John Mercer
SecondBase · b. 1939
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 18 | 28 | 55 | 30/54 | 32/59 | 32/65 | 27/56 | 26/52 | 22/46 |
| 1958 | 19 | 37 | 55 | 40/54 | 44/59 | 41/65 | 34/56 | 33/52 | 28/46 |
| 1959 | 20 | 43 | 56 | 46/54 | 50/59 | 49/66 | 42/56 | 39/52 | 34/46 |
| 1960 | 21 | 46 | 55 | 48/54 | 53/59 | 53/66 | 44/55 | 42/52 | 37/46 |
| 1961 | 22 | 48 | 55 | 49/54 | 54/59 | 55/66 | 46/55 | 44/52 | 38/46 |
| 1962 | 23 | 46 | 51 | 42/45 | 46/50 | 55/62 | 46/52 | 46/52 | 40/46 |
| 1963 | 24 | 47 | 51 | 42/45 | 47/50 | 57/62 | 48/52 | 48/52 | 42/46 |
| 1964 | 25 | 48 | 51 | 43/45 | 47/50 | 57/62 | 48/52 | 48/52 | 42/46 |
| 1965 | 26 | 48 | 51 | 43/45 | 47/50 | 58/62 | 49/52 | 49/52 | 43/45 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | draft | Maple Grove Sawyers | round 3 |
Injury history (4 stints, 265 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Oblique | short IL | 19 | |
| 1961 | Oblique | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1962 | Hamstring | career-altering | 79 | reshaped him |
| 1965 | Back | season-ending | 165 |