Kelly Gruber vs. Charles Zimmer — Career Comparison

Kelly Gruber
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Charles Zimmer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Kelly Gruber and Charles Zimmer are closely matched on the surface stats. Kelly Gruber posted stronger numbers in OPS (.741 vs .708) and slugging (.432 vs .369). Charles Zimmer had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 vs .309). By the career numbers, Kelly Gruber had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kelly Gruber and Charles Zimmer

Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
939
163.68
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1280
151.24
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
3442
600
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5078
600
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3159
550.67
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4546
537.14
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
818
142.59
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1225
144.74
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
529
92.21
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
901
106.46
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
148
25.8
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
26.23
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.18
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
8.98
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
20.4
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.07
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
50.38
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
38.28
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
418.68
72.98
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635.47
75.08
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1365
237.94
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1677
198.15
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
1051
183.21
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1706
201.58
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431
75.13
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
72.9
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
77.22
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
625
73.85
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
757
131.96
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1216
143.68
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
419.86
73.19
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682.95
80.7
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
36
6.28
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
10.75
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
197
34.34
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
46.08
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.27
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
87.86
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
60.38
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
6.83
6.83
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.94
9.94
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.61
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.03
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.1
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
86
14.99
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
80
13.95
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
17.84
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.75
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
19.7
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
17.84
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
70.8
70.8
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Kelly Gruber and Charles Zimmer

Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
1.17
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
1.05
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
0.99
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
21743
27
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32625
27
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7247.2
9
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
9
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
0.89
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5121
4.24
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1723
2.14
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
1.32
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.14
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
0.28
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2555
3.17
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7055
5.84
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2442
3.03
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6715
5.56
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
95.18
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.592
2.592
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.275
5.275
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.29
84.29
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.16
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.12
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
0.29
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Zimmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
1.29
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Zimmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1208
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