Bill Merritt - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Bill Merritt



William Henry Merritt


Born: July 30, 1870 in Lowell, MA
Died: November 17, 1937 in Lowell, MA
          (67 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'7"
Wt: 160
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Notes:


• College: College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
• Buried: St. Patrick Cemetery (Lowell, MA)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Compared to Contemporary Catchers (Top 50)

Compare With:

Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
WAR
Off
Fld
Pit
Adj
1
C
21
1886-1913
3.5
3.4
-0.7
0.0
0.9
2
C
7
1887-1899
0.9
0.4
0.0
0.5
0.1
3
C
6
1894-1902
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
4
C
1
1895
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5
C
1
1895
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.


Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James