .754
June   45 11 3 0 1 3 7 3 9 1 0 0 .244 .286 .378 .663
July   74 20 6 0 2 10 8 8 15 0 0 0 .270 .341 .432 .774
August   65 13 1 0 1 6 7 3 14 1 0 0 .200 .232 .262 .493
September   50 11 1 0 1 4 1 4 12 0 0 0 .220 .278 .300 .578
Spring Training   61 7 1 0 1 5 4 2 22 0 0 2 .115 .169 .180 .350
Last Year   312 92 18 3 15 45 40 23 53 3 0 6 .295 .352 .516 .868
2 Years Ago   118 34 10 0 5 17 17 7 25 1 0 1 .288 .331 .500 .831
Career   726 199 44 3 28 95 90 55 141 7 0 8 .274 .329 .459 .788
Home   152 43 7 0 5 20 16 11 28 2 0 1 .283 .331 .428 .759
Road   144 30 9 0 3 13 17 14 35 1 0 0 .208 .277 .333 .610
Grass   289 71 16 0 8 32 32 24 62 3 0 1 .246 .303 .384 .687
Turf   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Day   87 22 7 0 3 8 12 12 14 0 0 1 .253 .350 .437 .787
Night   209 51 9 0 5 25 21 13 49 3 0 0 .244 .284 .359 .643
As Starter   278 68 15 0 6 30 31 19 63 3 0 1 .245 .292 .363 .656
As Reliever / Substitution   18 5 1 0 2 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 .278 .458 .667 1.125
Pinch Hitting   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .222 .500 .556 1.056
Close/Late   76 19 1 0 3 10 6 12 21 2 0 0 .250 .344 .382 .726
Inning 1-3   86 21 4 0 2 8 9 4 16 1 0 0 .244 .275 .360 .635
Inning 4-6   106 30 10 0 2 13 15 5 22 0 0 1 .283 .321 .434 .755
Inning 7-9   96 21 2 0 4 11 9 13 23 2 0 0 .219 .306 .365 .671
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
0 Outs   95 23 5 0 1 7 12 6 23 1 0 0 .242 .284 .326 .611
1 Outs   101 31 6 0 6 19 16 12 22 2 0 0 .307 .374 .545 .918
2 Outs   100 19 5 0 1 7 5 7 18 0 0 1 .190 .250 .270 .520
Scoring Position   92 20 2 0 3 25 9 8 16 3 0 1 .217 .279 .337 .616
Bases Empty   154 39 11 0 3 3 15 14 43 0 0 0 .253 .315 .383 .699
Runner on 1st   50 14 3 0 2 5 9 3 4 0 0 0 .280 .321 .460 .781
Runner on 2nd   40 11 1 0 2 11 4 4 7 0 0 0 .275 .341 .450 .791
Runner on 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .095 .136 .095 .232
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .429 1.200 1.629
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Two Strikes   129 25 5 0 2 12 9 8 63 2 0 0 .194 .237 .279 .516
First Pitch   60 19 5 0 1 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 .317 .349 .450 .799
Count 0-1   22 7 3 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .591 .909
Count 0-2   32 7 2 0 0 2 1 0 18 1 0 0 .219 .212 .281 .493
Count 1-0   31 9 2 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .290 .281 .452 .733
Count 1-1   21 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .217 .286 .503
Count 1-2   40 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 19 0 0 0 .175 .175 .225 .400
Count 2-0   14 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .429 .643
Count 2-1   17 6 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .588 .941
Count 2-2   35 7 0 0 1 6 4 0 18 1 0 0 .200 .194 .286 .480
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 .500 .909 .500 1.409
Full Count   22 4 1 0 1 2 4 8 8 0 0 0 .182 .400 .364 .764
Behind in Count   94 21 7 0 1 9 3 0 37 1 0 0 .223 .221 .330 .551
Ahead in Count   64 19 3 0 3 9 13 13 0 1 0 0 .297 .410 .484 .895
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .364 .500 .364 .864
Batting 4th   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Batting 5th   68 17 4 0 2 7 10 7 14 0 0 1 .250 .329 .397 .726
Batting 6th   48 11 3 0 1 6 7 6 11 2 0 0 .229 .304 .354 .658
Batting 7th   9 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .455 .667 1.121
Batting 8th   53 13 5 0 1 3 4 3 12 0 0 0 .245 .286 .396 .682
Batting 9th   94 21 3 0 2 13 7 3 23 1 0 0 .223 .245 .319 .564
Low Leverage   117 30 8 0 4 13 11 7 28 2 0 0 .256 .294 .427 .721
Medium Leverage   110 28 7 0 3 12 13 7 23 0 0 0 .255 .299 .400 .699
High Leverage   67 15 1 0 1 8 8 10 12 1 0 1 .224 .329 .284 .613
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
2024 Fountain Hills - ABA 21 41 118 34 10 0 5 17 17 7 1 1 25 0 4 .288 .331 .500 .831 123 129 0.3
2025 Fountain Hills - ABA 22 111 312 92 18 3 15 45 40 23 6 3 53 3 4 .295 .352 .516 .868 133 142 2.1
