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George
Merritt		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: April 14, 1880 in Paterson, NJ.
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Cy Young Award 1909   
Gold Glove Award 1907    1911   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 21 BSN NL $ 300,000 10 2 3 2 6 7 7 10 10 10
1902 22 BSN NL $ 300,000 10 2 3 2 6 7 7 10 10 10
1903 23 BSN NL $ 387,857 10 2 3 3 6 7 7 10 10 10
1904 24 BSN NL $ 1,040,000 9 3 3 3 6 7 7 10 10 10
1905 25 BSN NL $ 1,414,286 9 3 4 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1906 26 PHA AL $ 6,950,000 9 3 3 3 7 8 8 10 10 10
1907 27 PHA AL $ 6,950,000 9 3 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10
1908 28 PHA AL $ 6,950,000 9 3 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10
1909 29 PHA AL $ 6,950,000 9 2 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10
1910 30 BOS AL $ 12,500,000 9 2 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10
1911 31 BOS AL $ 12,500,000 9 2 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10
1912 32 BOS AL $ 12,500,000 9 3 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 10
1913 33 BOS AL $ 12,500,000 9 3 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 10
1914 34 BOS AL $ 12,500,000 9 3 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 10
1915 35 PHI NL $ 9,555,444 9 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1916 36 BOS AL $ 9,555,444 9 1 2 2 9 10 9 10 10 10
1917 37 BOS AL $ 9,555,444 9 1 2 2 6 7 6 5 5 5
1918 38 PHI NL $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 1 2 2 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 12,500,000 10 3 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 10
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
1901 21 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1902 22 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1903 23 BSN NL $ 387,857   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1904 24 BSN NL $ 1,040,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1905 25 BSN NL $ 1,414,286   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 26 PHA AL $ 6,950,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 27 PHA AL $ 6,950,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 28 PHA AL $ 6,950,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 29 PHA AL $ 6,950,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 30 BOS AL $ 12,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 31 BOS AL $ 12,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1912 32 BOS AL $ 12,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1913 33 BOS AL $ 12,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1914 34 BOS AL $ 12,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1915 35 PHI NL $ 9,555,444   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1916 36 BOS AL $ 9,555,444   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1917 37 BOS AL $ 9,555,444   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1918 38 PHI NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 12,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1901 21 BSN NL 4 10 .286 17 13 10 0 0 107.7 130 63 3 34 27 5.27 .298 .347 .406 .753 1.1
1902 22 BSN NL 3 3 .500 10 1 1 0 1 22.7 20 7 3 5 3 2.78 .227 .269 .398 .667 2.6
1903 23 BSN NL 3 2 .600 10 5 2 0 0 46.3 56 18 0 11 19 3.50 .296 .335 .354 .689 3.7
1904 24 BSN NL 14 14 .500 32 32 22 1 0 275.7 302 114 2 76 96 3.72 .283 .330 .342 .672 20.3
1905 25 BSN NL 17 14 .548 33 33 27 4 0 277.7 262 102 4 75 99 3.31 .250 .301 .332 .634 22.2
1906 26 PHA AL 11 12 .478 30 19 13 1 1 170.3 191 77 1 57 71 4.07 .281 .338 .331 .670 6.8
1907 27 PHA AL 14 10 .583 30 27 21 3 0 234.3 224 64 2 57 75 2.46 .253 .297 .303 .600 19.2
