Win Mercer
[edit] Biography
Born on June 20, 1874 in Chester, West Virginia, Win Mercer (George Barclay Mercer) played for the Washington Senators, New York Giants and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 9 year career. Mercer broke into the bigs on April 21, 1894 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 3.85 ERA in 339.1 innings pitched in 1894, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Win Mercer's best season was 1897, when he posted a 3.18 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 91 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| 50
| 39
| 17
| 23
| 3.85
| 72
| 285
| 145
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 339.1
| 445
| 9
| 126
| 0
| 11
| 0
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| 43
| 38
| 13
| 23
| 4.46
| 84
| 280
| 154
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 311
| 430
| 17
| 96
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1896
| WAS
| N
| 46
| 45
| 25
| 18
| 4.13
| 94
| 266
| 168
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 366.1
| 456
| 10
| 117
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1897
| WAS
| N
| 47
| 43
| 21
| 20
| 3.18
| 91
| 219
| 121
| 35
| 3
| 3
| 342
| 403
| 5
| 104
| 0
| 10
| 28
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 33
| 30
| 12
| 18
| 4.81
| 52
| 181
| 125
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 233.2
| 309
| 3
| 71
| 0
| 1
| 18
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 23
| 21
| 7
| 14
| 4.60
| 28
| 128
| 95
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 186
| 234
| 2
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1900
| NY
| N
| 33
| 29
| 13
| 17
| 3.86
| 39
| 138
| 104
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 242.2
| 303
| 5
| 58
| 0
| 3
| 20
|
| 1901
| WAS
| A
| 24
| 22
| 9
| 13
| 4.56
| 31
| 126
| 91
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 179.2
| 217
| 8
| 50
| 0
| 3
| 10
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| 35
| 33
| 15
| 18
| 3.04
| 40
| 129
| 95
| 28
| 4
| 1
| 281.2
| 282
| 5
| 80
| 0
| 1
| 10
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 275
| 245
| 108
| 133
| 4.06
| 460
| 1497
| 912
| 206
| 6
| 8
| 2021
| 2580
| 51
| 625
| 0
| 39
| 72
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 59
| 55
| 24
| 31
| 3.63
| 71
| 255
| 186
| 47
| 5
| 2
| 461.1
| 499
| 13
| 130
| 0
| 4
| 20
|
| Total
|
|
| 334
| 300
| 132
| 164
| 3.98
| 531
| 1752
| 1098
| 253
| 11
| 10
| 2482.1
| 3079
| 64
| 755
| 0
| 43
| 92
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| P
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 69
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 11
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .613
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 58
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .874
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1896
| WAS
| N
| P
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 89
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .856
|
| 1896
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1897
| WAS
| N
| P
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 67
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .858
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 49
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .863
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 63
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 94
| 30
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 59
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1900
| NY
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 67
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1900
| NY
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 18
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1900
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 51
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .802
|
| 1900
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1900
| NY
| N
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 5
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .731
|
| 1901
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1901
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1901
| WAS
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 50
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1901
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 103
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 334
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 611
| 84
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 100
| 154
| 50
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .836
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 92
| 34
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .821
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 12
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .876
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| 53
| 165
| 29
| 48
| 2
| 29
| .291
| .328
| .382
| 5
| 2
| 9
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| 63
| 196
| 26
| 50
| 1
| 26
| .255
| .308
| .327
| 9
| 1
| 12
| 32
| 3
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| WAS
| N
| 49
| 156
| 23
| 38
| 1
| 14
| .244
| .302
| .282
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 18
| 4
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| WAS
| N
| 50
| 139
| 23
| 44
| 0
| 19
| .317
| .354
| .403
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 80
| 249
| 38
| 80
| 2
| 25
| .321
| .369
| .398
| 3
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 108
| 375
| 73
| 112
| 1
| 35
| .299
| .360
| .360
| 6
| 7
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| NY
| N
| 76
| 248
| 32
| 73
| 0
| 27
| .294
| .366
| .310
| 4
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| WAS
| A
| 51
| 140
| 26
| 42
| 0
| 16
| .300
| .402
| .379
| 7
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| 35
| 100
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 6
| .180
| .226
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 479
| 1528
| 244
| 445
| 7
| 175
| .291
| .346
| .352
| 30
| 21
| 112
| 70
| 16
| 30
| 77
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 86
| 240
| 34
| 60
| 0
| 22
| .250
| .333
| .304
| 9
| 2
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 565
| 1768
| 278
| 505
| 7
| 197
| .286
| .344
| .346
| 39
| 23
| 141
| 70
| 17
| 36
| 88
| 0
| 0
|
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