Player
Bill Merritt
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Henry
- Born
-
July 30, 1870
Lowell, MA, USA - Died
- November 17, 1937
- Size
- 5'7" / 160 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- August 8, 1891
- Final Game
- October 14, 1899
- Career
- 9 years
Teams
- Chicago Cubs 1891-1891
- Louisville Colonels 1892-1892
- Boston Braves 1893-1899
- Cincinnati Reds 1894-1895
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1894-1897
Career Batting
401
G
.272
AVG
384
H
8
HR
196
RBI
.658
OPS
78
OPS vs Lg
45% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Boston Beaneaters | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1897 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 209 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .263 |
| 1896 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 77 | 282 | 82 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | .291 |
| 1895 | Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .177 |
| 1895 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 239 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | .285 |
| 1894 | Boston Beaneaters | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 |
| 1894 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 109 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .275 |
| 1894 | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 117 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .325 |
| 1893 | Boston Beaneaters | 39 | 141 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | .348 |
| 1892 | Louisville Colonels | 46 | 168 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .196 |
| 1891 | Chicago Colts | 11 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | NL | 3 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -3 | 0.0 | |
| 1897 | NL | 225 | .053 | .274 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 66 | 1.2 | |
| 1896 | NL | 311 | .053 | .299 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 84 | 1.2 | |
| 1895 | NL | 351 | .028 | .276 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 58 | 0.0 | |
| 1894 | NL | 289 | .079 | .300 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 86 | 2.4 | |
| 1893 | NL | 154 | .149 | .368 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 144 | 3.7 | |
| 1892 | NL | 179 | .066 | .211 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 58 | 1.1 | |
| 1891 | NL | 44 | .024 | .225 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 46 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 354 | 1,266 | 360 | 100 | 40 | .942 |
| 1B | 18 | 163 | 7 | 4 | 9 | .977 |
| 3B | 8 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 2 | .828 |
| OF | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2B | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .947 |
| SS | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Boston Beaneaters | C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1897 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 7 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .986 |
| 1897 | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 53 | 202 | 43 | 14 | 6 | .946 |
| 1896 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 3 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1896 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1896 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
| 1896 | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 62 | 242 | 75 | 20 | 5 | .941 |
| 1896 | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
| 1895 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .966 |
| 1895 | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| 1895 | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 63 | 245 | 58 | 21 | 7 | .935 |
| 1895 | Cincinnati Reds | C | 20 | 65 | 19 | 4 | 3 | .955 |
| 1894 | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
| 1894 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1894 | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .923 |
| 1894 | Cincinnati Reds | C | 25 | 60 | 27 | 4 | 0 | .956 |
| 1894 | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 28 | 85 | 35 | 6 | 5 | .952 |
| 1894 | Boston Beaneaters | C | 8 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .881 |
| 1894 | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1894 | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1894 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1893 | Boston Beaneaters | C | 37 | 129 | 25 | 9 | 6 | .945 |
| 1893 | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1892 | Louisville Colonels | C | 46 | 175 | 58 | 15 | 6 | .940 |
| 1891 | Chicago Colts | 1B | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .909 |
| 1891 | Chicago Colts | C | 11 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .955 |