Merritt Ranew
Merritt Thomas Ranew
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 10, 1938 in Albany, GA
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1962
Final Game: September 30, 1969
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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
1962 24 HOU NL 71 239 218 26 51 6 8 4 24 2 2 14 43 .234 .287 .390 .677 86 85 2 3 2 2 5 2
1963 25 CHC NL 78 166 154 18 52 8 1 3 15 1 0 9 32 .338 .380 .461 .841 136 71 3 2 0 1 1 2/3
1964 26 TOT NL 25 53 50 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 9 .100 .151 .100 .251 -28 5 1 1 0 0 0 2
1964 26 CHC NL 16 36 33 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .091 .167 .091 .258 -26 3 1 1 0 0 0 /2
1964 26 MLN NL 9 17 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .118 .118 .118 .235 -34 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1965 27 CAL AL 41 102 91 12 19 4 0 1 10 0 0 7 22 .209 .260 .286 .546 57 26 3 0 2 2 0 2
1969 31 SEP AL 54 92 81 11 20 2 0 0 4 0 0 10 14 .247 .330 .272 .601 73 22 4 0 1 0 3 2/75
5 Seasons 269 652 594 68 147 20 9 8 54 3 3 42 120 .247 .301 .352 .653 83 209 13 6 5 5 9
162 Game Avg. 162 393 358 41 89 12 5 5 33 2 2 25 72 .247 .301 .352 .653 83 126 8 4 3 3 5
CHC (2 yrs) 94 202 187 18 55 8 1 3 16 1 0 11 38 .294 .342 .396 .737 107 74 4 3 0 1 1
MLN (1 yr) 9 17 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .118 .118 .118 .235 -34 2 0 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 41 102 91 12 19 4 0 1 10 0 0 7 22 .209 .260 .286 .546 57 26 3 0 2 2 0
HOU (1 yr) 71 239 218 26 51 6 8 4 24 2 2 14 43 .234 .287 .390 .677 86 85 2 3 2 2 5
SEP (1 yr) 54 92 81 11 20 2 0 0 4 0 0 10 14 .247 .330 .272 .601 73 22 4 0 1 0 3
NL (3 yrs) 174 458 422 45 108 14 9 7 40 3 3 25 84 .256 .305 .382 .686 90 161 6 6 2 3 6
AL (2 yrs) 95 194 172 23 39 6 0 1 14 0 0 17 36 .227 .293 .279 .572 65 48 7 0 3 2 3

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
1962 24 HOU NL 239 175 24 3.7 97 .272 .234 .261 .287 .328 .390 .397 .677 .724 86 .402 -5.2 -0.5 .596 .220 .156 2.7
1963 25 CHC NL 166 106 27 6.8 94 .408 .338 .261 .380 .323 .461 .390 .841 .713 136 .736 7.3 0.8 .790 .188 .123 1.5
1964 26 TOT NL 53 47 1 0.6 96 .122 .100 .267 .151 .325 .100 .396 .251 .721 -28 .026 -8.7 -0.9 .149 .020 .000
1964 26 CHC NL 36 31 1 0.9 97 .111 .091 .268 .167 .326 .091 .398 .258 .724 -26 .056 -5.7 -0.6 .194 .061 .000
1964 26 MLN NL 17 16 0 0.0 94 .143 .118 .264 .118 .322 .118 .393 .235 .715 -34 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .063 -0.059 .000
1965 27 CAL AL 102 79 7 2.4 89 .257 .209 .247 .260 .317 .286 .379 .546 .696 57 .278 -4.9 -0.5 .440 .154 .077 .0
1969 31 SEP AL 92 66 7 2.9 92 .299 .247 .251 .330 .327 .272 .378 .601 .705 73 .329 -2.6 -0.3 .492 .148 .025
5 Seasons 652 473 66 3.8 94 .295 .247 .258 .301 .325 .352 .390 .653 .714 83 .445 -14.2 -1.5 .555 .175 .104 4.4
162 Game Avg. 393 285 40 3.8 94 .295 .247 .258 .301 .325 .352 .390 .653 .714 83 .445 -14.2 -1.5 .555 .175 .104 3
CHC (2 yrs) 202 137 28 5.5 94 .354 .294 .262 .342 .324 .396 .391 .737 .715 107 .648 1.6 0.2 .654 .166 .102 1.5
MLN (1 yr) 17 16 0 0.0 94 .143 .118 .264 .118 .322 .118 .393 .235 .715 -34 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .063 -0.059 .000
CAL (1 yr) 102 79 7 2.4 89 .257 .209 .247 .260 .317 .286 .379 .546 .696 57 .277 -4.9 -0.5 .440 .154 .077 .0
HOU (1 yr) 239 175 24 3.7 97 .272 .234 .261 .287 .328 .390 .397 .677 .724 86 .402 -5.2 -0.5 .596 .220 .156 2.7
SEP (1 yr) 92 66 7 2.9 92 .299 .247 .251 .330 .327 .272 .378 .601 .705 73 .329 -2.6 -0.3 .492 .148 .025
NL (3 yrs) 458 328 52 4.3 96 .302 .256 .262 .305 .326 .382 .394 .686 .720 90 .498 -6.6 -0.7 .594 .185 .126 4.2
AL (2 yrs) 194 145 14 2.6 91 .277 .227 .249 .293 .322 .279 .379 .572 .700 65 .301 -7.5 -0.8 .464 .151 .052 .0

