Rube Mercer
LeftField · b. 1929 · 1951–1961
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Silverton Prospectors | 22 | 126 | 523 | 471 | 114 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 50 | 104 | .242 | .314 | .308 | .621 | 0.2 |
| 1952 | Silverton Prospectors | 23 | 150 | 629 | 568 | 149 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 91 | .262 | .324 | .377 | .701 | 1.8 |
| 1953 | Silverton Prospectors | 24 | 141 | 586 | 521 | 129 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 59 | 80 | .248 | .321 | .342 | .662 | 1.1 |
| 1954 | Silverton Prospectors | 25 | 149 | 613 | 562 | 157 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 92 | 47 | 85 | .279 | .333 | .393 | .726 | 2.3 |
| 1955 | Silverton Prospectors | 26 | 150 | 680 | 619 | 164 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 65 | 52 | 79 | .265 | .318 | .389 | .707 | 2.1 |
| 1956 | Silverton Prospectors | 27 | 97 | 408 | 362 | 86 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 40 | 50 | .238 | .309 | .331 | .640 | 0.2 |
| 1957 | Silverton Prospectors | 28 | 150 | 700 | 621 | 185 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 82 | 67 | 82 | .298 | .360 | .451 | .811 | 4.3 |
| 1958 | Silverton Prospectors | 29 | 150 | 733 | 660 | 205 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 67 | 69 | .311 | .371 | .447 | .818 | 4.8 |
| 1959 | Silverton Prospectors | 30 | 136 | 655 | 585 | 172 | 24 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 64 | 76 | .294 | .360 | .426 | .786 | 3.5 |
| 1960 | Silverton Prospectors | 31 | 125 | 599 | 542 | 152 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 54 | 70 | .280 | .344 | .432 | .776 | 3.0 |
| 1961 | Silverton Prospectors | 32 | 148 | 723 | 657 | 202 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 68 | 61 | 79 | .307 | .364 | .449 | .813 | 4.5 |
| Career | 1522 | 6849 | 6168 | 1715 | 278 | 43 | 131 | 679 | 616 | 865 | .278 | .340 | .401 | .741 | 27.8 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 19 | 26 | 55 | 34/55 | 28/45 | 28/63 | 21/52 | 21/51 | 27/62 |
| 1949 | 20 | 34 | 55 | 40/55 | 33/46 | 38/63 | 30/52 | 29/51 | 36/62 |
| 1950 | 21 | 40 | 55 | 49/55 | 40/46 | 43/63 | 34/52 | 33/51 | 41/62 |
| 1951 | 22 | 44 | 55 | 51/55 | 42/46 | 47/63 | 38/53 | 37/51 | 46/62 |
| 1952 | 23 | 46 | 55 | 52/55 | 43/46 | 51/63 | 42/53 | 41/51 | 50/62 |
| 1953 | 24 | 48 | 55 | 53/55 | 44/46 | 53/63 | 44/53 | 43/51 | 52/62 |
| 1954 | 25 | 50 | 55 | 53/55 | 45/46 | 55/63 | 45/53 | 45/52 | 54/62 |
| 1955 | 26 | 50 | 55 | 53/55 | 45/46 | 56/64 | 46/53 | 46/52 | 55/62 |
| 1956 | 27 | 50 | 55 | 53/55 | 45/46 | 57/64 | 47/53 | 46/52 | 55/62 |
| 1957 | 28 | 50 | 55 | 52/53 | 44/45 | 57/64 | 47/53 | 47/52 | 56/62 |
| 1958 | 29 | 50 | 54 | 51/52 | 43/44 | 58/64 | 47/53 | 47/52 | 56/62 |
| 1959 | 30 | 50 | 54 | 49/51 | 42/43 | 58/64 | 47/52 | 47/52 | 56/62 |
| 1960 | 31 | 49 | 54 | 48/50 | 41/42 | 57/64 | 47/52 | 47/51 | 55/62 |
| 1961 | 32 | 48 | 52 | 47/48 | 39/41 | 56/63 | 46/51 | 46/50 | 54/60 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | draft | Silverton Prospectors | round 4 |
Injury history (7 stints, 104 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Knee | short IL | 9 | |
| 1954 | Hand/Wrist | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1956 | Hand/Wrist | long IL | 53 | |
| 1959 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1959 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 11 | |
| 1960 | Hamstring | long IL | 25 | |
| 1961 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 2 |