Bill Merritt
William Henry Merritt
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 30, 1870 in Lowell, MA
School: College of the Holy Cross (All Transactions)
Debut: August 8, 1891
Final Game: October 15, 1899
Died: November 17, 1937 in Lowell, MA
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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
1891 20 CHC NL 11 44 42 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 .214 .250 .238 .488 39 10 0 2/3
1892 21 LOU NL 46 179 168 22 33 4 2 1 13 3 11 15 .196 .246 .262 .508 60 44 0 2
1893 22 BSN NL 39 154 141 30 49 6 3 3 26 3 13 13 .348 .403 .496 .899 131 70 0 2/O
1894 23 TOT NL 75 282 248 38 73 8 3 2 45 6 32 10 .294 .379 .375 .754 81 93 2 2/3O5
1894 23 BSN NL 10 34 26 3 6 1 0 0 6 0 8 0 .231 .412 .269 .681 59 7 0 /2O
1894 23 PIT NL 36 124 109 18 30 1 2 1 18 2 15 7 .275 .363 .349 .712 73 38 0 2/3O
1894 23 CIN NL 29 124 113 17 37 6 1 1 21 4 9 3 .327 .387 .425 .812 93 48 2 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 .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 .000 .333 .000 .333 -9 0 1 0 /2
8 Seasons 400 1549 1410 182 383 40 12 8 195 21 109 71 .272 .327 .334 .661 75 471 7 23
162 Game Avg. 162 627 571 74 155 16 5 3 79 9 44 .272 .327 .334 .661 75 191 3
PIT (4 yrs) 242 923 839 97 235 20 6 3 113 9 60 33 .280 .331 .329 .660 74 276 4 20
BSN (3 yrs) 50 191 169 33 55 7 3 3 32 3 21 13 .325 .403 .456 .859 117 77 1 0
CIN (2 yrs) 51 212 192 26 51 8 1 1 33 6 15 8 .266 .325 .333 .659 61 64 2 3
LOU (1 yr) 46 179 168 22 33 4 2 1 13 3 11 15 .196 .246 .262 .508 60 44 0
CHC (1 yr) 11 44 42 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 .214 .250 .238 .488 39 10 0

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
1891 20 CHC NL 44 33 3 2.4 93 .225 .214 .267 .250 .342 .238 .363 .488 .704 39 .288 -3.4 -0.4 .364 .071 .024
1892 21 LOU NL 179 135 11 2.1 74 .211 .196 .241 .246 .313 .262 .323 .508 .636 60 .274 -8.4 -0.9 .430 .149 .065 1.5
1893 22 BSN NL 154 92 28 8.1 113 .368 .348 .296 .403 .375 .496 .402 .899 .777 131 .712 5.8 0.6 .935 .262 .149 3.0
1894 23 TOT NL 282 175 35 5.2 129 .301 .294 .318 .379 .390 .375 .449 .754 .839 81 .436 -7.3 -0.6 .760 .234 .081 3.0
1894 23 BSN NL 34 20 3 3.9 138 .231 .231 .332 .412 .405 .269 .468 .681 .873 59 .314 -1.4 -0.1 .750 .346 .038
1894 23 PIT NL 124 79 14 4.6 126 .287 .275 .314 .363 .385 .349 .443 .712 .828 73 .383 -4.7 -0.4 .696 .229 .073 1.3
1894 23 CIN NL 124 76 18 6.2 129 .330 .327 .320 .387 .391 .425 .450 .812 .842 93 .514 -1.2 -0.1 .829 .212 .097 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 1.5 115 .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 .410 -7.1 -0.7 .595 .128 .053 1.5
1897 26 PIT NL 225 160 19 3.1 104 .260 .263 .293 .297 .357 .316 .390 .613 .747 64 .307 -11.0 -1.1 .506 .105 .053 1.3
1899 28 BSN NL 3 2 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .301 .333 .365 .000 .392 .333 .756 -9 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
8 Seasons 1549 1050 157 3.9 107 .282 .272 .292 .327 .361 .334 .396 .661 .757 75 .393 -51.5 -5.0 .592 .155 .062 11.6
162 Game Avg. 627 425 64 3.9 107 .282 .272 .292 .327 .361 .334 .396 .661 .757 75 .393 -51.5 -5.0 .592 .155 .062 5
PIT (4 yrs) 923 624 90 3.7 108 .289 .280 .296 .331 .362 .329 .400 .660 .762 74 .365 -31.8 -3.0 .578 .131 .049 4.5
BSN (3 yrs) 191 114 31 7.2 117 .340 .325 .301 .403 .380 .456 .412 .859 .793 117 .652 4.1 0.4 .895 .272 .130 3.0
CIN (2 yrs) 212 144 22 4.0 124 .273 .266 .314 .325 .384 .333 .436 .659 .820 61 .344 -12.0 -1.1 .617 .177 .068 1.7
LOU (1 yr) 179 135 11 2.1 74 .211 .196 .241 .246 .313 .262 .323 .508 .636 60 .274 -8.4 -0.9 .430 .149 .065 1.5
CHC (1 yr) 44 33 3 2.4 93 .225 .214 .267 .250 .342 .238 .363 .488 .704 39 .288 -3.4 -0.4 .364 .071 .024

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
1891 20 11 44 42 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 .214 .250 .238 .488 39 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 23 171 659 599 94 164 19 8 6 88 12 58 40 .274 .340 .362 .702 85 217 2
1895 24 260 1010 917 135 246 26 9 6 127 16 82 61 .268 .331 .336 .667 75 308 4 7
1896 25 337 1321 1199 161 328 34 11 7 169 19 100 71 .274 .332 .338 .670 77 405 5 17
1897 26 399 1546 1408 182 383 40 12 8 195 21 109 71 .272 .327 .335 .662 75 471 6 23
1898 27 399 1546 1408 182 383 40 12 8 195 21 109 71 .272 .327 .335 .662 75 471 6 23
1899 28 400 1549 1410 182 383 40 12 8 195 21 109 71 .272 .327 .334 .661 75 471 7 23

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
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 92 309 279 27 64 7 3 2 32 5 28 12 .229 .304 .297 .602 25 75
1895 24 108 395 369 35 82 7 1 0 33 4 24 26 .222 .273 .247 .520 24 89
1896 25 94 351 331 25 86 8 2 1 40 3 19 12 .260 .302 .305 .607 31 77
1897 26 74 252 242 20 57 6 1 1 24 2 9 0 .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 Seasons 478 1718 1606 156 377 39 12 8 167 20 105 84 .235 .285 .289 .574 133 400
162 Game Avg. 162 582 544 53 128 13 4 3 57 7 36 .235 .285 .289 .574 45 400

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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