P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 236 lbs | Age: 30
Draft: 2017 | Rd. 5, No. 140, Atlanta Braves | Mount Olive (NC)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 5 5.99 15 13 0 73.2 49 1.48
2023 2 0 4.73 7 0 0 13.1 14 1.28
2025 0 1 7.50 1 1 0 6 1 1.50
5 Seasons 8 11 5.64 39 28 0 164.1 127 1.46
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 15 2-5 5.99 73.2 49 1.48
2023 7 2-0 4.73 13.1 14 1.28
2025 1 0-1 7.50 6 1 1.50
5 Seasons 39 8-11 5.64 164.1 127 1.46
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2020 25 107 20 2 10.0 6.5 95.0 108.8 12.4 25.0 .244 .492 .334 .363 .420 45.0 22.6 6.5 7.71 5.81
2021 26 1105 205 20 9.8 7.0 91.0 119.3 13.7 37.1 .293 .531 .359 .378 .445 44.9 19.6 7.7 5.04 6.44
2022 27 1130 257 34 13.2 10.6 91.1 115.4 14.0 38.9 .300 .554 .407 .380 .436 42.7 15.3 3.8 5.99 6.37
2023 28 215 45 4 8.9 6.6 88.2 109.7 7.8 33.3 .253 .418 .343 .294 .367 42.2 23.0 0.0 4.72 3.61
2025 30 91 25 1 4.0 3.6 90.2 105.9 3.3 24.0 .282 .404 .352 .323 .305 36.0 3.6 7.1 7.50 4.40
Player 2648 552 61 11.1 8.4 90.9 119.3 12.8 36.6 .290 .525 .377 .369 .427 43.3 17.5 5.2
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Zimmermann relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(30.8%) ,
Split Finger
(20.9%) ,
Slider
(17.6%) ,
Curveball
(13.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(11.0%) ,
Cutter
(6.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2020 50.0 50.0 35.0 15.0 0.0 55.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 10.0 10.0 25.0 10.0 15.0
2021 41.0 59.0 23.9 27.3 7.8 45.4 39.0 15.6 22.0 14.6 4.4 23.4 24.4 11.2
2022 40.1 59.9 27.6 25.7 6.6 46.3 34.2 19.5 24.5 12.5 3.1 21.8 21.8 16.3
2023 51.1 48.9 22.2 20.0 6.7 44.4 28.9 26.7 26.7 20.0 4.4 17.8 8.9 22.2
2025 60.0 40.0 32.0 8.0 0.0 56.0 28.0 16.0 36.0 16.0 8.0 20.0 12.0 8.0
Player 42.6 57.4 26.3 24.6 6.5 46.6 34.8 18.7 24.5 13.9 4.2 22.1 20.8 14.5
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 0.0 30.0 25.0 25.0 10.0 10.0 6.5
2021 3.9 29.3 23.9 25.9 7.3 9.8 7.0
2022 2.3 28.8 24.1 23.7 6.2 13.2 10.6
2023 2.2 37.8 17.8 24.4 8.9 8.9 6.6
2025 4.0 36.0 24.0 24.0 4.0 4.0 3.6
Player 2.9 30.1 23.6 24.6 6.9 11.1 8.4
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Curveball MIL L 12 78.9 53.1 -2.2 9.6GLV 0.6 -8.7 -0.9 9.6GLV 1.8
2025 Split-Finger MIL L 19 82.7 37.5 1.4 10.8ARM -0.2 2.4 3.7 10.8ARM 1.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball MIL L 10 90.3 20.8 -4.1 5.7ARM -1.4 12.6 -3.2 5.7ARM -2.4
2025 Cutter MIL L 6 86.1 29.6 -0.1 2.6ARM -5.6 7.4 -0.5 2.6ARM -4.5
2025 Slider MIL L 16 82.8 43.3 4.7 0.1GLV -5.3 -3.4 5.4 0.1GLV -4.0
2025 Sinker MIL L 28 89.8 27.6 2.2 15.3ARM 0.6 6.7 0.8 15.3ARM -0.1
2023 Curveball BAL L 28 81.3 52.2 0.7 6.2GLV -1.3 -10.6 1.7 6.2GLV -1.3
2023 Slider BAL L 85 84.8 39.7 3.0 1.3ARM -6.1 -1.5 3.3 1.3ARM -6.4
