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Jim Mertz
James Verlin Mertz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 170 lb.

Debut May 1, 1943
Final Game October 2, 1943
Born August 10, 1916 in Lima, OH
Died February 4, 2003 in Waycross, GA

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1943 26 WSH AL   5   7  33  10   2   0  12  3  116.7  109   65   60   7   58   53   0   2   499       1  4.63  3.20   69 1.431
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL% .417   5   7  33  10   2   0  12  3  116.7  109   65   60   7   58   53   0   2   499       1  4.63  3.20   69 1.431
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  11  52  15   3   0  18  4  184.3  172  102   94  11   91   83   0   3   789   0   1  4.63  3.20   69 1.431

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 26 WSH AL  33   38    3    7   0  1   0    3   0  0   2  13  .184  .225  .237   37    9   3           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1 Season        33   38    3    7   0  1   0    3   0  0   2  13  .184  .225  .237   37    9   3   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        187   15   34   0  5   0   15   0  0  10  64  .184  .225  .237   37   44  15   0   0   0   5
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1943 26 WSH AL   43   35    2   1.6    84| .184  .252| .225  .325| .237  .347| .462  .672|  37  .164  -3.2  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1 Season         43   35    2   1.6    84| .184  .252| .225  .325| .237  .347| .462  .672|  37  .164  -3.2  -0.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1943 26 WSH AL P 33 3 26 3 2 .906 .963 0.88 1.27 2.24 2.27 10 116.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1943 26 WSH AL P 33 3 26 3 2 .906 .963 0.88 1.27 2.24 2.27 10 116.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 33 3 26 3 2 .906 .963 0.88 1.27 2.24 2.27 10 116.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 33 3 26 3 2 .906 .963 0.88 1.27 2.23 2.26 10 117
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Transactions 

November 2, 1942: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.


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