Win Mercer

Positions: Pitcher, Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 154lb (175cm, 69kg)

Born: June 20, 1874 in Chester, WV us

Died: January 12, 1903 in San Francisco, CA

Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, East Liverpool, OH

Debut: 1894 (1,770th in major league history)

Last Game: September 27, 1902 (Age 28-099d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1894 season

Full Name: George Barclay Mercer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.2

132

164

ERA

3.98

335

300

2484.2

532

WHIP

1.544

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1894	20	WHS	NL	17	23	.425	3.85	50	39	10	30	0	3	339.1	445	285	145	9	126	72	14	0	11	1562	137	4.97	1.683	11.8	0.2	3.3	1.9	0.57
1895	21	WHS	NL	13	23	.361	4.42	44	38	6	32	0	2	313.1	432	281	154	17	96	85	18	0	2	1454	109	4.84	1.685	12.4	0.5	2.8	2.4	0.89
1896	22	WHS	NL	25	18	.581	4.13	46	45	1	38	2	0	366.1	456	266	168	10	117	94	20	0	10	1645	107	4.26	1.564	11.2	0.2	2.9	2.3	0.80
1897	23	WHS	NL	21	20	.512	3.18	47	43	4	35	3	3	342.0	403	219	121	5	104	91	28	0	10	1517	135	4.13	1.482	10.6	0.1	2.7	2.4	0.88
1898	24	WHS	NL	12	18	.400	4.81	33	30	3	24	0	0	233.2	309	181	125	3	71	52	18	0	1	1068	76	3.63	1.626	11.9	0.1	2.7	2.0	0.73
1899	25	WHS	NL	7	14	.333	4.60	23	21	2	21	0	0	186.0	234	128	95	2	53	28	6	0	2	822	85	3.73	1.543	11.3	0.1	2.6	1.4	0.53
1900	26	NYG	NL	13	17	.433	3.86	33	29	4	26	1	0	242.2	303	138	104	5	58	39	20	0	3	1072	93	3.74	1.488	11.2	0.2	2.2	1.4	0.67
1901	27	WSH	AL	9	13	.409	4.56	24	22	2	19	1	1	179.2	217	126	91	8	50	31	10	0	3	796	81	4.16	1.486	10.9	0.4	2.5	1.6	0.62
1902	28	DET	AL	15	18	.455	3.04	35	33	2	28	4	1	281.2	282	129	95	5	80	40	10	0	1	1170	123	3.57	1.285	9.0	0.2	2.6	1.3	0.50
9 Yrs				132	164	.446	3.98	335	300	34	253	11	10	2484.2	3081	1753	1098	64	755	532	144	0	43	11106	107	4.18	1.544	11.2	0.2	2.7	1.9	0.70
162 Game Avg.				14	18	.446	3.98	36	32	4	27	1	1	266	330	188	118	7	81	57	15	0	5	1189	107	4.18	1.544	11.2	0.2	2.7	1.9	0.70

WHS (6 yrs)				95	116	.450	4.08	243	216	26	180	5	8	1780.2	2279	1360	808	46	567	422	104	0	36	8068	110	4.33	1.598	11.5	0.2	2.9	2.1	0.74
WSH (1 yr)				9	13	.409	4.56	24	22	2	19	1	1	179.2	217	126	91	8	50	31	10	0	3	796	81	4.16	1.486	10.9	0.4	2.5	1.6	0.62
NYG (1 yr)				13	17	.433	3.86	33	29	4	26	1	0	242.2	303	138	104	5	58	39	20	0	3	1072	93	3.74	1.488	11.2	0.2	2.2	1.4	0.67
DET (1 yr)				15	18	.455	3.04	35	33	2	28	4	1	281.2	282	129	95	5	80	40	10	0	1	1170	123	3.57	1.285	9.0	0.2	2.6	1.3	0.50

NL (7 yrs)				108	133	.448	4.06	276	245	30	206	6	8	2023.1	2582	1498	912	51	625	461	124	0	39	9140	108	4.26	1.585	11.5	0.2	2.8	2.1	0.74
AL (2 yrs)				24	31	.436	3.63	59	55	4	47	5	2	461.1	499	255	186	13	130	71	20	0	4	1966	102	3.80	1.363	9.7	0.3	2.5	1.4	0.55

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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