Player
Merv Shea
Player Info
- Full Name
- Mervyn John
- Born
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September 5, 1900
San Francisco, CA, USA - Died
- January 27, 1953
- Size
- 5'11" / 175 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 23, 1927
- Final Game
- August 19, 1944
- Career
- 18 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1927-1939
- Boston Red Sox 1933-1933
- St. Louis Browns 1933-1933
- Chicago White Sox 1934-1937
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1938-1938
- Philadelphia Phillies 1944-1944
Career Batting
439
G
.220
AVG
263
H
5
HR
115
RBI
.603
OPS
64
OPS vs Lg
27% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 48 | 120 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .183 |
| 1937 | Chicago White Sox | 25 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .211 |
| 1936 | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 |
| 1935 | Chicago White Sox | 46 | 122 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .230 |
| 1934 | Chicago White Sox | 62 | 176 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .159 |
| 1933 | Boston Red Sox | 16 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| 1933 | St. Louis Browns | 94 | 279 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .262 |
| 1929 | Detroit Tigers | 50 | 162 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .290 |
| 1928 | Detroit Tigers | 39 | 85 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .235 |
| 1927 | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 85 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .176 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NL | 19 | .200 | .300 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 157 | 1.1 | |
| 1939 | AL | 2 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 50.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1938 | NL | 148 | .042 | .220 | 18.9 | 13.5 | 62 | 0.0 | |
| 1937 | AL | 86 | .014 | .246 | 17.4 | 11.6 | 53 | 0.0 | |
| 1936 | AL | 31 | .000 | .158 | 19.4 | 16.1 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| 1935 | AL | 154 | .016 | .248 | 19.5 | 5.8 | 70 | 0.0 | |
| 1934 | AL | 202 | .017 | .178 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 18 | 0.0 | |
| 1933 | AL | 385 | .057 | .266 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 75 | 1.1 | |
| 1929 | AL | 182 | .093 | .312 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 98 | 3.1 | |
| 1928 | AL | 97 | .094 | .270 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 75 | 0.0 | |
| 1927 | AL | 94 | .141 | .214 | 7.4 | 16.0 | 48 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 407 | 1,412 | 254 | 41 | 33 | .976 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays | C | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .952 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 47 | 149 | 19 | 4 | 2 | .977 |
| 1937 | Chicago White Sox | C | 25 | 91 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .966 |
| 1936 | Chicago White Sox | C | 14 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1935 | Chicago White Sox | C | 43 | 161 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .990 |
| 1934 | Chicago White Sox | C | 60 | 240 | 35 | 8 | 4 | .972 |
| 1933 | St. Louis Browns | C | 85 | 328 | 60 | 2 | 15 | .995 |
| 1933 | Boston Red Sox | C | 16 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | Detroit Tigers | C | 46 | 157 | 32 | 7 | 4 | .964 |
| 1928 | Detroit Tigers | C | 30 | 93 | 24 | 6 | 2 | .951 |
| 1927 | Detroit Tigers | C | 31 | 94 | 17 | 6 | 1 | .949 |