1908 28 PHA AL 22 13 .629 40 40 33 5 0 350.0 325 83 1 49 132 2.13 .245 .271 .294 .566 29.5
1909 29 PHA AL 25 13 .658 41 41 34 5 0 358.0 313 91 0 55 147 2.29 .233 .273 .277 .550 32.1
1910 30 BOS AL 14 11 .560 27 27 22 1 0 239.3 231 64 0 31 97 2.41 .259 .289 .307 .596 22.5
1911 31 BOS AL 18 19 .486 38 38 30 3 0 324.7 365 134 4 56 113 3.71 .284 .313 .361 .673 21.4
1912 32 BOS AL 19 18 .514 40 40 34 3 0 345.0 350 127 3 59 137 3.31 .261 .292 .343 .634 23.6
1913 33 BOS AL 23 12 .657 40 40 32 3 0 342.3 351 117 2 39 152 3.08 .265 .287 .343 .630 25.5
1914 34 BOS AL 28 13 .683 42 42 37 4 0 372.3 354 116 5 61 156 2.80 .249 .282 .335 .617 30.3
1915 35 PHI NL 10 16 .385 30 30 15 1 0 222.0 301 126 4 42 80 5.11 .333 .364 .405 .769 2.6
1916 36 BOS AL 17 11 .607 29 29 28 1 0 257.0 219 60 0 43 73 2.10 .232 .265 .287 .552 23.3
1917 37 BOS AL 16 8 .667 28 26 23 2 0 225.0 225 88 6 53 62 3.52 .262 .306 .340 .646 14.6
1918 38 PHI NL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 24.0 19 13 3 20 5 4.88 .229 .385 .361 .746 0.0
18 Years Sim 258 200 .563 520 486 384 37 2 4194.3 4238 1464 43 823 1544 3.14 .263 .300 .331 .631 301.4
Season Average 14 11 .560 28 27 21 2 0 233.0 235 81 2 45 85 3.14 .263 .300 .331 .631  
Career Highs 28 19 .683 42 42 37 5 1 372.3 365 134 6 76 156 5.27 .333 .385 .406 .769  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2100 759 18 312 967   .242 .268 .305 .573
vs LH   2138 705 25 511 577   .288 .334 .361 .695
Home 131 102 .562 259 242 200 21 0 2150.0 2178 761 27 429 786 3.19 .263 .300 .336 .635
Away 127 98 .564 261 244 184 16 2 2044.3 2060 703 16 394 758 3.09 .262 .298 .326 .624
Mar/Apr 27 18 .600 50 47 40 5 0 419.0 431 137 0 65 155 2.94 .267 .295 .321 .616
May 47 33 .588 97 90 66 7 0 774.3 799 276 13 177 271 3.21 .267 .308 .330 .638
June 48 36 .571 89 86 74 7 0 749.3 742 242 7 122 280 2.91 .259 .290 .326 .615
July 42 39 .519 93 83 67 6 1 715.0 720 274 11 137 271 3.45 .263 .298 .343 .641
August 46 33 .582 88 84 66 5 0 719.3 742 252 4 154 260 3.15 .266 .305 .332 .637
Sep/Oct 48 41 .539 103 96 75 7 1 817.3 804 283 8 168 307 3.12 .257 .295 .331 .625
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1901 21 BSN NL 17 40 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 .175 .175 .175 .350 0.7 0.0
1902 22 BSN NL 11 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.6 0.2
1903 23 BSN NL 10 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.4 0.0
1904 24 BSN NL 32 105 7 19 6 1 0 12 0 1 0 47 .181 .179 .257 .436 3.4 0.0
1905 25 BSN NL 33 101 9 19 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 52 .188 .219 .208 .427 3.2 0.0
1906 26 PHA AL 30 60 5 11 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 35 .183 .180 .183 .364 1.4 0.0
1907 27 PHA AL 30 80 5 11 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 48 .138 .159 .138 .296 -0.4 0.0
1908 28 PHA AL 40 125 7 16 3 0 0 7 2 1 0 72 .128 .135 .152 .287 -1.2 0.0
1909 29 PHA AL 41 135 11 34 2 1 0 13 0 3 5 69 .252 .279 .281 .560 8.8 0.8
1910 30 BOS AL 27 91 5 16 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 49 .176 .176 .231 .407 2.2 0.0
1911 31 BOS AL 38 124 7 20 4 1 0 14 0 1 1 59 .161 .167 .210 .376 1.8 0.0
1912 32 BOS AL 40 129 11 28 1 1 0 12 0 0 2 54 .217 .226 .240 .466 6.4 0.0
1913 33 BOS AL 40 126 10 21 1 2 0 6 0 1 3 61 .167 .186 .206 .392 2.2 0.0
1914 34 BOS AL 42 138 12 24 2 0 0 11 1 2 3 56 .174 .191 .188 .380 2.5 0.0
1915 35 PHI NL 31 80 8 13 1 1 0 6 1 0 2 41 .163 .183 .200 .383 2.0 0.0
1916 36 BOS AL 29 99 12 29 2 0 0 14 0 0 2 36 .293 .307 .313 .620 9.1 1.9
1917 37 BOS AL 28 88 8 21 0 2 0 10 1 1 3 33 .239 .264 .284 .548 6.3 0.4
1918 38 PHI NL 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
18 Years Sim 523 1547 120 294 23 12 0 123 10 14 26 736 .190 .204 .220 .424 48.6 3.3
