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Jack Merson
John Warren Merson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut September 14, 1951
Final Game April 24, 1953
Born January 17, 1922 in Elk Ridge, MD
Died April 28, 2000 (age 78)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 29 PIN NL   31   50    9   17   1   1   0    5   0   0    3   11  .340  .370  .400  .770    99    20   0   1   3   0   2  
 1952 30 PIN NL  117  392   33   84  14   1   3   30   2   0   28   51  .214  .264  .278  .542    76   109   2   4   1   0   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  2 Seasons      148  442   42  101  15   2   3   35   2   0   31   62  .229  .276  .292  .568         129   2   5   4   0   9
 Per 600 PA           553   53  126  19   3   4   44   3   0   39   78                                 161   3   6   5   0  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      148  442   42  101  15   2   3   35   2   0   31   62  .229  .276  .292  .568         129   2   5   4   0   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      125  452   47  116  22   4   6   52   1   1   23   45  .257  .294  .363  .657         164   4           1  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1951 29 PIN NL  64    6   5.1  20   4   0  .200   4   12    5  .417    0    0  .000  2B   2e20     -142   
 1952 30 PIN NL  34   29   2.5  17   3   0  .176  11   86   61  .709    0    0  .000  2B   2e21      -89   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  2 Seasons           36   2.8  37   7   0  .189  15   98   66  .673    0    0  .000                 -94   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1951 29 PIN NL  2B    15    24    16    4    5   .909     6    65.2   5.48
 1952 30 PIN NL  2B    76   173   226    8   60   .980    71   626.0   5.74
                 3B    27    25    51    3    6   .962    21   193.0   3.54
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B    91   197   242   12   65   .973    77   691.2   5.71
                 3B    27    25    51    3    6   .962    21   193.0   3.54
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1951  PIN   73-81   Dennis Van Langen
 1952  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen

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