George Merritt

George Washington Merritt

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: April 14, 1880 in Paterson, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1901
Team: Pirates 1901-1903

Final Game: May 26, 1903
Died: February 21, 1938 in Memphis, TN
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1900	20	TTO	A	0	0			1	0		0	0		2.0	7	6			3	0						5.000	31.5		13.5	0.0	0.00	TTO · EL
1901	21	UTI	C					39																								UTI · NYSL
1901	21	PIT	NL	3	0	1.000	4.88	3	3	0	3	0	0	24.0	28	18	13	0	5	5	2	0	0	104	69	1.375	10.5	0.0	1.9	1.9	1.00

1902	22	WCS	A	11	10	.524		21																								WCS · EL
1903	23	PIT	NL	0	0		2.25	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	162	1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	4.5	2.00
1906	26	JER	A	1	4	.200		5						43.0	27	14			11							0.884	5.7		2.3			JER · EL
1909	29	JER	A	14	14	.500		30						233.0	183	90			49							0.996	7.1		1.9			JER · EL
1910	30	JER,BFL	A	15	9	.625		25						207.0	178	63			43							1.068	7.7		1.9			JER,BFL · EL
1911	31	BFL	A	8	11	.421		34						183.0	179	87			42							1.208	8.8		2.1			BFL · EL
1913	33	MEM	A	2	2	.500		5						34.0	27	11			3							0.882	7.1		0.8			MEM · SOUA
1914	34	MEM	A	2	5	.286		8						59.0	58	30			13							1.203	8.8		2.0			MEM · SOUA
1915	35	LRK,CNG	A	4	2	.667		10						59.0	64	25			6							1.186	9.8		0.9			LRK,CNG · SOUA
2 Yrs				3	0	1.000	4.50	4	3	1	3	0	0	28.0	32	21	14	0	6	7	2	0	0	120	75	1.357	10.3	0.0	1.9	2.3	1.17
162 Game Avg.				29	0	1.000	4.50	39	29	10	29	0	0	272	311	204	136	0	58	68	19	0	0	1166	75	1.357	10.3	0.0	1.9	2.3	1.17

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1901	21	PIT	NL	24.0	3	3	18	6.75	4.50	0.35	0.00	99.0	4.11	-7	-0.6		-0.0	-0.4	-5	.310	.496	$

1903	23	PIT	NL	4.0	1	0	3	6.75	4.65	0.29	0.00	100.0	4.36	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.406	.499	$
2 Seasons				28.0	4	3	21	6.75	4.52	0.34	0.00	99.1	4.15	-8	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-6	.334	.498	$

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HBP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1901	21	3	1.000	4.88	3	3	0	3	24.0	28	18	13	5	5	2	104	69	1.375	10.5	1.9	1.9	1.00	69
1902	22	3	1.000	4.88	3	3	0	3	24.0	28	18	13	5	5	2	104	69	1.375	10.5	1.9	1.9	1.00	69
1903	23	3	1.000	4.50	4	3	1	3	28.0	32	21	14	6	7	2	120	75	1.357	10.3	1.9	2.3	1.17	75

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1901	21	1	2	.333	4.67	27.0	31	16	14	0	6	6	2	1.370	10.3	2.0	2.0	1.00	0.0	3

1903	23	0	0		1.80	5.0	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	1.000	7.2	1.8	3.6	2.00	0.0	1
2 Yrs		1	2	.333	4.22	32.0	35	17	15	0	7	8	2	1.313	9.8		2.3	1.14	0.0	4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y 1901 NL born 1880-04-14 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1901 NL born 1880-04-14 (7th)

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