2023 Changeup BAL L 50 84.6 30.6 -0.8 16.8ARM 2.8 7.6 -1.4 16.8ARM 2.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball BAL L 22 90.1 19.8 -2.6 5.4ARM -0.4 13.7 -1.8 5.4ARM -2.3
2023 Sinker BAL L 30 90.2 25.7 1.8 13.1ARM -1.2 7.8 0.7 13.1ARM -2.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 Sinker 4.2 1 28 30.8 10 .111 .111 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 .320 .410 .350 33.3
2025 Split-Finger -0.9 0 19 20.9 7 .286 .714 .414 20.0 14.3 16.7 .241 .492 .305 50.0
2025 Slider -7.7 -1 16 17.6 4 .750 .750 .675 16.7 0.0 0.0 .464 .518 .435 25.0
2025 Curveball 2.4 0 12 13.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .291 .311 .265 100.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 2.0 0 10 11.0 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .107 .108 .097 0.0
2025 Cutter -33.5 -2 6 6.6 4 .333 1.333 .533 0.0 0.0 0.0 .065 .185 .299 33.3
2023 Slider 3.0 3 85 39.5 25 .200 .360 .238 48.9 40.0 37.0 .160 .262 .178 40.0
2023 Changeup -0.8 0 50 23.3 12 .333 .333 .375 25.0 8.3 8.3 .358 .521 .376 27.3
2023 Sinker -0.6 0 30 14.0 8 .429 .429 .450 16.7 0.0 -- .493 .559 .403 75.0
2023 Curveball -4.4 -1 28 13.0 9 .333 .778 .461 20.0 33.3 27.3 .139 .366 .208 33.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball -8.7 -2 22 10.2 7 .400 1.200 .664 11.1 0.0 0.0 .341 .851 .549 40.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Curveball 11 78.9 49 14.9 5:30 4:30 60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 10 90.3 70 13.4 10:45 11:00 -15
2025 Split-Finger 19 82.7 79 11.5 10:15 9:00 75
2025 Sinker 28 89.8 78 17.2 10:30 9:30 60
2025 Slider 16 82.8 30 5.7 5:30 6:00 -30
2023 Changeup 48 84.7 95 18.8 10:15 9:45 30
2023 Curveball 23 81.3 61 14.7 5:30 5:00 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 22 90.1 69 14.3 10:45 11:00 -15
2023 Sinker 27 90.1 77 15.3 10:45 9:45 60
2023 Slider 77 84.8 14 4.7 7:00 6:45 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 31 107 0 1 0 -2 -1
2021 285 1,105 -6 10 -8 -5 -8
2022 318 1,127 -21 3 -6 -4 -27
2023 61 215 0 0 -1 0 -1
2025 28 91 1 -2 -1 0 -2
Player 723 2,645 -26 12 -15 -26 -39
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 107 51.4 65.5 88.9 30.8 62.5 41.1 51.6 48.6 19.2 7.5 100.0
2021 1,105 47.9 66.4 82.3 28.0 57.1 44.5 57.9 46.3 25.6 6.9 76.3
2022 1,130 53.6 67.5 85.3 31.4 70.1 47.8 65.9 50.8 19.0 8.3 67.7
2023 215 48.4 71.2 83.8 35.1 38.5 41.9 67.2 52.6 31.9 8.8 68.4
2025 91 51.6 63.8 96.7 25.0 72.7 41.8 71.4 45.1 9.8 6.6 83.3
Player 2,648 50.6 67.1 84.5 29.9 61.4 45.5 62.5 48.8 22.4 7.6 72.8
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2020 21 73 47
2021 3 3 2 3 10 42 16 6 10 22 58 45 52 19 73 66 42
2022 1 1 1 1 20 13 1 3 15 6 98 7 70 9 75 36 27
2023 7 82 28
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 26.19 2 1.3 1 0 1 1 50.0
