Henry Merchant

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .237
HR 1
RBI 34
H 90
OPS .617
PIV -579
Position
Center Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 180 lb
Born
2/17/1918 in Birmingham, AL, USA
Died
8/23/1982 in Cincinnati, OH, USA

Full name: Henry Lewis Merchant

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
553.0 481.0 78.0 137.0 14.0 12.0 1.0 42.0 60.0 4.0 9.0 .285 .364 .370 .734

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
6 7 17 8 8 1 106.1 82 50 1 2 11 3 0.09 0.88

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 80.0 72.0 12.0 18.0 3.0 1.0 0 8.0 8.0 0 0 .250 .325 .319 .644
1950 5.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1952 3.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Listed seasons · 3 88 79 12 18 3 1 0 8 9 0 0 .228 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
129 379 58 90 10 3 1 34 8 50 2 .237 .329 .288 .617 -579

Career AVG .237 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Career OBP .329 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .288 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 21.2% below league average.

Career OPS .617 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1940 CAG NAL 9 19 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .211 — — — — 0.0
1941 CAG NAL 8 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .231 — — — — 0.0
1942 CAG NAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 CC NAL 6 14 2 4 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1944 CIC NAL 20 69 13 17 2 2 0 8 2 11 0 .246 .261 (-6%) .325 (+10%) .357 (-7%) .683 (+1%) 42.8
1945 CIC NAL 20 63 6 15 1 0 0 7 2 9 0 .238 .260 (-9%) .328 (+1%) .354 (-28%) .683 (-14%) -104.3
1946 CIC NAL 11 38 8 12 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 .316 — — — — 0.0
1947 CIC NAL 27 94 18 23 1 0 1 8 0 11 0 .245 .262 (-7%) .336 (-2%) .376 (-24%) .712 (-13%) -167.1
1948 IC NAL 26 69 10 12 4 0 0 4 1 8 1 .174 .263 (-34%) .340 (-24%) .379 (-39%) .719 (-32%) -349.9
Career · 9 seasons 129 379 58 90 10 3 1 34 8 50 2 .237 — — — — -579

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
3 2 13 4 2 0 1 41.7 46 17 1 12 9 3.67 455.2

Career ERA 3.67 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1940 CAG NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1941 CAG NAL 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 9.3 10 6 6 3 5.79 3.94 (-47%) 0.0
1942 CAG NAL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 1 9.00 — 0.0
1944 CIC NAL 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 16 2 2 4 1.00 3.57 (+72%) 455.2
1945 CIC NAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.3 9 4 0 1 6.75 — 0.0
1946 CIC NAL 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 5.0 4 1 3 0 1.80 — 0.0
1947 CIC NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 2 1 0 18.00 — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 3 2 13 4 2 0 1 41.2 46 17 12 9 3.67 — 455

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home52751632011.427
Away831893143113.228

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1254.0411420.17
Away929.1170310.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-08 IN9NY6L 412110010
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 300000000
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 000000000
1949-08-06 IN9PH5L 401000000
1949-07-31 IN9LCBW 000000010
1949-07-31 IN9LCBW 011100000
1949-07-26 IN9PH5L 400000100
1949-07-25 IN9PH5W 300000010
1949-07-25 IN9PH5W 401000000
1949-07-24 IN9BLGW 503000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-09-02 IN9CAG W 9.0620000
1947-08-19 IN9KCM — 1.0000000
1947-05-25 IN9BIR — 0.0000000
1946-06-05 IN9BIR L 9.0760000
1945-08-25 CIABIR L 5.1860011
1944-08-30 CIAMEM W 9.0010000
1944-08-22 CIACVB L 9.0971210
1944-08-03 CIAMEM — 3.0010000
1944-07-24 CIABIR — 4.0000000
1944-06-18 CIAKCM W 9.0710110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 9 7 68 4 2 3
3B 2 1 2 5 0 1
OF 101 91 183 10 16 0
P 13 4 1 6 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1940 CAG OF 7 7 14 0 3 0
1940 CAG P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1941 CAG OF 4 3 6 0 0 0
1941 CAG P 4 0 0 2 0 0
1942 CAG P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1943 CC OF 6 5 9 0 1 0
1944 CIC OF 17 16 31 4 5 0
1944 CIC P 2 2 1 0 0 0
1945 CIC OF 18 17 33 0 1 0
1945 CIC P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1946 CIC 1B 3 2 17 2 1 1
1946 CIC OF 7 6 8 0 1 0
1946 CIC P 2 1 0 1 0 0
1947 CIC 1B 2 1 22 1 1 1
1947 CIC 3B 2 1 2 5 0 1
1947 CIC OF 25 23 44 3 2 0
1947 CIC P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1948 IC 1B 4 4 29 1 0 1
1948 IC OF 17 14 38 3 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 13
First Base 9
Third Base 2
Left Field 20
Center Field 53
Right Field 28

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Merchant

Was Henry Merchant a pitcher?
No. Henry Merchant was a position player (Center Fielder), though he did pitch in 13 career games.
How many home runs did Henry Merchant hit?
Henry Merchant hit 1 career home runs with 90 hits.