Jim
Mertz
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 170
 
Born: August 10, 1916 in Usa, OH, LIMA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 26 BRK NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 4
1944 27 BRK NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 2 3 2 3 3 3
1945 28 BRK NL   7 4 5 4 2 3 2 3 3 3
1946 29 BRK NL   7 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 3 3
1947 30 BRK NL   7 4 4 4 2 3 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 2 3 3 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1943 26 BRK NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.1
    AAA   4 3 .571 11 11 1 0 0 76.0 66 24 5 33 45 2.84 .231 .310 .350 .660  
1944 27 AA   2 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 10.7 5 4 2 5 6 3.38 .139 .244 .333 .577  
1945 28 AA   4 7 .364 15 15 0 0 0 97.3 91 42 7 55 83 3.88 .248 .346 .368 .714  
1946 29 AA   6 5 .545 19 19 1 1 0 132.0 107 48 12 76 99 3.27 .221 .327 .357 .684  
1947 30 AA   0 2 .000 4 4 1 0 0 29.3 28 10 1 13 27 3.07 .248 .325 .319 .644  
1 Years Sim 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.1
1 Years AAA 4 3 .571 11 11 1 0 0 76.0 66 24 5 33 45 2.84 .231 .310 .350 .660  
4 Years AA 12 14 .462 47 38 2 1 0 269.3 231 104 22 149 215 3.48 .231 .331 .356 .687  
5 Years Minors 16 17 .485 58 49 3 1 0 345.3 297 128 27 182 260 3.34 .231 .326 .355 .681  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   0 0 0 1 1   .000 .333 .000 .333
vs LH   0 0 0 1 0   .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Home 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 .000 .500 .000 .500
July 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 .000 .500 .000 .500
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1943 26 BRK NL P 2 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   2 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Highs   2 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
History
Drafted in 6th round, 89th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1943
Injured on 7/15/1943 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Released by Brooklyn on 4/2/1948