2021 23.23 14 13.3 1 3 9 6 42.9
2022 23.64 21 20.6 0 3 14 9 42.9
2023 22.55 3 3.7 -1 0 2 2 66.7
2025 24.63 2 0.9 1 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.57 42 39.9 2 6 27 18 42.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2020 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1
2021 14 13 14 10 13 14 15 12 8 11 11 12 15 13 13 15 14 13 13 12 14 15 16 15 14 14 14 15 15 14 13
2022 21 17 17 19 23 22 23 18 18 19 19 22 20 19 22 21 20 20 22 22 20 21 24 21 18 21 21 23 20 23 22
2023 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
2025 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 42 36 35 34 42 42 45 36 31 36 36 41 40 38 41 42 40 39 41 41 40 42 47 42 37 40 41 45 41 44 41
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2023 +/-   2022 +/-   2021 +/-   2020
Results
BA .293 -.028 .321 +.030 .291 +.069 .222
xBA .253 -.047 .300 +.007 .293 +.049 .244
OBP .311 -.037 .348 -.001 .349 +.026 .323
xOBP .274 -.057 .331 -.022 .353 +.011 .342
SLG .500 -.113 .613 +.121 .492 +.048 .444
xSLG .418 -.136 .554 +.023 .531 +.039 .492
ISO .207 -.084 .291 +.089 .202 -.020 .222
xISO .165 -.089 .254 +.016 .238 -.010 .248
BABIP .333 +.010 .323 +.002 .321 +.099 .222
wOBA .343 -.064 .407 +.048 .359 +.025 .334
xwOBA .294 -.086 .380 +.002 .378 +.015 .363
wOBACON .432 -.037 .469 +.051 .418 +.044 .374
xwOBACON .367 -.069 .436 -.009 .445 +.025 .420
BACON .378 -.001 .379 +.011 .368 +.068 .300
xBACON .327 -.031 .358 -.015 .373 +.043 .330
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 42.2 -0.5 42.7 -2.2 44.9 -0.1 45.0
Avg Exit Velocity 88.2 -2.9 91.1 +0.1 91.0 -4.0 95.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 33.3 -5.6 38.9 +1.8 37.1 +12.1 25.0
Barrel % 8.9 -4.3 13.2 +3.4 9.8 -0.2 10.0
Avg Launch Angle 7.8 -6.2 14.0 +0.3 13.7 +1.3 12.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 70.9 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle 14° -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 80.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -7° -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 30° -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 7.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 90.1 -0.4 90.5 -0.9 91.4 0.0 91.4
Breaking Velocity 83.9 +0.5 83.4 -1.0 84.4 +1.1 83.3
Offspeed Velocity 84.6 -0.1 84.7 +0.3 84.4 -0.2 84.6
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 4 -30 34 +14 20 +18 2
Popup % 6.7 +0.1 6.6 -1.2 7.8 +7.8 0.0
Flyball % 22.2 -5.4 27.6 +3.7 23.9 -11.1 35.0
Line Drive % 20.0 -5.7 25.7 -1.6 27.3 +12.3 15.0
Groundball % 51.1 +11.0 40.1 -0.9 41.0 -9.0 50.0
Pull % 44.4 -1.9 46.3 +0.9 45.4 -9.6 55.0
Straight Away % 28.9 -5.3 34.2 -4.8 39.0 +19.0 20.0
Opposite Field % 26.7 +7.2 19.5 +3.9 15.6 -9.4 25.0
Weak Contact % 2.2 -0.1 2.3 -1.6 3.9 +3.9 0.0
