Lloyd Merriman
Lloyd Archer Merriman (Citation)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 2, 1924 in Clovis, CA
School: Stanford University
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1949
Final Game: September 17, 1955
Died: January 20, 2004 in Fresno, CA
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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
1949 24 CIN NL 103 310 287 35 66 12 5 4 26 2 21 36 .230 .285 .348 .633 68 100 5 1 1 O
1950 25 CIN NL 92 335 298 44 77 15 3 2 31 6 30 23 .258 .330 .349 .679 79 104 3 2 5 O
1951 26 CIN NL 114 392 359 34 87 23 2 5 36 8 4 31 34 .242 .303 .359 .662 76 129 4 0 2 O
1954 29 CIN NL 73 141 112 12 30 8 1 0 16 3 0 23 10 .268 .397 .357 .754 98 40 1 3 0 3 9/7
1955 30 TOT MLB 73 168 146 15 31 6 1 1 8 1 0 21 21 .212 .310 .288 .597 60 42 0 0 0 1 0 8/79
1955 30 CHW AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 30 CHC NL 72 167 145 15 31 6 1 1 8 1 0 21 21 .214 .311 .290 .601 61 42 0 0 0 1 0 8/79
5 Seasons 455 1346 1202 140 291 64 12 12 117 20 4 126 124 .242 .316 .345 .661 75 415 13 6 8 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 479 428 50 104 23 4 4 42 7 45 44 .242 .316 .345 .661 75 148 5 2 3
CIN (4 yrs) 382 1178 1056 125 260 58 11 11 109 19 4 105 103 .246 .317 .353 .670 77 373 13 6 8 3
CHC (1 yr) 72 167 145 15 31 6 1 1 8 1 0 21 21 .214 .311 .290 .601 61 42 0 0 0 1 0
CHW (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 454 1345 1201 140 291 64 12 12 117 20 4 126 124 .242 .316 .346 .662 75 415 13 6 8 4 0
AL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 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
1949 24 CIN NL 310 227 28 3.3 105 .251 .230 .272 .285 .345 .348 .406 .633 .752 68 .354 -14.2 -1.4 .549 .199 .118 2.7
1950 25 CIN NL 335 229 34 4.0 108 .275 .258 .270 .330 .346 .349 .418 .679 .764 79 .420 -8.8 -0.9 .634 .211 .091 3.0
1951 26 CIN NL 392 282 39 3.7 105 .256 .242 .270 .303 .344 .359 .409 .662 .753 76 .412 -12.5 -1.2 .586 .214 .117 6.2
1954 29 CIN NL 141 86 16 5.0 111 .286 .268 .276 .397 .348 .357 .427 .754 .775 98 .518 1.6 0.2 .831 .321 .089 .0
1955 30 TOT MLB 168 116 15 3.5 105 .240 .212 .265 .310 .336 .288 .420 .597 .757 60 .365 -7.9 -0.8 .557 .226 .075 1.0
1955 30 CHW AL 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .270 .000 .350 .000 .402 .000 .752 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1955 30 CHC NL 167 115 15 3.5 105 .242 .214 .265 .311 .336 .290 .420 .601 .757 61 .369 -7.6 -0.7 .561 .228 .076 1.0
5 Seasons 1346 940 132 3.8 106 .261 .242 .270 .316 .344 .345 .414 .661 .758 75 .405 -41.8 -4.1 .607 .221 .103 15.0
162 Game Avg. 479 335 47 3.8 106 .261 .242 .270 .316 .344 .345 .414 .661 .758 75 .405 -41.8 -4.1 .607 .221 .103 5
CIN (4 yrs) 1178 824 117 3.8 106 .263 .246 .271 .317 .346 .353 .413 .670 .758 77 .411 -33.9 -3.4 .614 .221 .107 13.9
CHC (1 yr) 167 115 15 3.5 105 .242 .214 .265 .311 .336 .290 .420 .601 .757 61 .369 -7.6 -0.7 .561 .228 .076 1.0
CHW (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .270 .000 .350 .000 .402 .000 .752 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (5 yrs) 1345 939 132 3.8 106 .261 .242 .270 .316 .344 .346 .414 .662 .758 75 .406 -41.5 -4.1 .607 .221 .103 15.0
