Fred Merkle
Frederick Charles Merkle
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 20, 1888 in Watertown, WI
High School: Toledo (Toledo, OH) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1907
Final Game: September 26, 1926
Died: March 2, 1956 in Daytona Beach, FL
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1907 18 NYG NL 15 49 47 0 12 1 0 0 5 0 1 .255 .271 .277 .547 69 13 0 1 3
1908 19 NYG NL 38 47 41 6 11 2 1 1 7 0 4 .268 .333 .439 .772 141 18 0 2 3/O45
1909 20 NYG NL 79 257 236 15 45 9 1 0 20 8 16 .191 .245 .237 .482 48 56 1 4 3/4
1910 21 NYG NL 144 572 506 75 148 35 14 4 70 23 44 59 .292 .353 .441 .793 131 223 3 19 *3
1911 22 NYG NL 149 604 541 80 153 24 10 12 84 49 43 60 .283 .342 .431 .773 113 233 6 14 *3 MVP-7
1912 23 NYG NL 129 537 479 82 148 22 6 11 84 37 42 70 .309 .374 .449 .823 121 215 8 8 *3 MVP-18
1913 24 NYG NL 153 617 563 78 147 30 13 3 69 35 41 60 .261 .315 .377 .691 96 212 3 10 *3
1914 25 NYG NL 146 572 512 71 132 25 7 7 63 23 52 80 .258 .327 .375 .702 111 192 1 7 *3
1915 26 NYG NL 140 557 505 52 151 25 3 4 62 20 15 36 39 .299 .348 .384 .732 127 194 2 14 *3O
1916 27 TOT NL 135 527 470 51 111 20 3 7 46 19 40 50 .236 .308 .336 .644 101 158 9 8 *3/O
1916 27 NYG NL 112 449 401 45 95 19 3 7 44 17 33 46 .237 .308 .352 .659 107 141 8 7 *3
1916 27 BRO NL 23 78 69 6 16 1 0 0 2 2 7 4 .232 .312 .246 .558 70 17 1 1 3/O
1917 28 TOT NL 148 616 557 66 147 31 9 3 57 13 42 61 .264 .320 .368 .688 104 205 4 13 *3/O
1917 28 BRO NL 2 8 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .250 .375 12 2 0 0 /3
1917 28 CHC NL 146 608 549 65 146 30 9 3 57 13 42 60 .266 .323 .370 .692 105 203 4 13 *3/O
1918 29 CHC NL 129 541 482 55 143 25 5 3 65 21 35 36 .297 .349 .388 .737 123 187 4 20 *3
1919 30 CHC NL 133 545 498 52 133 20 6 3 62 20 33 35 .267 .315 .349 .665 99 174 2 12 *3/4
1920 31 CHC NL 92 367 330 33 94 20 4 3 38 3 5 24 32 .285 .335 .397 .732 108 131 1 12 3/O
1925 36 NYY AL 7 16 13 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .385 .429 .462 .890 128 6 0 2 /3
1926 37 NYY AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /3
16 Seasons 1638 6426 5782 720 1580 290 82 61 733 272 20 454 583 .273 .331 .383 .714 109 2217 44 146
162 Game Avg. 162 636 572 71 156 29 8 6 72 27 45 .273 .331 .383 .714 109 219 4 14
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
NYG (10 yrs) 1105 4261 3831 504 1042 192 58 49 508 212 15 312 414 .272 .332 .391 .723 111 1497 32 86
CHC (4 yrs) 500 2061 1859 205 516 95 24 12 222 57 5 134 163 .278 .330 .374 .704 108 695 11 57
BRO (2 yrs) 25 86 77 7 17 2 0 0 2 2 7 5 .221 .294 .247 .541 65 19 1 1
NYY (2 yrs) 8 18 15 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .375 .400 .775 99 6 0 2
NL (14 yrs) 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 82 61 732 271 20 453 582 .273 .331 .383 .714 109 2211 44 144
AL (2 yrs) 8 18 15 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .375 .400 .775 99 6 0 2

