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Bill Merritt

William Henry Merritt

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 30, 1870 in Lowell, MA
School: College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 8, 1891
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Reds/Beaneaters/Colonels/Colts 1891-1899

Final Game: October 15, 1899
Died: November 17, 1937 in Lowell, MA
Buried: St. Patrick Cemetery, Lowell, MA
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Standard Batting

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
1891 20 CHC NL 11 44 42 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 .214 .250 .238 .488 40 10 0 2/3
1892 21 LOU NL 46 179 168 22 33 4 2 1 13 3 11 15 .196 .246 .262 .508 59 44 0 2
1893 22 BSN NL 39 154 141 30 49 6 3 3 26 3 13 13 .348 .403 .496 .899 132 70 0 2/O
1894 23 TOT NL 76 289 252 38 74 8 3 2 46 6 33 10 .294 .380 .373 .753 81 94 2 2 2/3O5
1894 23 BSN NL 10 36 26 3 6 1 0 0 6 0 8 0 .231 .412 .269 .681 60 7 0 2 /2O
1894 23 PIT NL 36 124 109 18 30 1 2 1 18 2 15 7 .275 .363 .349 .712 73 38 0 0 2/3O
1894 23 CIN NL 30 129 117 17 38 6 1 1 22 4 10 3 .325 .388 .419 .806 92 49 2 0 2/53O
1895 24 TOT NL 89 351 318 41 82 7 1 0 39 4 24 21 .258 .314 .286 .600 57 91 2 7 2/34
1895 24 CIN NL 22 88 79 9 14 2 0 0 12 2 6 5 .177 .235 .203 .438 12 16 0 3 2/4
1895 24 PIT NL 67 263 239 32 68 5 1 0 27 2 18 16 .285 .340 .314 .654 73 75 2 4 2/3
1896 25 PIT NL 77 311 282 26 82 8 2 1 42 3 18 10 .291 .336 .344 .680 82 97 1 10 2/5346
1897 26 PIT NL 62 225 209 21 55 6 1 1 26 2 9 11 .263 .297 .316 .613 64 66 1 6 2/3
1899 28 BSN NL 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -9 0 1 0 /2
8 Yrs 401 1556 1414 182 384 40 12 8 196 21 110 82 .272 .327 .334 .661 75 472 7 25
162 Game Avg. 162 629 571 74 155 16 5 3 79 8 44 33 .272 .327 .334 .661 75 191 3
PIT (4 yrs) 242 923 839 97 235 20 6 3 113 9 60 44 .280 .331 .329 .660 74 276 4 20
BSN (3 yrs) 50 193 169 33 55 7 3 3 32 3 21 13 .325 .403 .456 .859 117 77 1 2
CIN (2 yrs) 52 217 196 26 52 8 1 1 34 6 16 8 .265 .327 .332 .659 61 65 2 3
LOU (1 yr) 46 179 168 22 33 4 2 1 13 3 11 15 .196 .246 .262 .508 59 44 0
CHC (1 yr) 11 44 42 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 .214 .250 .238 .488 40 10 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1891 20 CHC NL 11 44 -3 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 2/3
1892 21 LOU NL 46 179 -8 -0 0 0 3 -5 -0.5 6 0 0.0 .489 .497 0.1 0.3 0 $ 2
1893 22 BSN NL 39 154 6 -0 0 1 2 8 0.6 4 13 1.1 .517 .504 1.0 0.3 12 $ 2/O
1894 23 BSN NL 10 36 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.1 .496 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $ /2O
1894 23 PIT NL 36 124 -5 -0 0 1 2 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .496 .499 0.2 0.2 1 $ 2/3O
1894 23 CIN NL 30 129 -1 -0 0 2 2 2 0.1 4 6 0.5 .505 .501 0.4 0.3 4 $ 2/53O
1895 24 CIN NL 22 88 -12 -0 0 -1 1 -12 -0.9 2 -9 -0.7 .457 .494 -0.6 0.0 -8 $ 2/4
1895 24 PIT NL 67 263 -9 -0 0 -1 4 -6 -0.5 8 2 0.3 .493 .497 0.4 0.2 3 $ 2/3
1896 25 PIT NL 77 311 -6 -1 0 -1 4 -4 -0.3 9 6 0.6 .496 .498 0.7 0.3 7 $ 2/5346
1897 26 PIT NL 62 225 -11 -0 0 1 4 -7 -0.6 6 -0 0.1 .491 .496 0.0 0.4 -2 $ 2/3
1899 28 BSN NL 1 3 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .482 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /2
8 Seasons 401 1556 -52 -2 0 2 23 -28 -2.6 46 17 2.1 .494 .499 2.2 2.0 15 $
PIT (4 yrs) 242 923 -31 -1 0 0 14 -18 -1.6 27 8 1.2 .494 .498 1.3 1.1 8 $
BSN (3 yrs) 50 193 4 -0 0 1 3 8 0.6 6 13 1.2 .512 .501 1.1 0.3 12 $
CIN (2 yrs) 52 217 -13 -1 0 1 3 -10 -0.8 6 -3 -0.2 .485 .498 -0.2 0.3 -4 $
LOU (1 yr) 46 179 -8 -0 0 0 3 -5 -0.5 6 0 0.0 .489 .497 0.1 0.3 0 $
CHC (1 yr) 11 44 -3 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1891 20 CHC NL 44 33 3 2.4 91 .225 .214 .264 .250 .339 .238 .360 .488 .699 40 .288 -3.3 -0.4 .364 .071 .024
1892 21 LOU NL 179 135 11 2.1 75 .211 .196 .242 .246 .314 .262 .325 .508 .639 59 .274 -8.6 -1.0 .430 .149 .065 1.5
1893 22 BSN NL 154 92 28 8.1 112 .368 .348 .294 .403 .374 .496 .401 .899 .775 132 .712 6.0 0.6 .935 .262 .149 3.0
1894 23 TOT NL 289 180 36 5.2 128 .300 .294 .318 .380 .390 .373 .448 .753 .838 81 .436 -7.4 -0.6 .758 .234 .079 3.0
1894 23 BSN NL 36 22 3 3.5 137 .231 .231 .331 .412 .404 .269 .467 .681 .871 60 .277 -1.4 -0.1 .750 .346 .038
1894 23 PIT NL 124 79 14 4.6 125 .287 .275 .313 .363 .384 .349 .441 .712 .825 73 .382 -4.6 -0.4 .696 .229 .073 1.3
1894 23 CIN NL 129 79 19 6.2 130 .327 .325 .320 .388 .392 .419 .451 .806 .842 92 .520 -1.4 -0.1 .823 .214 .094 1.6
1895 24 TOT NL 351 243 29 3.1 110 .276 .258 .299 .314 .365 .286 .403 .600 .768 57 .281 -19.8 -1.8 .513 .116 .028 .0
1895 24 CIN NL 88 68 4 1.5 116 .189 .177 .307 .235 .374 .203 .415 .438 .789 12 .096 -10.8 -1.0 .369 .127 .025 .0
1895 24 PIT NL 263 175 25 3.7 108 .305 .285 .296 .340 .361 .314 .399 .654 .761 73 .352 -9.0 -0.8 .567 .113 .029 .0
1896 25 PIT NL 311 210 32 4.0 104 .299 .291 .292 .336 .357 .344 .390 .680 .747 82 .409 -7.1 -0.7 .595 .128 .053 1.5
1897 26 PIT NL 225 160 19 3.1 104 .274 .263 .293 .297 .357 .316 .390 .613 .746 64 .309 -11.0 -1.1 .506 .105 .053 1.3
1899 28 BSN NL 3 2 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .302 .333 .366 .000 .394 .333 .759 -9 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
8 Yrs 1556 1055 158 3.9 107 .284 .272 .292 .327 .361 .334 .396 .661 .757 75 .392 -51.5 -5.0 .592 .155 .062 11.6
162 Game Avg. 629 426 64 3.9 107 .284 .272 .292 .327 .361 .334 .396 .661 .757 75 .392 -51.5 -5.0 .592 .155 .062 5
PIT (4 yrs) 923 624 90 3.7 108 .293 .280 .296 .331 .362 .329 .399 .660 .761 74 .365 -31.6 -3.0 .578 .131 .049 4.5
BSN (3 yrs) 193 116 31 7.1 116 .340 .325 .300 .403 .379 .456 .411 .859 .790 117 .644 4.3 0.4 .895 .272 .130 3.0
CIN (2 yrs) 217 147 23 4.1 124 .273 .265 .315 .327 .385 .332 .436 .659 .821 61 .353 -12.2 -1.1 .618 .179 .066 1.7
LOU (1 yr) 179 135 11 2.1 75 .211 .196 .242 .246 .314 .262 .325 .508 .639 59 .273 -8.6 -1.0 .430 .149 .065 1.5
CHC (1 yr) 44 33 3 2.4 91 .225 .214 .264 .250 .339 .238 .360 .488 .699 40 .288 -3.3 -0.4 .364 .071 .024

