2B Joe Zerger #35
Fountain Hills 23ers ABA
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/16/2026
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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2B JOE ZERGER #35 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
73 210 54 15 0 6 25 19 44 .257 .319 .414 0 0.3
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
08/14/2026 @ OAK Win, 8-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/12/2026 CHS Win, 5-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/11/2026 CHS Win, 8-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/08/2026 CIN Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/2026 CIN Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/2026 @ IND Win, 6-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/2026 @ IND Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/02/2026 @ DET Win, 13-7 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/30/2026 @ DET Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/29/2026 @ ME Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He often fails to run out plays.
Birthday:11/29/2002
Born in:Downers Grove, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,600
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:135 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 35 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 73 210 54 15 0 6 25 29 19 44 .257 .319 .414 .733 .309 .157 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 54 232 1 3 0 8 0 2 87 21 0 1 0.0 25.9 4.19 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 28 9 0 2 9 15 15 13 0 0 1 .283 .383 .434 .817
Versus Right   111 26 6 0 4 16 14 4 31 2 0 0 .234 .256 .396 .653
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   11 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Last Week   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
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   29 5 1 0 0 2 4 1 7 0 0 0 .172 .200 .207 .407
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   640 180 43 3 26 87 86 49 122 6 0 8 .281 .337 .480 .817
Home   94 28 6 0 4 15 13 8 18 1 0 1 .298 .356 .489 .845
Road   116 26 9 0 2 10 16 11 26 1 0 0 .224 .289 .353 .643
Grass   203 52 15 0 6 24 28 18 43 2 0 1 .256 .317 .419 .736
Turf   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Day   62 17 6 0 2 5 10 9 9 0 0 1 .274 .375 .468 .843
Night   148 37 9 0 4 20 19 10 35 2 0 0 .250 .294 .392 .686
As Starter   195 50 14 0 4 22 27 15 44 2 0 1 .256 .310 .390 .700
As Reliever / Substitution   15 4 1 0 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 .267 .421 .733 1.154
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .444 .667 1.111
Close/Late   53 11 1 0 2 5 5 9 16 1 0 0 .208 .317 .340 .657
Inning 1-3   58 18 4 0 2 8 9 4 11 1 0 0 .310 .349 .483 .832
Inning 4-6   75 23 9 0 1 10 13 5 13 0 0 1 .307 .358 .467 .825
Inning 7-9   73 13 2 0 3 7 7 9 19 1 0 0 .178 .265 .329 .594
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   68 19 5 0 1 7 12 5 14 1 0 0 .279 .324 .397 .721
1 Outs   74 24 6 0 5 14 14 8 17 1 0 0 .324 .386 .608 .994
2 Outs   68 11 4 0 0 4 3 6 13 0 0 1 .162 .240 .221 .461
Scoring Position   67 14 2 0 3 21 9 7 14 2 0 1 .209 .286 .373 .659
Bases Empty   111 31 10 0 3 3 14 9 26 0 0 0 .279 .333 .450 .784
Runner on 1st   32 9 3 0 0 1 6 3 4 0 0 0 .281 .343 .375 .718
Runner on 2nd   32 8 1 0 2 10 4 3 7 0 0 0 .250 .314 .469 .783
Runner on 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .067 .125 .067 .192
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 2.000 2.600
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   90 18 4 0 1 9 7 6 44 2 0 0 .200 .245 .278 .523
First Pitch   42 13 5 0 1 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 .310 .356 .500 .856
Count 0-1   17 6 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .529 .882
Count 0-2   24 7 2 0 0 2 1 0 14 1 0 0 .292 .280 .375 .655
Count 1-0   20 7 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .600 .950
Count 1-1   16 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .176 .312 .489
Count 1-2   29 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 0 0 .207 .207 .276 .483
Count 2-0   10 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Count 2-1   13 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .692 1.077
Count 2-2   22 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 12 1 0 0 .091 .087 .091 .178
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 2 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .875 .500 1.375
Full Count   15 3 0 0 1 2 4 6 6 0 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829
Behind in Count   70 19 7 0 0 7 2 0 26 1 0 0 .271 .268 .371 .639
Ahead in Count   45 15 3 0 3 7 12 10 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .600 1.055
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   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Batting 4th   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Batting 5th   60 15 4 0 2 7 10 5 13 0 0 1 .250 .318 .417 .735
Batting 6th   36 11 3 0 1 5 6 5 7 1 0 0 .306 .381 .472 .853
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 2.000 2.750
Batting 8th   39 10 4 0 1 3 4 3 10 0 0 0 .256 .310 .436 .745
Batting 9th   51 10 3 0 0 6 4 1 12 1 0 0 .196 .208 .255 .462
Low Leverage   84 22 7 0 3 9 10 5 21 1 0 0 .262 .300 .452 .752
Medium Leverage   80 24 7 0 2 10 12 7 13 0 0 0 .300 .356 .463 .819
High Leverage   44 8 1 0 1 6 7 7 10 1 0 1 .182 .302 .273 .575
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 73 210 54 15 0 6 25 29 19 1 2 44 0 1 .257 .319 .414 .733 97 98 0.3
Total ABA 225 640 180 43 3 26 87 86 49 8 6 122 3 9 .281 .337 .480 .817 119 125 2.7
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 21 20 148 10 9 159 1 .994 172.2 8.24 -0.9 .934
2026 Fountain Hills - ABA 2B 26 18 41 35 8 76 0 1.000 179.0 3.82 +0.0 1.034
2026 Fountain Hills - ABA 3B 3 3 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 21.0 1.71 +0.1 1.044
2026 Fountain Hills - ABA SS 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.0 1.026
TOTAL 1B 33 28 206 14 14 221 1 .995 237.2 8.33 -0.5 .970
TOTAL 2B 84 67 122 172 29 298 4 .987 581.1 4.55 -3.0 .978
TOTAL 3B 50 47 36 77 6 121 8 .934 416.1 2.44 -5.1 .907
TOTAL SS 13 10 14 26 4 40 0 1.000 80.0 4.50 -0.6 .945
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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