Baseball

Baseball is a sports item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Baseball at a glance

Sports Tools

It weighs 0.5.

Weight0.5

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What it is and how to use it

Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.

More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item ID	Game category
`Base.Baseball`	Sports

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Baseball is on 10 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot table	Where that table is used	Share	Rolls
Crate Baseballs	Baseball gift storage (crate); Baseball storage (box)	100%	4
Sport Store Baseball	Sporting Good Store (shelves)	35%	4
Sport Storage Balls	Gym storage (box); Sport storage (box, crate)	20%	4
Baseball Store Shelves	Baseball gift storage (shelves); Baseball gift store (shelves); Baseball Store (shelves)	17%	4
Crate Sports	Closet (box); Garage storage (box); Pawnshop (box, shelves); and 1 more place	7.1%	4
Baseball Lockers	Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)	6.9%	4
Closet Sports Equipment	Closet (shelves)	2.5%	2
Antiques	Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 6 more places	0.90%	4

It is on 2 more tables with smaller shares.

Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Baseball weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Baseball?

Base.Baseball.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.