Cumulative Batting

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
1891 20 11 44 42 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 .214 .250 .238 .488 40 10 0
1892 21 57 223 210 26 42 5 2 1 17 3 13 17 .200 .247 .257 .504 55 54 0
1893 22 96 377 351 56 91 11 5 4 43 6 26 30 .259 .310 .353 .664 89 124 0
1894 23 172 666 603 94 165 19 8 6 89 12 59 40 .274 .340 .362 .702 85 218 2 2
1895 24 261 1017 921 135 247 26 9 6 128 16 83 61 .268 .331 .336 .667 75 309 4 9
1896 25 338 1328 1203 161 329 34 11 7 170 19 101 71 .273 .332 .337 .670 77 406 5 19
1897 26 400 1553 1412 182 384 40 12 8 196 21 110 82 .272 .327 .334 .662 75 472 6 25
1898 27 400 1553 1412 182 384 40 12 8 196 21 110 82 .272 .327 .334 .662 75 472 6 25
1899 28 401 1556 1414 182 384 40 12 8 196 21 110 82 .272 .327 .334 .661 75 472 7 25

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1891 20 13 50 48 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 .188 .220 .208 .428 2 11
1892 21 48 186 175 21 33 4 2 1 13 3 11 16 .189 .237 .251 .488 11 46
1893 22 48 172 160 24 46 6 3 3 21 3 12 16 .288 .337 .419 .756 22 39
1894 23 93 316 283 28 66 7 3 2 33 5 29 12 .233 .309 .300 .609 26 76
1895 24 108 404 369 35 82 7 1 0 33 4 24 26 .222 .273 .247 .520 24 89
1896 25 94 363 331 25 86 8 2 1 40 3 19 12 .260 .302 .305 .607 31 77
1897 26 74 259 242 20 57 6 1 1 24 2 9 13 .236 .266 .281 .547 18 62
1899 28 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 1
8 Yrs 479 1753 1610 157 379 39 12 8 168 20 106 97 .235 .286 .289 .575 134 401
162 Game Avg. 162 593 545 53 128 13 4 3 57 7 36 33 .235 .286 .289 .575 45 401

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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