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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Mertz | Retired (1969, Age 36) | Died (2009, Age 76) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 2 (1954) |
3B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
| Mookie Wilson League | 0 | 15 years (78 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 8/10/1933 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (RF) |
| (77.0 %) | (3.7 %) | (1.8 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT |
| 1959 | 3B | WAS | 88 | 88 | 800.0 | 263 | 44 | 217 | 2 | 11 | -1 | 2.94 | .992 | ||||
| 1960 | 3B | WAS | 142 | 142 | 1279.66 | 424 | 105 | 314 | 5 | 11 | +4 | 2.95 | .988 | ||||
| 1961 | 3B | WAS | 139 | 139 | 1250.33 | 402 | 94 | 302 | 6 | 28 | -2 | 2.85 | .985 | ||||
| 1962 | 3B | WAS | 142 | 142 | 1278.0 | 382 | 92 | 289 | 1 | 15 | +3 | 2.68 | .997 | ||||
| 1963 | 3B | WAS | 141 | 141 | 1268.0 | 379 | 73 | 303 | 3 | 16 | +7 | 2.67 | .992 | ||||
| 1964 | 3B | WAS | 142 | 142 | 1285.0 | 394 | 90 | 301 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 2.74 | .992 | ||||
| 1965 | 3B | WAS | 129 | 129 | 1171.33 | 348 | 82 | 262 | 4 | 11 | +5 | 2.64 | .989 | ||||
| 1966 | 1B | BAL | 127 | 127 | 1108.0 | 1202 | 1172 | 29 | 1 | 92 | -3 | 9.76 | .999 | ||||
| 3B | BAL | 17 | 17 | 151.0 | 50 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2.98 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1967 | 1B | BAL | 112 | 112 | 985.66 | 1043 | 1013 | 28 | 2 | 70 | -3 | 9.51 | .998 | ||||
| 1968 | C | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 0.00 | NaN |
| 1B | BAL | 89 | 79 | 699.0 | 737 | 716 | 18 | 3 | 56 | -5 | 9.45 | .996 | |||||
| 3B | BAL | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.57 | 1.000 | |||||
| LF | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| CF | BAL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1969 | 1B | BAL | 7 | 7 | 60.33 | 62 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.25 | 1.000 | ||||
| 3B | BAL | 13 | 13 | 108.0 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2.08 | .926 | |||||
| CF | BAL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| RF | BAL | 2 | 2 | 17.66 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | 1.000 | |||||
| Pos Total | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |
| 1B | 335 | 325 | 2852.99 | 3044 | 2961 | 77 | 6 | 219 | -11 | 9.58 | .998 | ||||||
| 3B | 957 | 957 | 8626.32 | 2679 | 600 | 2053 | 26 | 102 | +21 | 2.77 | .990 | ||||||
| LF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| CF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| RF | 2 | 2 | 17.66 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Total | 1298 | 1286 | 11516.97 | 5736 | 3574 | 2130 | 32 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | +10 | 4.46 | .994 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | John Mertz has retired from the Baltimore Mudhens |
| 1968-09-24 | John Mertz of the Baltimore Mudhens is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1967-08-23 | John Mertz of the Baltimore Mudhens is injured and is expected to be out 43 days. |
| 1966-03-25 | A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Mudhens and the Chicago Hop Heads. The Chicago Hop Heads receive Pat Rumler, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (BAL) from the Baltimore Mudhens in exchange for John Mertz. |
| 1956-04-01 | The Washington Bullets have promoted John Mertz to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent Jim Kennedy to the minors. |
| 1956-03-01 | The Washington Bullets have promoted Jeff Brown to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent John Mertz to the minors. |
| 1955-09-02 | The Washington Bullets have promoted John Mertz to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent Joe Martin to the minors. |
| 1955-09-02 | The Washington Bullets have promoted Joe Martin to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent John Mertz to the minors. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Washington Bullets have promoted John Mertz to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent Tom Moffitt to the minors. |