2B Joe Zerger #35
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/12/2025
OA: 45 POT: 45
2B JOE ZERGER #35 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 175 47 11 1 5 21 14 29 .269 .328 .429 1 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
Gap 55 65 55 55
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 70 80 65 75
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: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/11/2025 @ HH Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
06/09/2025 AUS Win, 7-1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
06/08/2025 AUS Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07/2025 AUS Loss, 10-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/05/2025 @ PHI Loss, 3-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
06/04/2025 @ PHI Win, 5-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/03/2025 @ PHI Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
06/02/2025 @ PHI Loss, 2-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/01/2025 SF Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/30/2025 SF Win, 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is short on motivation.
Birthday:11/29/2002
Born in:Downers Grove, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:None, 148 Days
Service This Yr:76 Days
40-Man Service:None, 148 Days
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2024, 2nd Pick in Round 6
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 56 175 47 11 1 5 21 17 14 29 .269 .328 .429 .757 .328 .160 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 192 2 0 0 6 0 1 75 17 1 1 50.0 23.4 4.64 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 32 10 0 4 13 11 6 9 1 0 1 .352 .394 .593 .987
Versus Right   84 15 1 1 1 8 6 8 20 0 0 1 .179 .258 .250 .508
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   8 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .444 1.125 1.569
Last Week   17 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .176 .222 .235 .458
March   16 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .438 .438 .500 .938
April   57 15 5 0 2 6 6 7 9 0 0 1 .263 .354 .456 .810
May   76 19 4 1 1 9 7 6 14 1 0 0 .250 .301 .368 .670
June   26 6 1 0 2 4 3 1 5 0 0 1 .231 .286 .500 .786
Spring Training   53 12 3 0 1 6 6 3 9 0 0 0 .226 .268 .340 .607
Last Year   118 34 10 0 5 17 17 7 25 1 0 1 .288 .331 .500 .831
Career   293 81 21 1 10 38 34 21 54 2 0 3 .276 .329 .457 .786
Home   106 25 5 0 2 12 9 8 15 1 0 1 .236 .293 .340 .633
Road   69 22 6 1 3 9 8 6 14 0 0 1 .319 .382 .565 .947
Grass   175 47 11 1 5 21 17 14 29 1 0 2 .269 .328 .429 .757
Day   71 21 5 0 3 9 6 5 10 0 0 1 .296 .351 .493 .844
Night   104 26 6 1 2 12 11 9 19 1 0 1 .250 .313 .385 .698
As Starter   161 46 11 1 5 21 17 14 24 1 0 2 .286 .348 .460 .808
As Reliever / Substitution   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Close/Late   45 10 3 0 0 2 3 2 8 0 0 1 .222 .271 .289 .560
Inning 1-3   49 13 2 0 2 9 3 6 4 1 0 0 .265 .339 .429 .768
Inning 4-6   60 16 3 0 3 8 9 5 13 0 0 1 .267 .333 .467 .800
Inning 7-9   58 17 6 1 0 4 5 3 10 0 0 0 .293 .328 .431 .759
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .125 .222 .125 .347
0 Outs   56 14 4 0 3 7 10 5 7 1 0 0 .250 .306 .482 .789
1 Outs   58 18 5 1 1 4 5 3 5 0 0 1 .310 .355 .483 .838
2 Outs   61 15 2 0 1 10 2 6 17 0 0 1 .246 .324 .328 .651
Scoring Position   50 13 0 1 2 16 5 5 8 1 0 1 .260 .333 .420 .753
Bases Empty   96 27 9 0 2 2 11 8 16 0 0 1 .281 .343 .438 .780
Runner on 1st   29 7 2 0 1 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 .241 .267 .414 .680
Runner on 2nd   24 5 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .208 .296 .333 .630
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 4 0 0 1 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .583 .917
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   66 14 4 0 3 8 7 8 29 0 0 1 .212 .307 .409 .716
First Pitch   27 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .250 .296 .546
Count 0-1   26 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Count 0-2   8 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .625
Count 1-0   17 10 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .588 .556 .706 1.261
Count 1-1   22 9 2 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .409 .409 .727 1.136
Count 1-2   24 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 1 .250 .280 .250 .530
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-2   24 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Full Count   10 4 1 0 2 4 5 8 3 0 0 0 .400 .667 1.100 1.767
Behind in Count   58 13 1 0 2 8 3 0 15 0 0 1 .224 .237 .345 .582
Ahead in Count   34 12 2 0 0 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 .353 .439 .412 .851
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   27 8 2 1 1 7 3 3 5 1 0 1 .296 .375 .556 .931
Batting 4th   9 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Batting 5th   40 12 3 0 1 3 3 1 6 0 0 0 .300 .317 .450 .767
Batting 6th   14 4 0 0 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Batting 7th   16 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423
Batting 8th   11 5 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .455 .538 .909 1.448
Batting 9th   51 12 3 0 0 4 6 6 8 0 0 0 .235 .316 .294 .610
Low Leverage   62 21 7 0 2 3 9 5 11 0 0 0 .339 .388 .548 .936
Medium Leverage   80 20 3 1 1 12 4 6 14 1 0 0 .250 .299 .350 .649
High Leverage   33 6 1 0 2 6 4 3 4 0 0 2 .182 .289 .394 .683
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 56 175 47 11 1 5 21 17 14 2 1 29 1 1 .269 .328 .429 .757 105 111 0.7
Total ABA 97 293 81 21 1 10 38 34 21 3 2 54 1 5 .276 .329 .457 .786 112 118 1.0
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
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 2 2 16 2 1 18 0 1.000 18.0 9.00 +0.3 1.025
2025 Fountain Hills - ABA 2B 14 6 12 16 2 29 1 .966 66.0 3.82 -0.6 .951
2025 Fountain Hills - ABA 3B 31 30 23 52 5 79 4 .949 272.2 2.48 -2.7 .909
2025 Fountain Hills - ABA SS 4 4 6 11 1 17 0 1.000 32.0 4.78 -0.1 .938
TOTAL 1B 3 2 17 2 1 19 0 1.000 19.0 9.00 +0.3 1.025
TOTAL 2B 29 21 37 53 9 93 3 .968 186.2 4.34 -2.5 .914
TOTAL 3B 43 42 30 68 5 105 7 .933 374.2 2.35 -4.4 .902
TOTAL SS 7 5 7 17 1 24 0 1.000 44.0 4.91 +0.3 .967
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).
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