Pull Airball % 17.8 -4.0 21.8 -1.6 23.4 -1.6 25.0
Topped Contact % 37.8 +9.0 28.8 -0.5 29.3 -0.7 30.0
Under Contact % 17.8 -6.3 24.1 +0.2 23.9 -1.1 25.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 24.4 +0.7 23.7 -2.2 25.9 +0.9 25.0
Solid Contact % 8.9 +2.7 6.2 -1.1 7.3 -2.7 10.0
HR/FB % 30.0 +0.4 29.6 +1.0 28.6 0.0 28.6
Popups 3 -14 17 +1 16 +16 0
Flyballs 10 -61 71 +22 49 +42 7
Line Drives 9 -57 66 +10 56 +53 3
Groundballs 23 -80 103 +19 84 +74 10
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.4 -5.2 53.6 +5.7 47.9 -3.5 51.4
Out of Zone % 51.6 +5.2 46.4 -5.7 52.1 +3.5 48.6
Edge % 41.9 -5.9 47.8 +3.3 44.5 +3.4 41.1
Zone Swing % 71.2 +3.7 67.5 +1.1 66.4 +0.9 65.5
Out of Zone Swing % 35.1 +3.7 31.4 +3.4 28.0 -2.8 30.8
In Zone Contact % 83.8 -1.5 85.3 +3.0 82.3 -6.6 88.9
Out of Zone Contact % 38.5 -31.6 70.1 +13.0 57.1 -5.4 62.5
Whiff % 31.9 +12.9 19.0 -6.6 25.6 +6.4 19.2
First Strike % 67.2 +1.3 65.9 +8.0 57.9 +6.3 51.6
First Pitch Swing % 36.1 -1.1 37.2 +9.5 27.7 -1.3 29.0
Swing % 52.6 +1.8 50.8 +4.5 46.3 -2.3 48.6
Meatball Swing % 68.4 +0.7 67.7 -8.6 76.3 -23.7 100.0
Meatball % 8.8 +0.5 8.3 +1.4 6.9 -0.6 7.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.2 +1.5 14.7 -3.0 17.7 +6.6 11.1
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 61.5 +31.6 29.9 -13.0 42.9 +5.4 37.5
In Zone 104 -500 604 +75 529 +474 55
Out of Zone 111 -412 523 -53 576 +524 52
Edge 90 -449 539 +47 492 +448 44
In Zone Swings 74 -334 408 +57 351 +315 36
Out of Zone Swings 39 -125 164 +3 161 +145 16
In Zone Swing & Misses 12 -48 60 -2 62 +58 4
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 24 -25 49 -20 69 +63 6
Basic
Pitches 215 -915 1,130 +25 1,105 +998 107
PA 61 -259 320 +35 285 +254 31
AB 58 -244 302 +44 258 +231 27
Hits 17 -80 97 +22 75 +69 6
Singles 11 -42 53 +2 51 +47 4
Doubles 3 -18 21 +11 10 +10 0
Triples 0 -2 2 +2 0 0 0
Home Runs 3 -18 21 +7 14 +12 2
Walks 0 -12 12 -10 22 +20 2
Strikeouts 14 -35 49 -7 56 +49 7
K% 23.0 +7.7 15.3 -4.3 19.6 -3.0 22.6
BB% 0.0 -3.8 3.8 -3.9 7.7 +1.2 6.5
HBP 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
Batted Balls 45 -212 257 +52 205 +185 20
Number of Fastballs 52 -391 443 -23 466 +411 55
Number of Offspeed 50 -280 330 +45 285 +259 26
Number of Breaking 113 -241 354 0 354 +328 26
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 31 .334 21 2 9.5 10 3 30.0
2021 Shifts 284 .358 224 20 8.9 60 43 71.7
2022 Shifts 320 .407 265 24 9.1 55 36 65.5
2023 Shades 61 .343 44 0 0.0 17 6 35.3
2025 Shades 28 .352 18 0 0.0 10 0 0.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2020 32 16.7 25.0% 0.0% 14 20.6 0.0% 0.0%
2021 329 18.1 9.7% 1.2% 177 24.6 0.0% 6.2%
2022 352 18.1 9.4% 3.4% 141 23.9 0.0% 9.9%
2023 45 16.0 31.1% 0.0% 43 21.5 0.0% 0.0%
2025 28 15.9 25.0% 0.0% 16 20.6 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution