Fred Merkle was a first baseman in MLB history. In 1638 career games, he posted a .273 batting average and 61 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | NY1 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .255 | .271 | .277 | .547 |
| 1908 | NY1 | 38 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .268 | .333 | .439 | .772 |
| 1909 | NY1 | 79 | 236 | 15 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 46 | .191 | .245 | .237 | .482 |
| 1910 | NY1 | 144 | 506 | 75 | 148 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 70 | 23 | 44 | 59 | .292 | .353 | .441 | .793 |
| 1911 | NY1 | 149 | 541 | 80 | 153 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 84 | 49 | 43 | 60 | .283 | .342 | .431 | .773 |
| 1912 | NY1 | 129 | 479 | 82 | 148 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 84 | 37 | 42 | 70 | .309 | .374 | .449 | .823 |
| 1913 | NY1 | 153 | 563 | 78 | 147 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 69 | 35 | 41 | 60 | .261 | .315 | .377 | .691 |
| 1914 | NY1 | 146 | 512 | 71 | 132 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 23 | 52 | 80 | .258 | .327 | .375 | .702 |
| 1915 | NY1 | 140 | 505 | 52 | 151 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 36 | 39 | .299 | .348 | .384 | .732 |
| 1916 | BRO | 23 | 69 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .232 | .312 | .246 | .558 |
| 1916 | NY1 | 112 | 401 | 45 | 95 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 17 | 33 | 46 | .237 | .308 | .352 | .659 |
| 1917 | BRO | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 |
| 1917 | CHC | 146 | 549 | 65 | 146 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 13 | 42 | 60 | .266 | .323 | .370 | .692 |
| 1918 | CHC | 129 | 482 | 55 | 143 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 21 | 35 | 36 | .297 | .349 | .388 | .737 |
| 1919 | CHC | 133 | 498 | 52 | 133 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 20 | 33 | 35 | .267 | .315 | .349 | .665 |
| 1920 | CHC | 92 | 330 | 33 | 94 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 24 | 32 | .285 | .335 | .397 | .732 |
| 1925 | NYY | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .385 | .429 | .462 | .890 |
| 1926 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Totals | — | 1638 | 5782 | 720 | 1580 | 290 | 82 | 61 | 733 | 272 | 454 | 645 | .273 | .331 | .383 | .714 |