John DeMerit
John Stephen DeMerit (Thumper)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 8, 1936 in West Bend, WI
High School: Port Washington (Port Washington, WI)
School: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1957
Final Game: May 20, 1962
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 MLN NL 21 OF 13 6 68.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -14.1 0.2 -0.3 0.5 -1 2.78 1.62 .981 2.29 2.07
1957 MLN NL 21 CF 11 5 58.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -22.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -1 3.10 1.82 .985 2.82 2.62
1957 MLN NL 21 LF 2 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 36.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.07 1.70
1958 MLN NL 22 OF 2 0 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -65.5 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.64 1.00 1.000 2.29 1.95
1958 MLN NL 22 CF 1 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 3.60 2.00 1.000 2.70 2.50
1958 MLN NL 22 RF 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -80.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.00 0.00 1.95 1.70
1959 MLN NL 23 OF 4 1 15.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 7.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.02 1.75 .971 2.24 1.90
1959 MLN NL 23 LF 3 0 6.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 18.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.70 0.67 .950 2.02 1.60
1959 MLN NL 23 CF 1 1 9.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 5.00 .980 2.60 2.20
1961 MLN NL 25 OF 21 19 165.2 42 40 2 0 0 1.000 1.1 8.0 2.1 1.5 0.5 -1 2.28 2.00 .976 2.16 1.86
1961 MLN NL 25 RF 15 13 112.0 27 25 2 0 0 1.000 1.3 13.9 1.3 0.9 0.4 0 2.17 1.80 .974 1.93 1.60
1961 MLN NL 25 CF 5 4 34.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -17.6 0.5 0.0 0.4 -1 2.65 2.00 .980 2.62 2.28
1961 MLN NL 25 LF 2 2 19.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 18.3 0.3 0.6 -0.3 0 2.29 2.50 .980 1.88 1.50
1962 NYM NL 26 OF 9 5 48.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -40.0 -1.6 -0.2 -1.3 0 0.75 0.44 .975 2.06 1.79
1962 NYM NL 26 RF 4 3 26.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -36.9 -0.8 -0.1 -0.6 0 0.35 0.25 1.000 1.90 1.65
1962 NYM NL 26 LF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.37
1962 NYM NL 26 CF 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -46.7 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 1.50 1.50 .967 2.45 2.25
5 Seasons OF 49 31 308.1 76 74 2 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -7.0 0.2 1.1 -0.9 -2 2.22 1.55 .978 2.18 1.91
5 Seasons CF 20 12 124.0 40 40 0 0 0 1.000 -2.5 -24.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -2 2.90 2.00 .982 2.69 2.47
3 Seasons RF 20 16 144.0 28 26 2 0 0 1.000 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.8 -0.6 0 1.75 1.40 .975 1.92 1.61
4 Seasons LF 10 3 40.1 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 17.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 2.01 0.90 .978 1.94 1.53
5 Seasons TOT 49 31 308.1 76 74 2 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -7.0 0.2 1.1 -0.9 -2 2.22 1.55 .978 2.18 1.91
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1957 MLN NL 21 33 6 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 13 6 15
1958 MLN NL 22 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2
1959 MLN NL 23 11 1 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 8
1961 MLN NL 25 32 19 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 15 21 6 7
1962 NYM NL 26 14 5 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 9 1 5
5 Seasons 93 31 93 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 49 13 37
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 MLN NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 63% 89% 22% 0
1961 MLN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 3 27.3% 7 1 9.1% 1 506 62% 80% 29% 42 64%
1962 NYM NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 105 63% 77% 36% 3 33%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3 25.0% 8 1 8.3% 1 638 62% 80% 30% 45 62%
MLB Averages 41.8% 3.1% 62% 78% 28% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 MLN NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11.1% 8 0 0.0% 0 243 70% 81% 27% 30 67%
1958 MLN NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 26 50% 73% 23% 2 100%
1961 MLN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 16.7% 5 0 0.0% 0 153 61% 76% 37% 21 48%
1962 NYM NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 80 78% 81% 29% 6 50%
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 17 2 11.8% 15 0 0.0% 0 502 67% 79% 30% 59 59%
MLB Averages 41.6% 1.9% 62% 78% 28% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 MLN NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 76% 82% 29% 3 67%
1959 MLN NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 33 42% 82% 55% 6 33%
1961 MLN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 85 54% 89% 26% 8 63%
1962 NYM NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 64% 86% 14% 0
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 170 58% 86% 31% 17 53%
MLB Averages 56.6% 2.4% 62% 78% 28% 48%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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