Lefty Mercer
LeftField · b. 1869 · 1888–1899
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Maple Grove Sawyers | 19 | 150 | 568 | 514 | 99 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 51 | 199 | .193 | .264 | .237 | .501 | -1.2 |
| 1889 | Maple Grove Sawyers | 20 | 123 | 496 | 455 | 106 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 36 | 130 | .233 | .286 | .312 | .598 | 0.2 |
| 1890 | Maple Grove Sawyers | 21 | 48 | 189 | 172 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 38 | .192 | .259 | .273 | .533 | -0.4 |
| 1891 | Maple Grove Sawyers | 22 | 73 | 304 | 268 | 81 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 34 | 46 | .302 | .378 | .425 | .804 | 2.2 |
| 1892 | Maple Grove Sawyers | 23 | 99 | 388 | 347 | 89 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 37 | 56 | .256 | .325 | .346 | .671 | 1.0 |
| 1893 | Maple Grove Sawyers | 24 | 137 | 550 | 490 | 136 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 53 | 64 | .278 | .344 | .437 | .780 | 3.3 |
| 1894 | Maple Grove Sawyers | 25 | 140 | 562 | 509 | 134 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 49 | 66 | .263 | .326 | .373 | .699 | 2.1 |
| 1895 | Maple Grove Sawyers | 26 | 143 | 588 | 533 | 132 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 51 | 76 | .248 | .311 | .336 | .647 | 1.1 |
| 1896 | Maple Grove Sawyers | 27 | 138 | 575 | 519 | 160 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 49 | 54 | .308 | .363 | .476 | .839 | 4.2 |
| Career | 1051 | 4220 | 3807 | 970 | 168 | 36 | 55 | 415 | 376 | 729 | .255 | .319 | .361 | .680 | 12.6 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 19 | 36 | 61 | 36/65 | 31/54 | 37/64 | 35/57 | 40/69 | 34/56 |
| 1889 | 20 | 42 | 60 | 43/65 | 37/53 | 44/64 | 40/56 | 47/69 | 39/56 |
| 1890 | 21 | 46 | 60 | 51/65 | 42/53 | 47/63 | 43/56 | 51/68 | 42/56 |
| 1891 | 22 | 49 | 60 | 54/65 | 45/53 | 51/63 | 46/56 | 54/68 | 45/56 |
| 1892 | 23 | 48 | 56 | 49/56 | 41/46 | 50/60 | 45/54 | 57/68 | 47/55 |
| 1893 | 24 | 51 | 56 | 50/56 | 41/46 | 54/59 | 49/54 | 61/68 | 50/55 |
| 1894 | 25 | 51 | 56 | 51/56 | 42/46 | 54/59 | 49/53 | 61/68 | 50/55 |
| 1895 | 26 | 52 | 56 | 51/56 | 42/46 | 55/59 | 49/53 | 62/68 | 51/55 |
| 1896 | 27 | 52 | 56 | 51/56 | 42/46 | 55/59 | 49/53 | 62/67 | 51/55 |
| 1897 | 28 | 51 | 56 | 50/55 | 41/44 | 55/59 | 49/53 | 62/67 | 51/55 |
| 1898 | 29 | 50 | 54 | 48/53 | 39/43 | 54/58 | 49/52 | 62/67 | 51/54 |
| 1899 | 30 | 50 | 54 | 47/52 | 38/42 | 54/58 | 48/52 | 62/67 | 51/54 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | draft | Maple Grove Sawyers | round 4 |
Injury history (10 stints, 303 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Knee | long IL | 27 | |
| 1890 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 14 | |
| 1890 | Knee | season-ending | 165 | |
| 1892 | Oblique | career-altering | 64 | reshaped him |
| 1894 | Oblique | short IL | 10 | |
| 1895 | Oblique | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1895 | Back | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1896 | Oblique | short IL | 8 | |
| 1896 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1897 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 4 |