Carlos
Zambrano
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 9, 1986 in Mexico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 2013   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2008 21 TEX AL   3 2 3 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 3
2009 22 TEX AL   4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 3 4
2010 23 TEX AL $ 100,000 5 5 5 5 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 4 4
2011 24 TEX AL $ 100,000 6 5 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5
2012 25 TEX AL $ 100,000 6 5 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
2013 26 TEX AL $ 464,286 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
2014 27 TEX AL $ 464,286 6 5 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings   3 2 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 464,286 6 6 6 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2015 28 TEX AL $ 492,857   6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 9 8 8
2016 29 TEX AL $ 492,857   6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 8 8
2017 30 TEX AL $ 990,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 8 8
2018 31 TEX AL $ 990,000   5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 8 7 8
2019 32 TEX AL $ 990,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 492,857   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 990,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2008 21 A   75 263 37 79 4 1 6 25 4 5 6 53 .300 .316 .392 .708 30.1  
2009 22 AAA   62 216 20 51 8 0 2 23 4 3 9 45 .236 .267 .301 .568 16.1  
    AA   77 312 30 89 17 1 4 29 4 0 13 70 .285 .314 .385 .698 36.3  
2010 23 TEX AL 7 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .154 .154 .154 .308 0.0 0.0
    AAA   137 522 57 151 30 1 10 59 12 10 30 95 .289 .328 .408 .736 65.6  
2011 24 TEX AL 117 346 40 99 21 2 7 60 0 0 15 60 .286 .327 .419 .746 45.3 6.1
2012 25 TEX AL 149 548 72 155 27 1 20 74 2 1 16 84 .283 .323 .445 .768 74.7 9.3
2013 26 TEX AL 151 526 62 154 36 2 10 72 1 0 29 86 .293 .347 .426 .773 75.2 11.4
2014 27 TEX AL 64 152 20 48 6 0 5 17 0 0 6 21 .316 .385 .454 .839 24.1 4.5
2015 28 TEX AL 88 255 35 76 12 1 4 26 0 0 11 34 .298 .343 .400 .743 32.3 4.8
2016 29 TEX AL 143 516 65 148 23 1 8 73 0 0 17 54 .287 .330 .382 .712 63.7 10.8
2017 30 TEX AL 131 392 43 105 17 0 3 36 0 0 22 40 .268 .323 .334 .658 44.2 5.2
2018 31 TEX AL 119 331 58 96 11 1 7 46 0 0 18 37 .290 .343 .393 .736 44.4 7.4
2019 32 AAA   103 179 32 49 4 0 13 37 1 0 17 22 .274 .337 .514 .851 31.1  
9 Years Sim 969 3079 397 883 153 8 64 404 3 1 134 421 .287 .335 .404 .739 404.0 59.4
3 Years AAA 302 917 109 251 42 1 25 119 17 13 56 162 .274 .328 .403 .731 112.8  
1 Years AA 77 312 30 89 17 1 4 29 4 0 13 70 .285 .329 .385 .714 36.3  
1 Years A 75 263 37 79 4 1 6 25 4 5 6 53 .300 .348 .392 .739 30.1  
5 Years Minors 454 1492 176 419 63 3 35 173 25 18 75 285 .281 .331 .397 .729 179.1  
162 Game Average 514 66 147 25 1 10 67 0 0 22 70 .287 .335 .404 .739 67.5  
Career Highs 151 548 72 155 36 2 20 74 2 1 29 86 .316 .385 .454 .839 75.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2154 276 601 111 3 45 268 0 0 88 335 .279 .325 .396 .721 249.7
vs LH   925 121 282 42 5 19 136 3 1 46 86 .305 .358 .423 .781 124.9
