Merkle sat with a batting average of .273 for his baseball career with 720 scored runs and an OPS of .714. He fanned 645 times and was walked on 454 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .331 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Merkle slapped 61 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 740 runs. His slugging percentage was .383 and he totaled 2,215 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 6,437 times and he came through with a hit 1,580 times.
Fred Merkle Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .273 | 61 | 1,580 | 454 | 720 | 740 | .331 | 6,437 | 5,782 | .714 | 109 | 290 | 81 | 1,638 | .383 | 272 | 38 | 2,215 | 645 | |
| 1926 | NYY | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NYY | .385 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .429 | 16 | 13 | .890 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1920 | CHC | .285 | 3 | 94 | 24 | 33 | 38 | .335 | 367 | 330 | .732 | 109 | 20 | 4 | 92 | .397 | 3 | 5 | 131 | 32 |
| 1919 | CHC | .267 | 3 | 133 | 33 | 52 | 62 | .315 | 545 | 498 | .665 | 100 | 20 | 6 | 133 | .349 | 20 | 0 | 174 | 35 |
| 1918 | CHC | .297 | 3 | 143 | 35 | 55 | 65 | .349 | 541 | 482 | .737 | 123 | 25 | 5 | 129 | .388 | 21 | 0 | 187 | 36 |
| 1917 | TOT | .264 | 3 | 147 | 42 | 66 | 57 | .320 | 617 | 557 | .688 | 105 | 31 | 9 | 148 | .368 | 13 | 0 | 205 | 61 |
| 1917 | BRO | .125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | 8 | 8 | .375 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1917 | CHC | .266 | 3 | 146 | 42 | 65 | 57 | .323 | 609 | 549 | .692 | 106 | 30 | 9 | 146 | .370 | 13 | 0 | 203 | 60 |
| 1916 | TOT | .236 | 7 | 111 | 40 | 51 | 46 | .308 | 527 | 470 | .644 | 102 | 20 | 3 | 135 | .336 | 19 | 0 | 158 | 50 |
| 1916 | NYG | .237 | 7 | 95 | 33 | 45 | 44 | .308 | 449 | 401 | .659 | 107 | 19 | 3 | 112 | .352 | 17 | 0 | 141 | 46 |
| 1916 | BRO | .232 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .312 | 78 | 69 | .558 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .246 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 1915 | NYG | .299 | 4 | 151 | 36 | 52 | 62 | .348 | 558 | 505 | .732 | 125 | 25 | 3 | 140 | .384 | 20 | 15 | 194 | 39 |
| 1914 | NYG | .258 | 7 | 132 | 52 | 71 | 63 | .327 | 572 | 512 | .702 | 112 | 25 | 7 | 146 | .375 | 23 | 0 | 192 | 80 |
| 1913 | NYG | .261 | 3 | 147 | 41 | 78 | 69 | .315 | 617 | 563 | .688 | 94 | 30 | 12 | 153 | .373 | 35 | 18 | 210 | 60 |
| 1912 | NYG | .309 | 11 | 148 | 42 | 82 | 88 | .374 | 539 | 479 | .823 | 121 | 22 | 6 | 129 | .449 | 37 | 0 | 215 | 70 |
| 1911 | NYG | .283 | 12 | 153 | 43 | 80 | 84 | .342 | 605 | 541 | .773 | 113 | 24 | 10 | 149 | .431 | 49 | 0 | 233 | 60 |
| 1910 | NYG | .292 | 4 | 148 | 44 | 75 | 70 | .353 | 572 | 506 | .793 | 130 | 35 | 14 | 144 | .441 | 23 | 0 | 223 | 59 |
| 1909 | NYG | .191 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 20 | .245 | 260 | 236 | .482 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 79 | .237 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 46 |
| 1908 | NYG | .268 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | .333 | 49 | 41 | .772 | 140 | 2 | 1 | 38 | .439 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| 1907 | NYG | .255 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .271 | 50 | 47 | .547 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .277 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
1926 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 1 | 942nd |
| Plate Appearances | 2 | 898th |
| At-Bats | 2 | 890th |
| Runs Scored | 0 | 888th |
| Hits | 0 | 921st |
| Doubles | 0 | 822nd |
| Triples | 0 | 754th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 709th |
| Runs Batted In | 0 | 879th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 749th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 626th |
| Walks | 0 | 877th |
| Strikeouts | 0 | 775th |
| Batting Average | .000 | 921st |
| On-Base Percentage | .000 | 932nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .000 | 921st |
| OPS | .000 | 930th |
| OPS+ | -100 | 1700th |
| Total Bases | 0 | 921st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 570th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 707th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 841st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 570th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 570th |
1925 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 7 | 809th |
| Plate Appearances | 16 | 770th |
| At-Bats | 13 | 784th |
| Runs Scored | 4 | 607th |
| Hits | 5 | 689th |
| Doubles | 1 | 620th |
| Triples | 0 | 822nd |
| Home Runs | 0 | 780th |
| Runs Batted In | 4 | 574th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 434th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 728th |
| Walks | 1 | 739th |
| Strikeouts | 1 | 492nd |
| Batting Average | .385 | 50th |
| On-Base Percentage | .429 | 68th |
