1B Fred 'Bonehead' Merkle #18
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1915
1B FRED 'BONEHEAD' MERKLE #18 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
149 587 170 22 5 2 78 49 62 .290 .340 .354 46 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 66 68 66 66
Gap 58 61 58 59
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 53 55 53 53
Avoid K's 66 67 66 66
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 39 3
Errors: - 23 5
Arm: - 43 7
Turn DP: - 51 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 84
Stealing Ability: 100
Baserunning Inst.: 87
Sacrifice Bunt: 62
Bunt for Hit: 34
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/06/1915 PHA Win, 11-5 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
10/05/1915 PHA Win, 5-3 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
10/04/1915 PHA Win, 8-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
10/02/1915 BOS Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1915 BOS Loss, 1-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1915 @ PHA Win, 9-3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1915 @ PHA Win, 6-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1915 DET Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1915 DET Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1915 DET Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/20/1888
Born in:Watertown, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,400
Signed Through:1916 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 37 Days
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1906, 17th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1915 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 149 587 170 22 5 2 78 71 49 62 .290 .340 .354 .694 .328 .065 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 662 1 1 1 14 14 10 208 29 46 30 60.5 68.5 3.81 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   122 33 1 2 0 15 15 11 10 2 4 0 .270 .326 .311 .637
Versus Right   465 137 21 3 2 63 56 38 52 8 10 1 .295 .344 .366 .709
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   53 19 3 1 0 10 7 4 2 3 3 0 .358 .383 .453 .836
May   111 36 5 1 1 17 17 11 12 1 0 0 .324 .382 .414 .797
June   83 17 1 1 0 9 16 10 13 2 3 0 .205 .284 .241 .525
July   112 31 5 1 1 16 9 8 13 3 1 0 .277 .317 .366 .683
August   99 30 3 1 0 14 8 7 15 1 4 1 .303 .352 .354 .705
September   107 30 3 0 0 7 12 8 6 0 2 0 .280 .330 .308 .639
October   22 7 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 .318 .348 .409 .757
Spring Training   74 19 2 0 0 6 8 6 9 0 0 0 .257 .313 .284 .596
Last Year   586 177 19 11 7 80 94 49 77 8 20 0 .302 .351 .408 .759
2 Years Ago   510 150 20 8 3 61 71 41 50 6 16 1 .294 .344 .382 .726
Career   3108 888 112 55 21 385 432 242 339 39 84 8 .286 .335 .377 .712
Home   281 76 11 3 0 37 30 20 31 4 10 0 .270 .315 .331 .646
Road   306 94 11 2 2 41 41 29 31 6 4 1 .307 .363 .376 .738
Grass   587 170 22 5 2 78 71 49 62 10 14 1 .290 .340 .354 .694
Day   587 170 22 5 2 78 71 49 62 10 14 1 .290 .340 .354 .694
As Starter   586 170 22 5 2 78 71 49 61 10 14 1 .290 .341 .355 .696
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   142 40 8 0 1 15 17 13 15 1 5 1 .282 .344 .359 .703
Inning 1-3   209 76 6 2 0 34 30 16 27 5 3 0 .364 .400 .411 .811
Inning 4-6   186 45 7 3 1 28 20 15 13 3 6 0 .242 .294 .328 .622
Inning 7-9   178 45 8 0 1 12 19 17 20 1 2 1 .253 .320 .315 .634
Extra Innings   14 4 1 0 0 4 2 1 2 1 3 0 .286 .313 .357 .670
0 Outs   211 54 8 1 2 14 33 19 26 2 12 0 .256 .315 .332 .646
1 Outs   185 66 8 1 0 39 24 11 16 8 2 0 .357 .377 .411 .788
2 Outs   191 50 6 3 0 25 14 19 20 0 0 1 .262 .332 .325 .656
Scoring Position   155 52 7 1 0 69 19 20 14 10 13 0 .335 .389 .394 .783
Bases Empty   302 87 10 3 0 0 41 21 31 0 0 0 .288 .334 .341 .675
Runner on 1st   130 31 5 1 2 9 11 8 17 0 1 1 .238 .288 .338 .626
Runner on 2nd   56 20 3 1 0 12 8 9 5 0 9 0 .357 .446 .446 .893
Runner on 3rd   17 7 2 0 0 9 2 1 1 1 0 0 .412 .421 .529 .950
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 10 1 0 0 8 3 3 6 0 1 0 .278 .333 .306 .639
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 6 1 0 0 14 1 3 0 4 0 0 .375 .391 .438 .829
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   14 5 0 0 0 17 3 4 1 5 3 0 .357 .391 .357 .748
Bases Loaded   16 4 0 0 0 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   280 75 12 2 2 43 37 28 62 5 0 0 .268 .329 .346 .676
First Pitch   76 26 5 0 0 5 8 1 0 1 1 1 .342 .354 .408 .762
Count 0-1   50 13 1 0 0 7 4 0 0 2 2 0 .260 .250 .280 .530
Count 0-2   52 12 2 0 0 6 3 0 14 1 0 0 .231 .226 .269 .496
Count 1-0   50 21 2 1 0 11 4 0 0 2 2 0 .420 .404 .500 .904
Count 1-1   60 13 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 5 0 .217 .217 .250 .467
Count 1-2   77 19 1 1 1 13 6 0 16 3 0 0 .247 .237 .325 .562
Count 2-0   16 8 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .563 1.063