2026 Fountain Hills - ABA 23 102 296 73 16 0 8 33 33 25 1 3 63 1 1 .247 .305 .382 .686 85 86 -0.1
Total ABA 254 726 199 44 3 28 95 90 55 8 7 141 4 9 .274 .329 .459 .788 112 117 2.4
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
2021 Kansas - NCAA 18 47 186 60 10 1 7 28 35 30 0 4 33 2 1 .323 .409 .500 .909 125 109 0.5
2022 Kansas - NCAA 19 50 203 72 13 2 13 42 31 18 1 3 36 1 2 .355 .404 .631 1.035 156 152 1.7
2023 Kansas - NCAA 20 47 209 69 17 1 7 27 32 21 2 1 29 2 2 .330 .395 .522 .916 126 124 0.7
2024 Kansas - NCAA 21 48 196 59 5 3 14 32 34 17 1 0 26 1 4 .301 .360 .571 .931 135 130 1.1
2024 Savannah - A- 21 7 27 8 0 0 1 3 5 5 0 0 4 1 0 .296 .406 .407 .814 88 98 0.0
2024 Santa Rosa - A 21 25 109 38 9 0 9 27 23 7 0 3 12 2 3 .349 .378 .679 1.057 146 133 0.7
2024 Total - A 21 32 136 46 9 0 10 30 28 12 0 3 16 3 3 .338 .384 .625 1.009 134 125 0.7
Total A 25 109 38 9 0 9 27 23 7 0 3 12 2 3 .349 .378 .679 1.057 146 133
Total ACOL 192 794 260 45 7 41 129 132 86 4 8 124 6 9 .327 .392 .557 .949 136 129
Total A- 7 27 8 0 0 1 3 5 5 0 0 4 1 0 .296 .406 .407 .814 88 98
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
2024 Fountain Hills - ABA 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 4 -0.3
Total ABA 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Fountain Hills - ABA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.029
2024 Fountain Hills - ABA 2B 15 15 25 37 7 64 2 .969 120.2 4.62 -2.0 .898
2024 Fountain Hills - ABA 3B 12 12 7 16 0 26 3 .885 102.0 2.03 -1.6 .881
2024 Fountain Hills - ABA SS 3 1 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 12.0 5.25 +0.4 1.020
2025 Fountain Hills - ABA 1B 11 8 57 4 5 61 0 1.000 64.0 8.58 +0.4 1.020
2025 Fountain Hills - ABA 2B 43 34 56 100 14 158 2 .987 281.2 4.98 -1.1 .992
2025 Fountain Hills - ABA 3B 35 32 27 59 6 91 5 .945 293.1 2.64 -3.5 .911
2025 Fountain Hills - ABA SS 9 8 12 18 4 30 0 1.000 60.0 4.50 -1.1 .910
2026 Fountain Hills - ABA 1B 27 25 187 15 14 204 2 .990 221.1 8.21 -1.2 .916
2026 Fountain Hills - ABA 2B 34 26 60 55 14 115 0 1.000 253.0 4.09 -1.1 .974
2026 Fountain Hills - ABA 3B 5 5 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 38.0 2.13 +0.5 1.041
2026 Fountain Hills - ABA SS 3 3 4 9 1 13 0 1.000 23.0 5.09 +0.3 1.021
TOTAL 1B 39 33 245 19 19 266 2 .992 286.1 8.30 -0.8 .954
TOTAL 2B 92 75 141 192 35 337 4 .988 655.1 4.57 -4.1 .968
TOTAL 3B 52 49 37 81 6 126 8 .937 433.1 2.45 -4.7 .913
TOTAL SS 15 12 17 33 5 50 0 1.000 95.0 4.74 -0.4 .957
PLAYER HISTORY
01/22/2021 Joined the Kansas Jayhawks.
02/11/2021 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kansas Jayhawks development complex.
03/03/2021 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Kansas Jayhawks development complex.
07/18/2021 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Kansas Jayhawks development complex.
09/16/2021 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kansas Jayhawks development complex.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 40 (50).
04/25/2022 Wins the ACOL SL2 Player of the Week Award.
06/10/2022 Wins the 2022 ACOL SL2 Platinum Stick Award at SS.
08/07/2022 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Kansas Jayhawks development complex.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 40 (50).
11/18/2023 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Kansas Jayhawks development complex.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/05/2024 Was selected to the 2024 ABA College All-Star Game.
06/07/2024 Released by the Kansas Jayhawks.
06/07/2024 Drafted in the 2024 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 2, 130th overall pick) by the Fountain Hills 23ers.
09/17/2024 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/22/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
08/05/2025 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/09/2025 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/22/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,600.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
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