| Slugging Percentage | .462 | 177th |
| OPS | .890 | 118th |
| OPS+ | 128 | 115th |
| Total Bases | 6 | 700th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 623rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 708th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 535th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 623rd |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 623rd |
1920 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 92 | 134th |
| Plate Appearances | 367 | 124th |
| At-Bats | 330 | 122nd |
| Runs Scored | 33 | 152nd |
| Hits | 94 | 119th |
| Doubles | 20 | 75th |
| Triples | 4 | 133rd |
| Home Runs | 3 | 82nd |
| Runs Batted In | 38 | 104th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 205th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 118th |
| Walks | 24 | 134th |
| Strikeouts | 32 | 63rd |
| Batting Average | .285 | 174th |
| On-Base Percentage | .335 | 220th |
| Slugging Percentage | .397 | 127th |
| OPS | .732 | 156th |
| OPS+ | 109 | 144th |
| Total Bases | 131 | 112th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 456th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 242nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 12 | 114th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 456th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 456th |
1919 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 133 | 35th |
| Plate Appearances | 545 | 42nd |
| At-Bats | 498 | 34th |
| Runs Scored | 52 | 68th |
| Hits | 133 | 45th |
| Doubles | 20 | 44th |
| Triples | 6 | 72nd |
| Home Runs | 3 | 51st |
| Runs Batted In | 62 | 21st |
| Stolen Bases | 20 | 27th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 326th |
| Walks | 33 | 67th |
| Strikeouts | 35 | 47th |
| Batting Average | .267 | 177th |
| On-Base Percentage | .315 | 203rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .349 | 148th |
| OPS | .665 | 167th |
| OPS+ | 100 | 149th |
| Total Bases | 174 | 48th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 326th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 110th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 12 | 80th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 326th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 326th |
1918 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 129 | 6th |
| Plate Appearances | 541 | 20th |
| At-Bats | 482 | 15th |
| Runs Scored | 55 | 38th |
| Hits | 143 | 11th |
| Doubles | 25 | 7th |
| Triples | 5 | 63rd |
| Home Runs | 3 | 27th |
| Runs Batted In | 65 | 7th |
| Stolen Bases | 21 | 22nd |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 315th |
| Walks | 35 | 57th |
| Strikeouts | 36 | 23rd |
| Batting Average | .297 | 64th |
| On-Base Percentage | .349 | 98th |
| Slugging Percentage | .388 | 69th |
| OPS | .737 | 74th |
| OPS+ | 123 | 72nd |
| Total Bases | 187 | 12th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 315th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 33rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 20 | 22nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 315th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 315th |
1917 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 148 | 32nd |
| Plate Appearances | 617 | 30th |
| At-Bats | 557 | 24th |
| Runs Scored | 66 | 33rd |
| Hits | 147 | 32nd |
| Doubles | 31 | 4th |
| Triples | 9 | 37th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 38th |
| Runs Batted In | 57 | 30th |
| Stolen Bases | 13 | 72nd |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 304th |
| Walks | 42 | 56th |
| Strikeouts | 61 | 13th |
| Batting Average | .264 | 117th |
| On-Base Percentage | .320 | 142nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .368 | 78th |
| OPS | .688 | 93rd |
| OPS+ | 105 | 115th |
| Total Bases | 205 | 27th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 304th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 53rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 13 | 87th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 304th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 304th |
1917 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 2 | 505th |
| Plate Appearances | 8 | 457th |
| At-Bats | 8 | 452nd |
| Runs Scored | 1 | 417th |
| Hits | 1 | 454th |
| Doubles | 1 | 335th |
| Triples | 0 | 425th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 362nd |
| Runs Batted In | 0 | 486th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 428th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 305th |
| Walks | 0 | 486th |
| Strikeouts | 1 | 474th |
| Batting Average | .125 | 415th |
| On-Base Percentage | .125 | 457th |
| Slugging Percentage | .250 | 303rd |
| OPS | .375 | 400th |
| OPS+ | 13 | 404th |