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
1962 24 HOU NL 239 1.7% 18.0% 5.9% 7.5% 35% 3.07 5.1 54.5 9.1 1.27 72%
1963 25 CHC NL 166 1.8% 19.3% 5.4% 7.2% 23% 3.56 4.8 51.3 10.3 2.48 72%
1964 26 TOT NL 53 0.0% 17.0% 3.8% 0.0% 0% 4.50 5.6 50.0 2.09 77%
1964 26 CHC NL 36 0.0% 16.7% 5.6% 0.0% 0% 3.00 5.5 33.0 2.43 75%
1964 26 MLN NL 17 0.0% 17.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.7 1.50 82%
1965 27 CAL AL 102 1.0% 21.6% 6.9% 4.9% 26% 3.14 4.1 91.0 9.1 1.07 69%
1969 31 SEP AL 92 0.0% 15.2% 10.9% 2.2% 10% 1.40 5.8 20.3 2.33 73%
5 Seasons 652 1.2% 18.4% 6.4% 5.7% 25% 2.86 5.0 74.3 11.0 1.62 72%
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
1962 24 HOU NL 5 0 34% 83 2 2 50% 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 44% 12 8 4 0 0 0 4 1 3
1963 25 CHC NL 1 0 25% 77 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 36% 11 11 0 1 1 0 10 2 8
1964 26 TOT NL 3 0 13% 15 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1964 26 CHC NL 1 0 0% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1964 26 MLN NL 2 0 50% 4 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1965 27 CAL AL 2 0 44% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 50% 4 2 2 1 0 1 7 4 3
1969 31 SEP AL 1 0 37% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31% 6 6 0 2 2 0 5 1 4
5 Seasons 12 0 32% 238 3 3 50% 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 11 37% 36 30 6 5 4 1 27 9 18
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
1962 24 HOU NL 239 86% 51 15 1 0 0 1.75 4 0 6 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 100% 47 2 4% 22 11 50% 154 21 14% 18 11 61% 16 6 38% 0
1963 25 CHC NL 166 95% 52 41 17 1 5 1.89 3 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 23 3 13% 11 4 36% 92 13 14% 10 5 50% 9 3 33% 0
1964 26 TOT NL 53 98% 5 11 2 0 0 1.48 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 3 1 33% 29 1 3% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1964 26 CHC NL 36 100% 3 5 1 0 0 0.79 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 2 1 50% 21 1 5% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1964 26 MLN NL 17 94% 2 6 1 0 0 2.05 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 8 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1965 27 CAL AL 101 94% 19 17 2 0 3 1.65 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 27 3 11% 10 5 50% 70 9 13% 6 4 67% 3 2 67% 1
1969 31 SEP AL 92 93% 20 31 6 0 2 1.48 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 28 4 14% 8 1 13% 70 5 7% 6 0 0% 7 1 14% 0
5 Seasons 651 92% 147 115 28 1 10 1.69 8 0 15 8 0 3 5 0 5 5 100% 133 13 10% 54 22 41% 415 49 12% 42 21 50% 38 13 34% 1
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
1962 24 71 239 218 26 51 6 8 4 24 2 2 14 43 .234 .287 .390 .677 86 85 2 3 2 2 5
1963 25 149 405 372 44 103 14 9 7 39 3 2 23 75 .277 .325 .419 .744 106 156 5 5 2 3 6
1964 26 174 458 422 45 108 14 9 7 40 3 3 25 84 .256 .305 .382 .686 90 161 6 6 2 3 6
1965 27 215 560 513 57 127 18 9 8 50 3 3 32 106 .248 .297 .365 .661 85 187 9 6 4 5 6
1966 28 215 560 513 57 127 18 9 8 50 3 3 32 106 .248 .297 .365 .661 85 187 9 6 4 5 6
1967 29 215 560 513 57 127 18 9 8 50 3 3 32 106 .248 .297 .365 .661 85 187 9 6 4 5 6
1968 30 215 560 513 57 127 18 9 8 50 3 3 32 106 .248 .297 .365 .661 85 187 9 6 4 5 6
1969 31 269 652 594 68 147 20 9 8 54 3 3 42 120 .247 .301 .352 .653 83 209 13 6 5 5 9

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
1962 24 71 241 221 28 54 6 8 4 26 2 15 43 .244 .299 .398 .697 26 71
1963 25 78 171 158 20 56 9 1 3 17 1 10 32 .354 .398 .481 .879 30 78
1964 26 25 54 51 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 .118 .167 .118 .284 1 25
1965 27 41 103 93 14 21 4 0 1 12 0 8 22 .226 .282 .301 .583 8 41
1969 31 54 92 82 13 21 2 0 0 5 0 10 14 .256 .337 .280 .617 8 54
5 Seasons 269 661 605 77 158 21 9 8 62 3 45 120 .261 .316 .365 .681 73 269
162 Game Avg. 162 398 364 46 95 13 5 5 37 2 27 72 .261 .316 .365 .681 44 269

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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

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