Fred Merkle | Baseball Prospectus

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
16	6426	.273	.331	.383	.000	0

Birth Date	12-20-1888
Height	6' 1"
Weight	190 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1907	NY1	18	15	49	47	0	12	1	0	0	13	1	6	0		1	5	0		.255	.271	.277	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1908	NY1	19	38	47	41	6	11	2	1	1	18	4	9	0		2	7	0		.268	.333	.439	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1909	NY1	20	79	257	236	15	45	9	1	0	56	16	43	1		4	20	8		.191	.245	.237	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1910	NY1	21	144	572	506	75	148	35	14	4	223	44	59	3		19	70	23		.292	.353	.441	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1911	NY1	22	149	604	541	80	153	24	10	12	233	43	60	6		14	84	49		.283	.342	.431	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1912	NY1	23	129	537	479	82	148	22	6	11	215	42	70	8		8	84	37		.309	.374	.449	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1913	NY1	24	153	617	563	78	147	30	12	3	210	41	60	3		10	69	35	18	.261	.315	.373	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1914	NY1	25	146	572	512	71	132	25	7	7	192	52	80	1		7	63	23		.258	.327	.375	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1915	NY1	26	140	557	505	52	151	25	3	4	194	36	39	2		14	62	20	15	.299	.348	.384	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1916	BRO	27	23	78	69	6	16	1	0	0	17	7	4	1		1	2	2		.232	.312	.246	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1916	NY1	27	112	449	401	45	95	19	3	7	141	33	46	8		7	44	17		.237	.308	.352	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1917	BRO	28	2	8	8	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0		.125	.125	.250	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1917	CHN	28	146	608	549	65	146	30	9	3	203	42	60	4		13	57	13		.266	.323	.370	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1918	CHN	29	129	541	482	55	143	25	5	3	187	35	36	4		20	65	21		.297	.349	.388	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1919	CHN	30	133	545	498	52	133	20	6	3	174	33	35	2		12	62	20		.267	.315	.349	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1920	CHN	31	92	367	330	33	94	20	4	3	131	24	32	1		12	38	3	5	.285	.335	.397	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1925	NYA	36	7	16	13	4	5	1	0	0	6	1	1	0		2	1	1	0	.385	.429	.462	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1926	NYA	37	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career			1638	6426	5782	720	1580	290	81	61	2215	454	641	44		146	733	272	38	.273	.331	.383	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1907	NY1	MLB	15	49	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1908	NY1	MLB	38	47	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1909	NY1	MLB	79	257	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1910	NY1	MLB	144	572	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1911	NY1	MLB	149	604	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1912	NY1	MLB	129	537	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1913	NY1	MLB	153	617	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1914	NY1	MLB	146	572	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1915	NY1	MLB	140	557	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1916	BRO	MLB	23	78	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1916	NY1	MLB	112	449	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1917	BRO	MLB	2	8	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1917	CHN	MLB	146	608	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1918	CHN	MLB	129	541	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1919	CHN	MLB	133	545	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1920	CHN	MLB	92	367	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1925	NYA	MLB	7	16	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1926	NYA	MLB	1	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		6426	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1907	NY1	MLB	49	0	12	1	0	0	5	1	6	0		.255	.271	.277	.021	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1908	NY1	MLB	47	6	11	2	1	1	7	4	9	0		.268	.333	.439	.171	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1909	NY1	MLB	257	15	45	9	1	0	20	16	43	8		.191	.245	.237	.047	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1910	NY1	MLB	572	75	148	35	14	4	70	44	59	23		.292	.353	.441	.148	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1911	NY1	MLB	604	80	153	24	10	12	84	43	60	49		.283	.342	.431	.148	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1912	NY1	MLB	537	82	148	22	6	11	84	42	70	37		.309	.374	.449	.140	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1913	NY1	MLB	617	78	147	30	12	3	69	41	60	35	18	.261	.315	.373	.112	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1914	NY1	MLB	572	71	132	25	7	7	63	52	80	23		.258	.327	.375	.117	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1915	NY1	MLB	557	52	151	25	3	4	62	36	39	20	15	.299	.348	.384	.085	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1916	BRO	MLB	78	6	16	1	0	0	2	7	4	2		.232	.312	.246	.014	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1916	NY1	MLB	449	45	95	19	3	7	44	33	46	17		.237	.308	.352	.115	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1917	BRO	MLB	8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		.125	.125	.250	.125	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1917	CHN	MLB	608	65	146	30	9	3	57	42	60	13		.266	.323	.370	.104	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1918	CHN	MLB	541	55	143	25	5	3	65	35	36	21		.297	.349	.388	.091	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1919	CHN	MLB	545	52	133	20	6	3	62	33	35	20		.267	.315	.349	.082	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1920	CHN	MLB	367	33	94	20	4	3	38	24	32	3	5	.285	.335	.397	.112	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1925	NYA	MLB	16	4	5	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	.385	.429	.462	.077	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1926	NYA	MLB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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	Title	Author	Date
	Fantasy Freestyle: Mike Trout and Regression Obsession	Mike Gianella	2013-02-15
	Baseball ProGUESTus: The Tensest Series of All Time	Dave Studeman	2012-04-03
	The BP Broadside: My Seven Days of Nervous Baseball and Other Stories	Steven Goldman	2012-02-01
	The BP Broadside: The ALDS Goat Remains Masked and Anonymous	Steven Goldman	2011-10-07
	The BP Broadside: In Which the Cardinals Suffer an Unlikely Loss	Steven Goldman	2011-09-23
	BP Unfiltered: This Week in Minor League History: May 24 - May 30	Geoff Young	2010-05-28
	You Can Blog It Up: Dead Player of the Day and Other Controversies #18	Steven Goldman	2010-05-04
	Cross Your Fingers: Cautionary Tales From the Second Base Trade Logs, Part I	Steven Goldman	2003-07-18
	Impact Rookies: Whose Contribution Has Been the Greatest?	Jeff Bower	2003-03-28

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