Win Mercer
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[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
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
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| 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 |
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Washington Senators to New York Giants (January 10, 1900).
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