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Name Team Age
Merritt Ovitz Retired (2011, Age 34) Died (2041, Age 64)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19
(1995)		 RF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League 0 8 years (131 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B+ C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 10/7/1977
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (98.8 %) A- (78.4 %) A- (77.8 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
2002 AHP 16 45 7 1 0 2 5 9 12 .607 .296 .311 .156
2002 HHP 14 44 12 2 0 1 6 2 14 .678 .292 .386 .273
2002 LHP 14 25 4 1 0 0 0 5 9 .500 .300 .200 .160
2002 RHP 26 64 15 2 0 3 11 6 17 .698 .292 .406 .234
2003 AHP 52 176 37 5 1 5 23 11 47 .591 .255 .335 .210
2003 HHP 52 185 44 6 0 4 22 9 41 .607 .272 .335 .238
2003 LHP 42 91 16 3 0 3 16 5 17 .526 .219 .308 .176
2003 RHP 93 270 65 8 1 6 29 15 71 .623 .279 .344 .241
2004 AHP 53 187 41 8 3 4 28 19 42 .649 .290 .358 .219
2004 HHP 55 188 50 6 3 6 26 19 49 .759 .333 .426 .266
2004 LHP 25 34 8 0 1 2 8 3 10 .768 .297 .471 .235
2004 RHP 100 341 83 14 5 8 46 35 81 .697 .313 .384 .243
2005 AHP 22 61 14 1 0 2 6 3 16 .610 .266 .344 .230
2005 HHP 24 68 20 2 0 1 9 6 18 .719 .351 .368 .294
2005 LHP 13 23 7 0 0 0 0 1 7 .638 .333 .304 .304
2005 RHP 40 106 27 3 0 3 15 8 27 .675 .307 .368 .255
2006 HHP 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .250 .750 .250
2006 RHP 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .250 .750 .250
2007 AHP 24 85 19 3 0 4 13 10 20 .699 .299 .400 .224
2007 HHP 13 44 13 3 1 3 8 4 6 .968 .354 .614 .295
2007 LHP 20 59 10 3 0 2 7 8 13 .583 .261 .322 .169
2007 RHP 25 70 22 3 1 5 14 6 13 .968 .368 .600 .314
2008 AHP 7 22 6 1 0 1 6 3 3 .815 .360 .455 .273
2008 HHP 7 31 8 0 0 1 1 1 6 .636 .281 .355 .258
2008 LHP 6 9 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1.000 .333 .667 .333
2008 RHP 14 44 11 1 0 1 5 4 8 .653 .312 .341 .250
2009 AHP 14 61 12 0 0 0 2 3 15 .431 .234 .197 .197
2009 HHP 10 43 8 2 0 1 6 2 9 .525 .222 .302 .186
2009 LHP 11 25 8 0 0 0 3 2 6 .690 .370 .320 .320
2009 RHP 23 79 12 2 0 1 5 3 18 .398 .183 .215 .152
2010 AHP 25 96 28 3 1 3 14 11 23 .799 .361 .438 .292
2010 HHP 31 105 20 3 2 3 12 8 22 .597 .254 .343 .190
2010 LHP 27 61 13 2 0 1 5 3 12 .557 .262 .295 .213
2010 RHP 51 140 35 4 3 5 21 16 33 .753 .325 .429 .250
2011 AHP 17 68 15 3 1 1 10 2 17 .581 .243 .338 .221
2011 HHP 22 73 12 1 0 1 6 3 24 .417 .197 .219 .164
2011 LHP 6 14 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .429 .214 .214 .214
2011 RHP 39 127 24 4 1 2 15 5 38 .503 .220 .283 .189
Total AHP 230 801 179 25 6 22 107 71 195 .637 .285 .352 .223
Total HHP 233 785 188 25 7 21 97 54 189 .658 .288 .369 .239
Total LHP 164 341 72 9 1 9 42 27 78 .592 .270 .323 .211
Total RHP 415 1245 295 41 12 34 162 98 306 .663 .291 .371 .237
Total 463 1586 367 50 13 43 204 125 384 .647 .287 .361 .231
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2011-11-01Merritt Ovitz has retired from the Detroit Sharks
2011-09-27The Detroit Sharks have promoted Merritt Ovitz to the major league team.
2011-07-10The Detroit Sharks have promoted Tom Kirby to the major league team. The Detroit Sharks have designated Merritt Ovitz for assignment.
2003-09-18Merritt Ovitz of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2002-08-07The Detroit Sharks have promoted Merritt Ovitz to the major league team.