Jim Mertz
James Verlin Mertz
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 10, 1916 in Lima, OH
High School: Shawnee (Lima, OH) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1943
Final Game: October 2, 1943
Died: February 4, 2003 in Waycross, GA
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1943 26 WSH AL 5 7 .417 4.63 33 10 12 2 0 3 116.2 109 65 60 7 58 53 0 1 2 499 69 1.431 8.4 0.5 4.5 4.1 0.91
1 Season 5 7 .417 4.63 33 10 12 2 0 3 116.2 109 65 60 7 58 53 0 1 2 499 69 1.431 8.4 0.5 4.5 4.1 0.91
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .417 4.63 52 16 19 3 0 5 185 172 103 95 11 92 84 0 2 3 789 69 1.431 8.4 0.5 4.5 4.1 0.91

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1943 26 5 7 .417 4.63 33 10 12 2 0 3 116.2 109 65 60 7 58 53 0 1 2 499 69 1.431 8.4 0.5 4.5 4.1 0.91 69

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
1943 26 4 8 .333 5.95 112.0 124 82 74 8 66 51 0 1.696 10.0 5.3 4.1 0.77 0.6 33
1 Season 4 8 .333 5.95 112.0 124 82 74 8 66 51 0 1.696 10.0 4.1 0.77 0.6 33

Similarity Scores

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