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Jerry McNertney

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 7, 1936 in Boone, IA us

High School: Gilbert HS (Gilbert, IA)

School: Iowa State University (Ames, IA)

Debut: April 16, 1964 (Age 27-253d, 12,223rd in major league history)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 15, 1973 (Age 36-312d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Gerald Edward McNertney

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

1423

337

.237

129

RBI

163

OBP

.298

SLG

.338

OPS

.636

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1958	21	CHW-min	D-	63	284	256	41	84	16	5	1	51	3		24	18	.328	.385	.441	.827		113		1	1	2			HDG · NESL
1959	22	CHW-min	C,B	104	456	380	45	90	16	3	2	36	2		61	55	.237	.354	.311	.665		118		9	4	2	0		DSU,LIN · NORL,IIIL
1960	23	CHW-min	C	130	593	516	109	176	32	10	13	125	2	0	52	47	.341	.408	.517	.926		267		10	10	5			IDF · PION
1961	24	CHW-min	A	134	567	498	64	136	21	3	6	79	9		53	76	.273	.348	.363	.711		181		6	6	4	1		CHS · SALL
1962	25	CHW-min	AAA	101	380	344	43	92	14	5	8	51	0		30	53	.267	.326	.407	.733		140		2	0	4	5		INA · AA
1963	26	CHW-min	AAA	93	322	290	20	65	6	2	6	34	2	1	23	45	.224	.285	.321	.606		93		3	3	3			INA · IL
1964	27	CHW	AL	73	217	186	16	40	5	0	3	23	0	0	19	24	.215	.290	.290	.580	65	54	6	3	3	6	4	2/H

1965	28	CHW-min	AAA,WRk	36	102	94	9	30	7	0	2	15	0	1	3	12	.319	.347	.457	.804		43		2	1	2			INA,WSX · PCL,FLIL
1966	29	CHW	AL	44	71	59	3	13	0	0	0	1	1	1	7	6	.220	.303	.220	.523	59	13	3	0	5	0	0	2/H
1967	30	CHW	AL	56	135	123	8	28	6	0	3	13	0	0	6	14	.228	.275	.350	.624	89	43	4	2	4	0	3	2/H
1968	31	CHW	AL	74	197	169	18	37	4	1	3	18	0	0	18	29	.219	.300	.308	.608	81	52	2	2	7	1	3	2H/3
1969	32	SEP	AL	128	449	410	39	99	18	1	8	55	1	0	29	63	.241	.291	.349	.640	81	143	13	0	9	1	3	*2/H
1970	33	MIL	AL	111	330	296	27	72	11	1	6	22	1	4	22	33	.243	.302	.348	.650	79	103	14	4	5	2	4	2H3
1971	34	STL	NL	56	146	128	15	37	4	2	4	22	0	0	12	14	.289	.343	.445	.788	119	57	5	0	3	3	1	2H
1972	35	STL	NL	39	57	48	3	10	3	1	0	9	0	0	6	16	.208	.291	.313	.603	73	15	1	0	2	1	1	H2
1973	36	OAK-min	AAA	10	35	32	2	11	2	1	0	4	0	0	2	4	.344	.371	.469	.840		15		0	0	1			TUC · PCL
1973	36	PIT	NL	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2
9 Yrs				590	1606	1423	129	337	51	6	27	163	3	5	119	199	.237	.298	.338	.636	81	481	48	11	38	14	19
162 Game Avg.				162	441	391	35	93	14	2	7	45	1	1	33	55	.237	.298	.338	.636	81	132	13	3	10	4	5

CHW (4 yrs)				247	620	537	45	118	15	1	9	55	1	1	50	73	.220	.291	.302	.593	74	162	15	7	19	7	10
STL (2 yrs)				95	203	176	18	47	7	3	4	31	0	0	18	30	.267	.328	.409	.737	106	72	6	0	5	4	2
MIL (2 yrs)				239	779	706	66	171	29	2	14	77	2	4	51	96	.242	.296	.348	.644	80	246	27	4	14	3	7
PIT (1 yr)				9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	41	1	0	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				486	1399	1243	111	289	44	3	23	132	3	5	101	169	.233	.294	.328	.622	78	408	42	11	33	10	17
NL (3 yrs)				104	207	180	18	48	7	3	4	31	0	0	18	30	.267	.327	.406	.732	105	73	6	0	5	4	2