Count 2-1   32 8 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 .250 .250 .281 .531
Count 2-2   84 20 5 1 0 10 11 0 21 0 0 0 .238 .238 .321 .560
Count 3-0   4 1 0 1 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 .250 .813 .750 1.563
Count 3-1   19 5 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 0 1 0 .263 .481 .263 .745
Full Count   67 24 4 0 1 14 17 28 11 1 0 0 .358 .542 .463 1.004
Behind in Count   179 44 4 1 1 26 13 0 30 6 2 0 .246 .238 .296 .534
Ahead in Count   121 43 4 2 0 18 20 20 0 2 6 0 .355 .441 .421 .862
Batting Leadoff   70 24 2 1 0 5 6 4 7 0 2 1 .343 .387 .400 .787
Batting 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 4th   444 129 18 4 2 69 57 40 47 10 10 0 .291 .342 .363 .705
Batting 5th   67 15 2 0 0 4 6 5 5 0 2 0 .224 .278 .254 .532
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   191 51 6 3 0 9 20 12 20 1 4 0 .267 .309 .330 .639
Medium Leverage   274 85 8 1 2 38 41 26 32 5 4 1 .310 .366 .369 .735
High Leverage   122 34 8 1 0 31 10 11 10 4 6 0 .279 .328 .361 .689
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1907 Washington - MLB 18 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 .167 .500 .167 .667 120 121 0.1
1908 Washington - MLB 19 19 37 5 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 5 0 1 .135 .179 .189 .369 22 32 -0.1
1909 Washington - MLB 20 70 106 23 1 2 1 6 11 9 0 0 10 3 7 .217 .278 .292 .571 86 93 0.1
1910 Washington - MLB 21 99 315 80 9 9 0 25 29 20 3 4 35 21 21 .254 .301 .340 .641 101 100 0.6
1911 Washington - MLB 22 108 411 110 22 12 2 48 65 30 2 4 39 28 14 .268 .318 .394 .712 103 105 1.8
1912 Washington - MLB 23 142 550 172 19 7 6 82 89 39 0 7 60 54 21 .313 .354 .405 .759 112 109 2.9
1913 Washington - MLB 24 131 510 150 20 8 3 61 71 41 1 6 50 46 25 .294 .344 .382 .726 114 113 3.2
1914 Washington - MLB 25 153 586 177 19 11 7 80 94 49 0 8 77 35 30 .302 .351 .408 .759 126 119 2.4
1915 Washington - MLB 26 149 587 170 22 5 2 78 71 49 1 10 62 46 30 .290 .340 .354 .694 112 118 2.9
Total MLB 873 3108 888 112 55 21 385 432 242 8 39 339 233 149 .286 .335 .377 .712 111 111 13.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1907 Washington - MLB 1B 2 2 9 3 0 12 0 1.000 18.0 6.00 +0.5 1.104
1908 Washington - MLB 1B 11 7 66 4 2 70 0 1.000 68.0 9.26 +1.6 1.194
1909 Washington - MLB 1B 17 17 161 11 9 174 2 .989 139.2 11.08 +1.0 1.041
1910 Washington - MLB 1B 80 80 717 55 45 787 15 .981 684.0 10.16 +4.1 1.042
1911 Washington - MLB 1B 106 106 894 81 56 997 22 .978 895.0 9.80 +3.4 1.029
1912 Washington - MLB 1B 140 139 1222 115 76 1356 19 .986 1229.1 9.79 +7.1 1.047
1913 Washington - MLB 1B 131 131 1208 96 84 1325 21 .984 1169.0 10.04 +4.1 1.018
1914 Washington - MLB 1B 151 151 1415 105 83 1551 31 .980 1373.0 9.96 -0.8 .985
1915 Washington - MLB 1B 148 148 1328 98 106 1452 26 .982 1330.2 9.64 +0.1 .989
TOTAL 1B 786 781 7020 568 461 7724 136 .982 6906.2 9.89 +21.1 1.017
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1906 Drafted in the 1906 first-year player draft by the Washington Senators (Round 1, Pick 17, 17th overall pick).
12/25/1906 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Senators organization with a signing bonus of $732.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 28 (64); Power: 40 (72); Eye: 37 (53).
04/11/1907 Named the #35 prospect in the MLB
07/12/1907 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
10/19/1907 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (64); Power: 43 (70); Eye: 43 (52).
04/14/1908 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1909 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (64); Power: 55 (69); Eye: 47 (50).
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (66); Power: 58 (68); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (66); Power: 60 (67); Eye: 50 (50).
05/20/1911 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Naps, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
07/05/1911 Injured on 07/04/1911, diagnosed with a torn hamstring, will miss 5 weeks.
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (67); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 49 (49).
05/11/1912 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 5 days.
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (66); Power: 67 (67); Eye: 50 (50).
07/01/1913 Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (67); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (51).
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (67); Power: 62 (62); Eye: 53 (53).
06/18/1915 Injured (Fever), out for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1914 586 6
1915 587 10
Year H Rank
1914 177 9
1915 170 10
Year K Rank
1914 77 6
Year HR Rank
1914 7 5
Year SB Rank
1912 54 6
1913 46 7
1915 46 4
Year RBI Rank
1914 80 8
1915 78 6
Year R Rank
1914 94 8
Year SH Rank
1912 19 8
1914 20 7
Year SF Rank
1912 7 7
1914 8 3
1915 10 1
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