Hugh Mercer
Pitcher · b. 1931 · 1955–1965
Pitching
| Year | Team | Age | G | W | L | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Silverton Prospectors | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 | 2.22 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | Silverton Prospectors | 25 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 266 | 307 | 21 | 113 | 192 | 4.50 | 1.58 | 3.0 |
| 1957 | Silverton Prospectors | 26 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 260 | 266 | 23 | 123 | 191 | 3.84 | 1.50 | 4.7 |
| 1958 | Silverton Prospectors | 27 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 236 | 261 | 21 | 83 | 174 | 4.19 | 1.46 | 3.2 |
| 1959 | Silverton Prospectors | 28 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 247 | 256 | 18 | 110 | 192 | 4.04 | 1.48 | 3.9 |
| 1960 | Silverton Prospectors | 29 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 250 | 289 | 21 | 106 | 174 | 4.72 | 1.58 | 2.1 |
| 1961 | Silverton Prospectors | 30 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 256 | 262 | 24 | 91 | 198 | 3.84 | 1.38 | 4.4 |
| 1962 | Silverton Prospectors | 31 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 269 | 318 | 26 | 108 | 188 | 4.88 | 1.58 | 1.5 |
| 1963 | Silverton Prospectors | 32 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 237 | 243 | 20 | 84 | 157 | 4.03 | 1.38 | 3.4 |
| 1964 | Silverton Prospectors | 33 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 257 | 295 | 28 | 106 | 193 | 5.07 | 1.56 | 0.5 |
| 1965 | Silverton Prospectors | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.4 |
| Career | 267 | 121 | 146 | 2297 | 2521 | 203 | 929 | 1674 | 4.36 | 1.50 | 26.7 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Velocity | FB mph | Consistency | Poise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 18 | 24 | 58 | 30/62 | 84.2 | 21/55 | 20/57 |
| 1950 | 19 | 26 | 58 | 34/62 | 84.6 | 23/55 | 22/56 |
| 1951 | 20 | 31 | 58 | 40/62 | 85.3 | 27/55 | 26/56 |
| 1952 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 44/63 | 85.7 | 33/55 | 34/56 |
| 1953 | 22 | 42 | 58 | 50/63 | 86.3 | 37/54 | 39/56 |
| 1954 | 23 | 46 | 57 | 53/63 | 86.7 | 41/54 | 43/55 |
| 1955 | 24 | 48 | 57 | 55/63 | 86.9 | 43/54 | 45/55 |
| 1956 | 25 | 49 | 57 | 56/63 | 87.0 | 44/54 | 47/55 |
| 1957 | 26 | 50 | 57 | 57/63 | 87.0 | 45/54 | 48/55 |
| 1958 | 27 | 51 | 57 | 57/63 | 87.0 | 46/54 | 49/55 |
| 1959 | 28 | 50 | 57 | 55/62 | 86.9 | 47/54 | 49/55 |
| 1960 | 29 | 50 | 56 | 54/60 | 86.7 | 47/54 | 49/55 |
| 1961 | 30 | 50 | 56 | 53/59 | 86.6 | 47/54 | 49/55 |
| 1962 | 31 | 49 | 56 | 51/57 | 86.4 | 47/54 | 50/56 |
| 1963 | 32 | 48 | 54 | 49/55 | 86.2 | 46/53 | 49/54 |
| 1964 | 33 | 46 | 52 | 46/52 | 85.9 | 45/51 | 47/53 |
| 1965 | 34 | 44 | 50 | 42/48 | 85.5 | 44/50 | 46/52 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | draft | Silverton Prospectors | round 3 |
Injury history (6 stints, 33 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Back | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1958 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1958 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1958 | Shoulder | short IL | 13 | |
| 1960 | Back | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1963 | Hamstring | short IL | 10 |