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1907 18 NYG NL 49 36 4 2.9 77 .255 .255 .255 .271 .322 .277 .325 .547 .647 69 .480 -1.9 -0.2 .400 .043 .021
1908 19 NYG NL 47 32 6 5.0 75 .250 .268 .252 .333 .314 .439 .325 .772 .639 141 .723 1.8 0.2 .733 .268 .171 .0
1909 20 NYG NL 257 195 14 1.9 78 .191 .191 .254 .245 .322 .237 .328 .482 .650 48 .281 -14.5 -1.7 .424 .148 .047 .0
1910 21 NYG NL 572 377 78 5.5 88 .325 .292 .263 .353 .337 .441 .348 .793 .686 131 .681 18.1 2.0 .818 .281 .148 6.8
1911 22 NYG NL 604 402 78 5.2 98 .301 .283 .272 .342 .350 .431 .374 .773 .724 113 .619 6.9 0.7 .853 .318 .148 19.3
1912 23 NYG NL 537 339 78 6.2 103 .344 .309 .285 .374 .356 .449 .388 .823 .744 121 .662 13.4 1.4 .912 .305 .140 17.0
1913 24 NYG NL 617 426 66 4.2 92 .288 .261 .271 .315 .335 .377 .369 .691 .704 96 .533 -4.2 -0.5 .700 .250 .115 5.5
1914 25 NYG NL 572 387 63 4.4 82 .294 .258 .255 .327 .323 .375 .342 .702 .664 111 .598 6.9 0.8 .705 .264 .117 10.7
1915 26 NYG NL 557 383 65 4.6 76 .318 .299 .249 .348 .311 .384 .333 .732 .644 127 .645 16.4 1.9 .642 .166 .085 6.7
1916 27 TOT NL 527 367 47 3.5 75 .252 .236 .250 .308 .308 .336 .333 .644 .641 101 .522 1.6 0.2 .630 .226 .100 10.2
1916 27 NYG NL 449 313 42 3.6 74 .253 .237 .248 .308 .306 .352 .332 .659 .638 107 .542 3.8 0.4 .650 .239 .115 9.9
1916 27 BRO NL 78 54 5 2.5 80 .246 .232 .258 .312 .316 .246 .344 .558 .660 70 .376 -2.1 -0.2 .509 .145 .014 .0
1917 28 TOT NL 616 423 65 4.2 84 .292 .264 .265 .320 .324 .368 .350 .688 .674 104 .598 3.0 0.3 .644 .203 .104 4.9
1917 28 BRO NL 8 7 0 0.0 81 .143 .125 .260 .125 .318 .250 .343 .375 .661 12 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .286 .125 .125
1917 28 CHC NL 608 416 65 4.2 84 .294 .266 .265 .323 .324 .370 .350 .692 .674 105 .605 3.8 0.4 .650 .204 .104 4.9
1918 29 CHC NL 541 359 64 4.8 81 .316 .297 .263 .349 .321 .388 .340 .737 .662 123 .650 13.5 1.5 .729 .207 .091 5.3
1919 30 CHC NL 545 377 54 3.9 83 .283 .267 .265 .315 .320 .349 .349 .665 .668 99 .539 -0.9 -0.1 .627 .189 .082 5.2
1920 31 CHC NL 367 253 42 4.5 92 .308 .285 .279 .335 .333 .397 .371 .732 .703 108 .572 3.5 0.4 .639 .179 .112 3.0
1925 36 NYY AL 16 10 3 8.0 114 .417 .385 .297 .429 .367 .462 .416 .890 .783 128 .695 0.6 0.1 1.000 .231 .077 .0
1926 37 NYY AL 2 2 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .288 .000 .359 .000 .403 .000 .762 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
16 Seasons 6426 4368 727 4.5 86 .296 .273 .264 .331 .329 .383 .353 .714 .681 109 .596 63.6 6.9 .703 .232 .110 99.7
162 Game Avg. 636 432 72 4.5 86 .296 .273 .264 .331 .329 .383 .353 .714 .681 109 .596 6 1 .703 .232 .110 10
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
NYG (10 yrs) 4261 2890 494 4.6 87 .295 .272 .263 .332 .331 .391 .353 .723 .685 111 .601 46.7 5.0 .727 .252 .119 79.6
CHC (4 yrs) 2061 1405 225 4.3 84 .299 .278 .267 .330 .324 .374 .351 .704 .675 108 .594 19.9 2.2 .662 .196 .096 19.8
BRO (2 yrs) 86 61 5 2.2 80 .236 .221 .258 .294 .316 .247 .344 .541 .660 65 .324 -3.0 -0.4 .483 .143 .026 .0
NYY (2 yrs) 18 12 3 6.7 113 .357 .333 .296 .375 .366 .400 .415 .775 .781 99 .624 0.0 -0.0 .800 .200 .067 .0
NL (14 yrs) 6408 4356 724 4.5 86 .295 .273 .264 .331 .328 .383 .353 .714 .681 109 .596 63.6 6.9 .703 .232 .110 99.6
AL (2 yrs) 18 12 3 6.7 113 .357 .333 .296 .375 .366 .400 .415 .775 .781 99 .624 0.0 -0.0 .800 .200 .067 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1911 22 NYG NL WS PHA L 6 24 20 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 .150 .250 .200 .450 4 0 1 0 1 0
1912 23 NYG NL WS BOS L 8 34 33 5 9 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 7 .273 .273 .394 .667 13 0 0 1 0 0
1913 24 NYG NL WS PHA L 4 14 13 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .462 .747 6 1 0 0 0 0
1916 27 BRO NL WS BOS L 3 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 .500 .250 .750 1 0 0 0 0 0
1918 29 CHC NL WS BOS L 6 22 18 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3 .278 .409 .278 .687 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (5 Series) 27 100 88 10 21 3 1 1 9 1 3 9 18 .239 .313 .330 .643 29 1 1 1 1 0
5 WS 27 100 88 10 21 3 1 1 9 1 3 9 18 .239 .313 .330 .643 29 1 1 1 1 0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1907 18 15 49 47 0 12 1 0 0 5 0 1 .255 .271 .277 .547 69 13 0 1
1908 19 53 96 88 6 23 3 1 1 12 0 5 .261 .301 .352 .653 103 31 0 3
1909 20 132 353 324 21 68 12 2 1 32 8 21 .210 .260 .269 .529 63 87 1 7
1910 21 276 925 830 96 216 47 16 5 102 31 65 59 .260 .317 .373 .691 106 310 4 26
1911 22 425 1529 1371 176 369 71 26 17 186 80 108 119 .269 .327 .396 .723 109 543 10 40
1912 23 554 2066 1850 258 517 93 32 28 270 117 150 189 .279 .339 .410 .749 112 758 18 48
1913 24 707 2683 2413 336 664 123 45 31 339 152 191 249 .275 .334 .402 .736 108 970 21 58
1914 25 853 3255 2925 407 796 148 52 38 402 175 243 329 .272 .333 .397 .730 109 1162 22 65
1915 26 993 3812 3430 459 947 173 55 42 464 195 15 279 368 .276 .335 .395 .730 111 1356 24 79
1916 27 1128 4339 3900 510 1058 193 58 49 510 214 15 319 418 .271 .332 .388 .720 110 1514 33 87
1917 28 1276 4955 4457 576 1205 224 67 52 567 227 15 361 479 .270 .330 .386 .716 109 1719 37 100
1918 29 1405 5496 4939 631 1348 249 72 55 632 248 15 396 515 .273 .332 .386 .718 111 1906 41 120
1919 30 1538 6041 5437 683 1481 269 78 58 694 268 15 429 550 .272 .331 .383 .713 110 2080 43 132
1920 31 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 82 61 732 271 20 453 582 .273 .331 .383 .714 109 2211 44 144
1921 32 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 82 61 732 271 20 453 582 .273 .331 .383 .714 109 2211 44 144
1922 33 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 82 61 732 271 20 453 582 .273 .331 .383 .714 109 2211 44 144
1923 34 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 82 61 732 271 20 453 582 .273 .331 .383 .714 109 2211 44 144
1924 35 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 82 61 732 271 20 453 582 .273 .331 .383 .714 109 2211 44 144
1925 36 1637 6424 5780 720 1580 290 82 61 733 272 20 454 583 .273 .331 .384 .715 110 2217 44 146
1926 37 1638 6426 5782 720 1580 290 82 61 733 272 20 454 583 .273 .331 .383 .714 109 2217 44 146

