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Jack
Merson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: January 17, 1922 in Usa, MD, ELK RIDGE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 29 NYG NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
1952 30 NYG NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
1953 31 NYG NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
1954 32 NYG NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
1955 33 NYG NL     5 5 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 2 2 2 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
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
1951 29 AAA   110 454 48 124 31 2 11 47 5 6 25 47 .273 .311 .423 .734 56.0  
    AA   26 77 11 26 7 0 3 10 1 2 7 8 .338 .393 .545 .938 14.4  
1952 30 AAA   124 431 55 117 27 4 12 62 2 4 27 37 .271 .314 .436 .751 56.0  
1953 31 NYG NL 71 197 23 52 17 0 3 24 0 0 12 25 .264 .308 .396 .704 22.0 2.2
    AAA   20 75 8 18 4 0 0 7 2 2 5 10 .240 .288 .293 .581 5.8  
1954 32 AAA   75 118 13 27 5 1 3 24 0 0 10 10 .229 .289 .364 .653 12.6  
1955 33 AAA   121 394 48 105 26 3 6 39 1 0 29 44 .266 .317 .393 .710 47.8  
1 Years Sim 71 197 23 52 17 0 3 24 0 0 12 25 .264 .308 .396 .704 22.0 2.2
5 Years AAA 450 1472 172 391 93 10 32 179 10 12 96 148 .266 .309 .408 .717 178.3  
1 Years AA 26 77 11 26 7 0 3 10 1 2 7 8 .338 .398 .545 .943 14.4  
6 Years Minors 476 1549 183 417 100 10 35 189 11 14 103 156 .269 .314 .414 .728 192.6  
162 Game Average 449 52 118 38 0 6 54 0 0 27 57 .264 .308 .396 .704 50.1  
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   119 15 34 12 0 3 13 0 0 9 15 .286 .336 .462 .798 17.4
vs LH   78 8 18 5 0 0 11 0 0 3 10 .231 .265 .295 .560 5.4
Home 35 97 13 27 8 0 2 11 0 0 10 14 .278 .352 .423 .775 13.8
Away 36 100 10 25 9 0 1 13 0 0 2 11 .250 .262 .370 .632 8.9
RISP   41 0 11 4 0 2 21 0 0 3 7 .268 .326 .512 .838 6.4
Pinch Hitting   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Close/Late   14 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .357 .438 .429 .866 2.5
Mar/Apr 10 21 3 10 3 0 1 9 0 0 2 3 .476 .542 .762 1.304 6.2
May 9 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
July 24 80 6 16 7 0 0 3 0 0 6 14 .200 .256 .288 .543 5.4
August 26 83 13 24 7 0 2 11 0 0 4 7 .289 .318 .446 .764 11.1
Sep/Oct 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1953 31 NYG NL SS 52 51 423.3 77 185 4 47 .985 5.57 0 0 .000 0 2.7
    3B 15 3 50.3 4 14 1 1 .947 3.22 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    2B 2 0 6.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 52 51 423.3 77 185 4 47 .985 5.57 0 0 .000 0 2.7
  3B 15 3 50.3 4 14 1 1 .947 3.22 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  2B 2 0 6.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   70 54 483.7 82 200 5 48 .983 5.25 0 0 .000 0 2.9
Career Highs   70 54 483.7 82 200 5 48 .983 5.25 0 0 .000 0  
History
Drafted in 4th round, 56th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1951
4/2/1953: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)
Had first career hit on 4/6/1953, off Mike Garcia (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1953, off Johnny Rutherford (BOS)
 
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