Home 478 1509 197 443 74 7 40 220 1 1 66 208 .294 .341 .431 .772 199.1
Away 491 1570 200 440 79 1 24 184 2 0 68 213 .280 .329 .378 .707 175.5
RISP   730 0 229 35 5 12 317 0 0 29 100 .314 .345 .425 .770 97.9
Pinch Hitting   39 5 14 4 0 1 7 0 0 3 7 .359 .419 .538 .957 7.4
Close/Late   344 35 98 15 0 9 43 0 0 16 48 .285 .339 .407 .746 42.6
Mar/Apr 117 354 42 101 28 0 8 50 1 0 9 40 .285 .316 .432 .748 43.1
May 169 554 67 150 29 4 9 73 0 0 29 85 .271 .327 .386 .713 63.1
June 165 528 76 148 18 2 10 63 0 0 23 86 .280 .334 .379 .713 59.8
July 157 498 73 153 26 2 9 71 1 0 32 58 .307 .371 .422 .793 69.7
August 163 527 67 148 23 0 12 75 1 0 25 66 .281 .327 .393 .720 62.6
Sep/Oct 198 618 72 183 29 0 16 72 0 1 16 86 .296 .331 .421 .752 76.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2010 23 TEX AL CF 3 3 26.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.77   0.1
    LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2011 24 TEX AL RF 69 62 558.3 122 4 0 2 1.000 2.03   1.5
    LF 31 17 166.3 35 2 1 0 .974 2.00    
    CF 13 12 97.0 36 1 0 0 1.000 3.43    
2012 25 TEX AL RF 143 141 1245.7 274 6 0 0 1.000 2.02   2.9
    LF 4 4 31.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.87    
2013 26 TEX AL RF 145 140 1206.0 277 14 0 2 1.000 2.17   3.2
    LF 4 4 29.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.86    
2014 27 TEX AL RF 16 12 124.0 32 2 0 1 1.000 2.47   1.2
    CF 15 15 118.7 28 0 0 0 1.000 2.12    
    LF 25 7 92.7 27 4 1 1 .969 3.01    
2015 28 TEX AL CF 33 18 204.0 55 0 0 0 1.000 2.43   1.8
    LF 31 20 197.7 60 1 2 0 .968 2.78    
    RF 19 17 148.7 42 4 0 2 1.000 2.78    
2016 29 TEX AL RF 133 130 1122.3 265 8 0 3 1.000 2.19   3.6
    LF 5 1 16.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.81    
2017 30 TEX AL LF 59 55 483.0 110 2 0 0 1.000 2.09   2.0
    RF 48 42 366.0 58 3 0 2 1.000 1.50    
    CF 11 6 67.0 23 0 1 0 .958 3.09    
    1B 5 4 37.3 27 0 0 2 1.000 6.51   0.1
2018 31 TEX AL LF 74 66 574.0 121 3 1 1 .992 1.94   1.8
    RF 24 19 176.0 36 0 0 0 1.000 1.84    
    CF 21 8 96.0 26 1 1 0 .964 2.53    
  RF 598 563 4948.0 1106 41 0 12 1.000 2.09   12.4
  LF 234 175 1598.7 367 12 5 2 .987 2.13   3.9
  CF 96 62 608.7 176 2 2 0 .989 2.63   1.9
  1B 5 4 37.3 27 0 0 2 1.000 6.51   0.1
Career Totals   933 804 7192.6 1676 55 7 16 .996 2.17   18.2
Career Highs   149 145 1276.7 283 14 2 4 1.000 2.65    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series Most Valuable Player.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2013 26 TEX AL 4 12 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .250 .308 .250 .558
2014 27 TEX AL 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2015 28 TEX AL 11 27 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .148 .179 .185 .364
Career Post-Season Batting 15 44 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .159 .196 .182 .377
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 81st overall pick, by Texas in 2008
Injured on 8/19/2010 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 9/24/2010, off Cliff Politte (CLE)
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/2011, off Ryne Widner (BAL)
2/4/2015: Gets a new one-year contract worth $492,857 through salary arbitration