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1907 18 16 52 51 0 14 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 .275 .288 .294 .583 4 15
1908 19 39 50 45 8 14 3 1 1 10 0 5 0 .311 .380 .489 .869 8 38
1909 20 83 271 252 19 52 10 1 0 25 9 18 0 .206 .262 .254 .516 17 79
1910 21 151 588 537 86 163 39 15 4 80 25 48 62 .304 .364 .454 .818 89 144
1911 22 155 609 559 81 156 24 10 12 85 50 44 62 .279 .338 .422 .760 79 149
1912 23 137 549 499 80 149 22 6 11 82 37 42 74 .299 .362 .433 .795 76 129
1913 24 160 641 594 86 159 32 14 3 77 38 44 63 .268 .321 .384 .705 73 153
1914 25 152 608 547 87 152 29 8 8 77 26 60 83 .278 .350 .404 .754 77 146
1915 26 145 594 549 70 181 30 4 5 84 24 43 40 .330 .380 .426 .807 88 140
1916 27 140 569 509 70 136 25 4 9 63 23 49 52 .267 .344 .385 .730 64 135
1917 28 154 646 593 79 167 35 10 3 68 15 48 63 .282 .341 .390 .730 78 148
1918 29 165 691 635 84 203 35 7 4 99 30 50 46 .320 .375 .416 .791 98 129
1919 30 154 638 593 72 171 26 8 4 86 26 42 41 .288 .339 .379 .718 75 133
1920 31 97 377 350 38 102 22 4 3 43 3 26 34 .291 .342 .403 .745 48 92
1925 36 7 13 12 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .333 .385 .417 .801 2 7
1926 37 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
16 Seasons 1756 6898 6327 863 1823 334 92 67 886 307 521 621 .288 .347 .402 .749 876 1638
162 Game Avg. 162 636 584 80 168 31 8 6 82 28 48 .288 .347 .402 .749 81 1638

