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Merito
Acosta		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 7''
Weight: 150
 
Born: May 19, 1896 in Cuba, , BAUTA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 34 CHN NL $ 2,981,000   55 55 51 28 28 28 38 44 42 64 78 74 54 59 58
1931 35 CHN NL $ 2,981,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 3 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,981,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 3 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,981,000   55 55 51 28 28 28 38 44 42 64 78 74 54 59 58
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 34 CHN NL 135 422 85 130 11 9 5 51 1 5 80 46 .308 .422 .412 .834 76.5 14.2
1931 35 CHN NL 83 224 47 62 10 0 2 20 0 1 30 26 .277 .359 .348 .708 29.8 5.5
2 Years Sim 218 646 132 192 21 9 7 71 1 6 110 72 .297 .401 .390 .791 106.4 19.7
162 Game Average 480 98 142 15 6 5 52 0 4 81 53 .297 .401 .390 .791 79.0  
Career Highs 135 422 85 130 11 9 5 51 1 5 80 46 .308 .422 .412 .834 76.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   604 126 181 20 9 6 66 1 5 107 66 .300 .407 .392 .800 99.8
vs LH   42 6 11 1 0 1 5 0 1 3 6 .262 .304 .357 .661 4.4
Home 105 325 57 89 11 4 3 30 1 2 44 33 .274 .364 .360 .724 43.7
Away 113 321 75 103 10 5 4 41 0 4 66 39 .321 .437 .421 .857 60.4
RISP   152 0 46 6 4 2 61 0 0 35 16 .303 .429 .434 .863 30.1
Pinch Hitting   47 7 11 1 1 0 11 0 0 6 4 .234 .315 .298 .613 4.8
Close/Late   83 18 28 1 2 1 7 0 0 12 4 .337 .429 .434 .862 15.0
Mar/Apr 40 124 27 40 6 2 1 17 0 1 24 14 .323 .440 .427 .867 23.1
May 50 186 32 53 4 1 1 14 0 1 22 22 .285 .363 .333 .697 23.3
June 28 75 21 24 0 2 1 11 0 2 16 7 .320 .440 .413 .853 13.9
July 30 90 19 28 4 1 2 9 1 0 15 9 .311 .411 .444 .856 16.6
August 38 87 17 18 5 0 1 7 0 0 13 9 .207 .314 .299 .613 8.8
Sep/Oct 32 84 16 29 2 3 1 13 0 2 20 11 .345 .462 .476 .938 18.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 34 CHN NL LF 111 96 879.7 198 10 19 0 .916 2.13   1.5
    CF 9 8 76.0 28 1 0 0 1.000 3.43    
1931 35 CHN NL LF 39 36 309.0 74 3 5 0 .939 2.24   0.5
    RF 11 6 57.0 11 3 2 0 .875 2.21    
    CF 7 6 54.0 15 0 1 0 .938 2.50    
  LF 150 132 1188.7 272 13 24 0 .922 2.16   2.0
  CF 16 14 130.0 43 1 1 0 .978 3.05    
  RF 11 6 57.0 11 3 2 0 .875 2.21    
Career Totals   177 152 1375.7 326 17 27 0 .927 2.24   2.0
Career Highs   120 104 955.7 226 11 19 0 .930 2.27    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1930-5-.422
 Triples
1930-4-9
 Walks
1930-6-80
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Eddie Collins (975)
  2. Marv Rickert (974)
  3. Lance Johnson (969)
  4. Frank Wilson (968)
  5. Jimmy Ripple (968)
  6. Morrie Aderholt (968)
  7. Wid Matthews (965)
  8. Hal Lee (964)
  9. Jack Smith (963)
  10. Roberto Kelly (963)
History
Had first career hit on 4/3/1930, off Willis Hudlin (SEP)
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1930, off Pea ridge Day (SLB)
Injured on 4/3/1931 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Tampa Bay on 5/23/1931
 
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