| Total Bases | 2 | 436th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 305th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 402nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 465th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 305th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 305th |
1917 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 146 | 43rd |
| Plate Appearances | 609 | 37th |
| At-Bats | 549 | 31st |
| Runs Scored | 65 | 35th |
| Hits | 146 | 36th |
| Doubles | 30 | 7th |
| Triples | 9 | 38th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 39th |
| Runs Batted In | 57 | 31st |
| Stolen Bases | 13 | 73rd |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 306th |
| Walks | 42 | 57th |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 15th |
| Batting Average | .266 | 108th |
| On-Base Percentage | .323 | 138th |
| Slugging Percentage | .370 | 75th |
| OPS | .692 | 88th |
| OPS+ | 106 | 111th |
| Total Bases | 203 | 28th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 306th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 54th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 13 | 88th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 306th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 306th |
1916 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 135 | 63rd |
| Plate Appearances | 527 | 66th |
| At-Bats | 470 | 64th |
| Runs Scored | 51 | 70th |
| Hits | 111 | 77th |
| Doubles | 20 | 49th |
| Triples | 3 | 134th |
| Home Runs | 7 | 12th |
| Runs Batted In | 46 | 52nd |
| Stolen Bases | 19 | 52nd |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 400th |
| Walks | 40 | 62nd |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 37th |
| Batting Average | .236 | 226th |
| On-Base Percentage | .308 | 218th |
| Slugging Percentage | .336 | 146th |
| OPS | .644 | 162nd |
| OPS+ | 102 | 131st |
| Total Bases | 158 | 67th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 373rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 9 | 8th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 8 | 136th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 373rd |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 373rd |
1916 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 112 | 107th |
| Plate Appearances | 449 | 92nd |
| At-Bats | 401 | 92nd |
| Runs Scored | 45 | 83rd |
| Hits | 95 | 91st |
| Doubles | 19 | 53rd |
| Triples | 3 | 135th |
| Home Runs | 7 | 13th |
| Runs Batted In | 44 | 61st |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 64th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 401st |
| Walks | 33 | 86th |
| Strikeouts | 46 | 51st |
| Batting Average | .237 | 222nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .308 | 219th |
| Slugging Percentage | .352 | 114th |
| OPS | .659 | 138th |
| OPS+ | 107 | 113th |
| Total Bases | 141 | 80th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 374th |
| Hit By Pitch | 8 | 13th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 7 | 143rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 374th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 374th |
1916 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 23 | 369th |
| Plate Appearances | 78 | 294th |
| At-Bats | 69 | 293rd |
| Runs Scored | 6 | 273rd |
| Hits | 16 | 271st |
| Doubles | 1 | 349th |
| Triples | 0 | 497th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 446th |
| Runs Batted In | 2 | 373rd |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 237th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 402nd |
| Walks | 7 | 247th |
| Strikeouts | 4 | 436th |
| Batting Average | .232 | 240th |
| On-Base Percentage | .312 | 201st |
| Slugging Percentage | .246 | 341st |
| OPS | .558 | 281st |
| OPS+ | 70 | 281st |
| Total Bases | 17 | 289th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 375th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 204th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 383rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 375th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 375th |
1915 Stats for Fred Merkle
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 140 | 85th |
| Plate Appearances | 558 | 86th |
| At-Bats | 505 | 77th |
| Runs Scored | 52 | 112th |
| Hits | 151 | 39th |
| Doubles | 25 | 36th |
| Triples | 3 | 204th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 55th |
| Runs Batted In | 62 | 46th |
| Stolen Bases | 20 | 73rd |
| Caught Stealing | 15 | 49th |
| Walks | 36 | 122nd |
| Strikeouts | 39 | 117th |
| Batting Average | .299 | 79th |
| On-Base Percentage | .348 | 159th |
| Slugging Percentage | .384 | 109th |
| OPS | .732 | 118th |
| OPS+ | 125 | 92nd |
| Total Bases | 194 | 57th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 522nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 202nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 14 | 118th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 522nd |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 522nd |