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1911-NL-7-30%
1912-NL-18-6%
0.36 Career Shares (524th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1915 NL--.299--6th
1918 NL--.297--9th

Slugging % s c a p y
1910 NL--.441--4th
1912 NL--.449--9th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1910 NL--.793--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1913 NL--153--5th
1918 NL--129--2nd

At Bats s c a p y
1913 NL--563--10th
1918 NL--482--7th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1913 NL--617--10th
1918 NL--541--8th

Hits s c a p y
1918 NL--143--4th

Total Bases s c a p y
1910 NL--223--10th
1911 NL--233--10th
1918 NL--187--5th

Doubles s c a p y
1910 NL--35--4th
1913 NL--30--7th
1917 NL--31--2nd
1918 NL--25--4th

Triples s c a p y
1910 NL--14--8th
1913 NL--13--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1911 NL--12--5th
1912 NL--11--3rd
1914 NL--7--9th
1916 NL--7--8th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1910 NL--70--10th
1911 NL--84--10th
1912 NL--84--9th
1918 NL--65--4th
1919 NL--62--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1910 NL--59--10th
1912 NL--70--6th
1914 NL--80--1st
1917 NL--61--8th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1911 NL--49--4th
1912 NL--37--5th
1913 NL--35--9th
1918 NL--21--10th
Career--272--184th

Singles s c a p y
1918 NL--110--8th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1910 NL--131--9th
1915 NL--127--10th

Runs Created s c a p y
1918 NL--64--4th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1910 NL--53--4th
1911 NL--46--10th
1913 NL--46--8th
1917 NL--43--5th
1918 NL--33--6th

Times On Base s c a p y
1918 NL--182--8th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1910 NL--.681--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1912 NL--8--5th
1916 NL--9--3rd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1918 NL--20--10th
Career--146--182nd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1911 NL--19.3--3rd
1912 NL--17.0--2nd
1914 NL--10.7--7th
1916 NL--10.2--8th

AB per HR s c a p y
1911 NL--45.1--5th
1912 NL--43.5--4th
1914 NL--73.1--10th
1916 NL--67.1--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1913 NL--426--10th
1918 NL--359--10th

Oldest s c a p y
1926 AL--born 1888-12-20--9th

Youngest s c a p y
1907 NL--born 1888-12-20--1st
1908 NL--born 1888-12-20--1st

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 75 (314), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1678), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1945), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Phil Cavarretta (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  9. Ed Konetchy (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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