AL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .270 .000 .350 .000 .402 .000 .752 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1949 24 CIN NL 310 1.3% 11.6% 6.8% 6.8% 32% 1.71 8.0 71.8 11.0 80%
1950 25 CIN NL 335 0.6% 6.9% 9.0% 6.0% 26% 0.77 13.0 149.0 9.6 81%
1951 26 CIN NL 392 1.3% 8.7% 7.9% 7.7% 35% 1.10 10.6 71.8 10.0 82%
1954 29 CIN NL 141 0.0% 7.1% 16.3% 6.4% 30% 0.43 11.2 7.0 0.64 74%
1955 30 TOT MLB 168 0.6% 12.5% 12.5% 4.8% 26% 1.00 7.0 146.0 18.3 0.94 74%
1955 30 CHW AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
1955 30 CHC NL 167 0.6% 12.6% 12.6% 4.8% 26% 1.00 6.9 145.0 18.1 0.97 74%
5 Seasons 1346 0.9% 9.2% 9.4% 6.5% 30% 0.98 9.7 100.2 10.3 0.78 79%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 29 CIN NL 3 0 21% 64 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 39% 9 8 1 2 0 2 2 0 2
1955 30 TOT MLB 0 0 28% 66 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 43% 6 4 1 1 0 1 7 2 4
1955 30 CHW AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 30 CHC NL 0 0 28% 66 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 43% 6 4 1 1 0 1 7 2 4
5 Seasons 3 0 31% 130 20 4 125% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 41% 15 12 2 3 0 3 9 2 6
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 29 CIN NL 142 89% 30 38 11 0 9 1.75 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 1 3% 11 5 45% 113 16 14% 11 7 64% 7 1 14% 0
1955 30 TOT MLB 120 95% 31 14 3 0 0 0.89 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0% 7 1 14% 42 5 12% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 48
1955 30 CHW AL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 30 CHC NL 119 95% 31 13 3 0 0 0.94 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0% 7 1 14% 42 5 12% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 48
5 Seasons 262 92% 291 52 14 0 9 1.52 12 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 46 13 28% 18 6 33% 155 21 14% 13 8 62% 12 1 8% 48
MLB Averages

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
1949 24 103 310 287 35 66 12 5 4 26 2 21 36 .230 .285 .348 .633 68 100 5 1 1
1950 25 195 645 585 79 143 27 8 6 57 8 51 59 .244 .308 .349 .657 74 204 8 3 6
1951 26 309 1037 944 113 230 50 10 11 93 16 4 82 93 .244 .306 .353 .659 75 333 12 3 8
1952 27 309 1037 944 113 230 50 10 11 93 16 4 82 93 .244 .306 .353 .659 75 333 12 3 8
1953 28 309 1037 944 113 230 50 10 11 93 16 4 82 93 .244 .306 .353 .659 75 333 12 3 8
1954 29 382 1178 1056 125 260 58 11 11 109 19 4 105 103 .246 .317 .353 .670 77 373 13 6 8 3
1955 30 455 1346 1202 140 291 64 12 12 117 20 4 126 124 .242 .316 .345 .661 75 415 13 6 8 4 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1949 24 107 318 296 35 67 12 5 4 26 2 21 37 .226 .280 .341 .621 28 103
1950 25 96 341 309 43 78 15 3 2 31 6 30 24 .252 .323 .340 .662 33 92
1951 26 118 403 371 34 89 24 2 5 36 8 32 35 .240 .300 .356 .656 39 114
1954 29 77 149 118 12 32 9 1 0 16 3 25 11 .271 .403 .364 .767 17 73
1955 30 77 181 156 16 35 7 1 1 8 1 24 22 .224 .326 .301 .627 16 73
5 Seasons 475 1392 1250 140 301 67 12 12 117 20 132 129 .241 .315 .342 .658 133 455
162 Game Avg. 162 475 426 48 103 23 4 4 40 7 45 44 .241 .315 .342 .658 45 455

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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