Christian
Mericle
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 210
 
Born: November 5, 1922 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 MIN PL $ 1,390,000  
1953 30 MIN PL $ 1,390,000  
1954 31 MIN PL $ 1,390,000  
1955 32 MIN PL $ 1,390,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,390,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,390,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 MIN PL $ 1,390,000  
1953 30 MIN PL $ 1,390,000  
1954 31 MIN PL $ 1,390,000  
1955 32 MIN PL $ 1,390,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,390,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,390,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 29 MIN PL 3 6 .333 45 0 0 0 6 36.0 49 32 5 12 19 8.00 .325 .374 .517 .891 0.0
1953 30 MIN PL 1 2 .333 20 0 0 0 0 29.0 34 17 4 14 11 5.28 .304 .378 .482 .860 1.4
    AAA   1 1 .500 19 0 0 0 5 16.0 19 4 0 3 9 2.25 .306 .338 .355 .693  
1954 31 MIN PL 1 1 .500 7 0 0 0 0 12.0 17 10 0 7 7 7.50 .362 .444 .404 .849 0.0
    AAA   1 3 .250 64 0 0 0 13 60.3 64 25 6 23 45 3.73 .276 .341 .427 .768  
1955 32 MIN PL 2 1 .667 37 0 0 0 2 41.7 49 21 4 17 17 4.54 .292 .357 .435 .791 3.8
4 Years Sim 7 10 .412 109 0 0 0 8 118.7 149 80 13 50 54 6.07 .312 .376 .469 .845 5.3
2 Years AAA 2 4 .333 83 0 0 0 18 76.3 83 29 6 26 54 3.42 .282 .341 .412 .752  
Season Average 1 2 .333 27 0 0 0 2 29.7 37 20 3 12 13 6.07 .312 .376 .469 .845  
Career Highs 3 6 .667 45 0 0 0 6 41.7 49 32 5 17 19 8.00 .362 .444 .517 .891  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   108 55 12 33 35   .331 .393 .521 .914
vs LH   41 25 1 17 19   .270 .343 .355 .698
Home 4 4 .500 50 0 0 0 4 56.7 76 40 4 25 21 6.35 .332 .398 .480 .878
Away 3 6 .333 59 0 0 0 4 62.0 73 40 9 25 33 5.81 .293 .358 .458 .815
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 2 8.0 8 4 1 3 6 4.51 .258 .324 .419 .743
May 0 2 .000 20 0 0 0 3 20.0 25 16 4 14 11 7.20 .309 .411 .519 .929
June 0 3 .000 20 0 0 0 2 18.7 22 14 3 7 4 6.75 .289 .349 .500 .849
July 3 1 .750 18 0 0 0 1 22.7 35 15 3 8 13 5.96 .365 .413 .542 .955
August 2 2 .500 24 0 0 0 0 25.7 26 11 1 8 6 3.86 .268 .324 .381 .705
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 16 0 0 0 0 23.7 33 20 1 10 14 7.61 .340 .402 .433 .835
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 29 MIN PL 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1953 30 MIN PL 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.6 0.2
1954 31 MIN PL 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1955 32 MIN PL 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3 0.0
4 Years Sim 109 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 .300 .125 .425 0.6 0.2
162 Game Average 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 .300 .125 .425 0.9  
Career Highs 45 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .500 .250 .650 0.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
vs LH   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6
Home 28 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6
Away 43 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
July 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 0.6
Sep/Oct 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 29 MIN PL P 45 0 36.0 3 12 1 0 .938 3.75    
1953 30 MIN PL P 20 0 29.0 3 8 0 0 1.000 3.41    
1954 31 MIN PL P 7 0 12.0 3 2 0 0 1.000 3.75    
1955 32 MIN PL P 37 0 41.7 3 11 0 0 1.000 3.02    
Career Totals   109 0 118.7 12 33 1 0 .978 3.41    
Career Highs   45 0 41.7 3 12 1 0 1.000 3.75    
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History
Drafted in 16th round, 305th overall pick, by Minneapolis in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/27/1952
Had first career hit on 6/2/1953, off Jerry Nowell (DEN)