Bill Merritt - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Bill Merritt

William Scott Merritt

Born: April 10, 1886 in Easton, PA
Died: November 28, 1947 in Easton, PA
(61 years old)

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Ht: 5'10"

Wt: 160

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Notes:

• Buried: Easton Heights Cemetery (Easton, PA)
• Relatives: Chute Merritt (Son)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1905	BRG	EAS	19	SP	0	4	.000	4	4		3	0	0	26.2	24	17	36	1	13	11	3		2	128	5.74	68
1906	BRG	EAS	20	SP	6	4	.600	13	10		8	1	0	97.0	41	29	85	5	40	46	2	0	6	401	2.69	107
1907	BRG	NAC	21	CF	0	2	.000	2	2		1	0	0	8.2	10	7	17	1	2	5	0		0	43	7.27	31
3	1			SP	6	10	.375	19	16		12	1	0	132.1	75	53	138	7	55	62	5	0	8	572	3.60	84
162 Game Average					12	19	.375	37	31		23	2	0	257.0	146	103	268	14	107	120	10	0	16	1111	3.60	84

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1905	BRG	EAS	19	SP	26.2		1.84	1.35		8.6%	9.3%		10.2%	4.9%		0.85	1.92		0.8%	0.3%
1906	BRG	EAS	20	SP	97.0		1.29	1.25		11.5%	9.8%		10.0%	7.5%		1.15	1.31		1.2%	0.4%
1907	BRG	NAC	21	CF	8.2		2.19	1.12		11.6%	10.1%		4.7%	6.0%		2.50	1.68		2.3%	0.4%
3	1			SP	132.1		1.46	1.26		10.8%	9.7%		9.6%	6.8%		1.13	1.45		1.2%	0.4%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1905	BRG	EAS	19	SP	4	128	112	24	36	7	0	1	16		13	11		2	1		4	.321	.402	.411	.812
1906	BRG	EAS	20	SP	13	401	344	41	85	10	4	5	6		40	46		6	12		8	.247	.336	.343	.679
1907	BRG	NAC	21	CF	2	43	38	10	17	2	1	1	1		2	5		0	3		0	.447	.475	.632	1.107
3	1			SP	19	572	494	75	138	19	5	7	23		55	62		8	16		12	.279	.361	.381	.741

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