162 Game Average 479 37 91 7 3 0 38 3 4 8 227 .190 .204 .220 .424 15.1  
Career Highs 42 138 12 34 6 2 0 14 2 3 5 72 .667 .667 .667 1.333 9.1  
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   1076 81 201 16 10 0 87 6 11 15 529 .187 .199 .220 .419 28.1
vs LH   471 39 93 7 2 0 36 4 3 11 207 .197 .215 .221 .436 16.3
Home 259 736 56 140 12 7 0 67 6 7 11 356 .190 .203 .226 .428 21.8
Away 258 811 64 154 11 5 0 56 4 7 15 380 .190 .205 .216 .421 22.6
RISP   439 0 94 10 1 0 118 0 0 6 192 .214 .224 .241 .465 18.7
Close/Late   149 9 22 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 77 .148 .164 .168 .332 0.6
Mar/Apr 48 149 8 21 0 1 0 14 1 0 3 78 .141 .156 .154 .310 0.0
May 92 291 24 56 5 2 0 17 3 2 2 143 .192 .197 .223 .421 8.2
June 87 268 29 60 5 1 0 23 3 5 6 118 .224 .242 .250 .492 12.7
July 88 268 22 61 8 3 0 30 0 1 5 116 .228 .242 .280 .522 15.4
August 87 270 18 48 2 2 0 26 1 1 7 136 .178 .199 .200 .399 6.4
Sep/Oct 105 301 19 48 3 3 0 13 2 5 3 145 .159 .170 .189 .360 1.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1901 21 BSN NL P 17 13 107.7 7 31 2 7 .950 3.18    
1902 22 BSN NL P 10 1 22.7 0 7 0 1 1.000 2.78    
1903 23 BSN NL P 10 5 46.3 1 11 0 0 1.000 2.33    
1904 24 BSN NL P 32 32 275.7 27 55 1 4 .988 2.68    
1905 25 BSN NL P 33 33 277.7 21 59 1 2 .988 2.59    
1906 26 PHA AL P 30 19 170.3 14 34 1 1 .980 2.54    
1907 27 PHA AL P 30 27 234.3 15 68 0 5 1.000 3.19    
1908 28 PHA AL P 40 40 350.0 24 91 5 4 .958 2.96    
1909 29 PHA AL P 41 41 358.0 20 88 2 4 .982 2.72    
1910 30 BOS AL P 27 27 239.3 15 55 1 3 .986 2.63    
1911 31 BOS AL P 38 38 324.7 32 78 1 5 .991 3.05    
1912 32 BOS AL P 40 40 345.0 23 80 2 5 .981 2.69    
1913 33 BOS AL P 40 40 342.3 26 93 1 5 .992 3.13    
1914 34 BOS AL P 42 42 372.3 28 107 4 7 .971 3.26    
1915 35 PHI NL P 30 30 222.0 10 61 1 8 .986 2.88    
1916 36 BOS AL P 29 29 257.0 16 63 1 7 .988 2.77    
1917 37 BOS AL P 28 26 225.0 8 62 1 6 .986 2.80    
1918 38 PHI NL P 3 3 24.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 3.38    
Career Totals   520 486 4194.3 289 1050 24 74 .982 2.87    
Career Highs   42 42 372.3 32 107 5 8 1.000 3.38    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1912 32 BOS AL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 14 4 0 3 6 4.00 .350 .395 .475 .870
1913 33 BOS AL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 11 2 0 4 4 2.00 .314 .385 .343 .727
1914 34 BOS AL 0 2 .000 2 2 2 0 0 17.0 19 7 0 3 2 3.71 .297 .328 .391 .719
1916 36 BOS AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.7 14 9 1 3 1 9.35 .400 .447 .629 1.076
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 5 .000 5 5 4 0 0 43.7 58 22 1 13 13 4.54 .333 .380 .448 .828
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1912 32 BOS AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1913 33 BOS AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1914 34 BOS AL 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
1916 36 BOS AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1905-7-3.31
1907-8-2.46
1908-2-2.13
1909-2-2.29
1910-6-2.41
1912-10-3.31
1914-6-2.80
1916-3-2.10
CAR-27-3.14
 Wins
1908-3-22
1909-1-25
1911-10-18
1912-8-19
1913-5-23
1914-1-28
1917-10-16
CAR-7-258
 Losses
1911-3-19
1912-1-18
CAR-9-200
 Winning Pct
1908-7-.629
1909-3-.658
1913-3-.657
1914-2-.683
1916-10-.607
1917-5-.667
CAR-43-.563
 Games Pitched
1908-8-40
1909-7-41
1912-7-40
1913-10-40
1914-6-42
CAR-13-520
 Games Started
1908-6-40
1909-3-41
1911-10-38
1912-5-40
1913-6-40
1914-1-42
CAR-14-486
Complete Games
1905-7-27
1908-2-33
1909-1-34
1911-5-30
1912-2-34
1913-3-32
1914-1-37
1916-9-28
CAR-6-384
 Shutouts
1904-9-1
1905-2-4
1907-7-3
1908-1-5
1909-4-5
1911-4-3
1912-5-3
1913-5-3
1914-4-4
CAR-7-37
 Innings Pitched
1908-7-350.0
1909-3-358.0
1911-9-324.7
1912-5-345.0
1913-5-342.3
1914-1-372.3
CAR-11-4194.3
 Hits Allowed
1908-5-325
1909-3-313
1911-3-365
1912-2-350
1913-3-351
1914-2-354
CAR-9-4238
 Strikeouts
1909-10-147
1912-9-137
1913-8-152
CAR-34-1544
 Walks Allowed
CAR-35-823
Walks per 9IP
1908-3-1.3
1909-4-1.4
1910-6-1.2
1911-5-1.6
1912-5-1.5
1913-1-1.0
1914-6-1.5
1915-5-1.7
1916-5-1.5
CAR-33-1.8
 Hits per 9IP
1905-5-8.5
1916-6-7.7
 WHiP
1908-5-1.07
1909-3-1.03
1910-10-1.09
1911-10-1.30
1912-5-1.19
1913-6-1.14
1914-3-1.11
1916-1-1.02
CAR-34-1.21
 OAVG
1905-6-.250
1916-6-.232
 OOBP
1908-5-.271
1909-5-.273
1912-5-.292
1913-5-.287
1914-3-.282
1916-1-.265
CAR-26-.300
 OSLG
1904-4-.342
1905-5-.332
1908-8-.294
1909-7-.277
1916-5-.287
CAR-33-.331
OOPS
1905-8-.634
1908-7-.566
1909-3-.550
1912-9-.634
1916-3-.552
CAR-26-.631
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 166    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 109    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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.
Strikeouts
1908-9-72
1909-10-69
CAR-16-736
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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  1. Ray Caldwell (953)
  2. Rube Kroh (934)
  3. Cy Falkenberg (918)
  4. Charlie Shields (892)
  5. Tom Walker (890)
  6. Rip Vowinkel (879)
  7. Eddie Plank (872)
  8. Doc White (865)
  9. Ed Kinsella (865)
  10. Lefty Tyler (862)
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  1. Eddie Plank (979)
  2. Joe Wood (978)
  3. Dick Rudolph (975)
  4. Hooks Wiltse (973)
  5. Red Causey (971)
  6. Charlie Shields (970)
  7. Erskine Mayer (968)
  8. Tom Hughes (968)
  9. Christy Mathewson (967)
  10. Rube Vickers (966)
History
Drafted in 11th round, 168th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1901
Earned first career win on 6/6/1901
Had first career hit on 6/10/1901, off Bill Hoffer (CHN)
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $387,857 through salary arbitration
2/14/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,040,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1905: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,414,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/17/1906 to a 4-year deal worth $6,950,000 per year
Injured on 10/3/1906 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 10/7/1907, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1907
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1908, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1908, going 4-0, 1.03
Injured on 5/8/1909 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 7/19/1909, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1909, going 6-1, 1.77
Won Player of the Week award on 9/6/1909, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Cy Young Award in 1909, going 25-13, 2.29 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/14/1910 to a 5-year deal worth $12,500,000 per year
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1911
Won Player of the Week award on 8/6/1912, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1913, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/4/1914, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1914, going 7-1, 1.94
Won Player of the Week award on 9/21/1914, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/22/1915 to a 4-year deal worth $9,555,444 per year
Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Boston (A) on 4/12/1916 (Going to PHI: P Red Sox Bait. Going to BOS: P George Merritt)
Released by Boston (A) on 4/15/1918
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 7/16/1918 to a minor league deal
 
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