Was Jim Mertz a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Mertz pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 53 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Mertz hit?

Jim Mertz hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

Jim Mertz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943)

W–L 5–7

ERA 4.63

WHIP 1.43

SO 53

Pitcher PIV -1491.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 8/10/1916 in Lima, OH, USA
Died: 2/4/2003 in Waycross, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1943-05-01
Last Game: 1943-10-02

Full name: James Verlin Mertz

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	7	33	10	2	0	3	116.7	109	60	7	58	53	4.63	-1491.6

Career ERA 4.63 vs. league average 3.50 across their career seasons — 32.2% worse than 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
1943	WS1	AL	5	7	33	10	2	0	3	116.7	109	60	58	53	4.63	3.50 (-32%)	-1491.6
Career · 1 season			5	7	33	10	2	0	3	116.2	109	60	58	53	4.63	—	-1,492

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 Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
33	38	3	7	0	1	0	3	0	2	13	.184	.225	.237	.462	0

Career AVG .184 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 28.0% below league average.

Career OBP .225 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 30.8% below league average.

Career SLG .237 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career OPS .462 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 31.2% 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
1943	WS1	AL	33	38	3	7	0	1	0	3	0	2	13	.184	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			33	38	3	7	0	1	0	3	0	2	13	.184	—	—	—	—	0

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	16	21	1	3	0	3	.143
Away	17	17	2	4	0	0	.235

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	16	60.0	52	32	29	23	4.80
Away	17	56.2	57	28	29	31	4.45

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1943-10-02	MIN	DET	L	2	1	1	0	0
1943-09-26	MIN	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1943-09-22	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0
1943-09-06	MIN	BOS	L	1	0	1	1	0
1943-08-29	MIN	PHA	W	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-26	MIN	SLA	L	2	0	0	0	0
1943-08-23	MIN	SLA	W	1	0	1	0	0
1943-08-22	MIN	SLA	L	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-20	MIN	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-15	MIN	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1943-10-02	MIN	DET	—	4.0	7	3	2	1	0	0
1943-09-26	MIN	CHW	—	0.0	1	4	4	3	0	0
1943-09-22	MIN	SLA	—	2.1	2	2	1	2	1	0
1943-09-06	MIN	BOS	L	6.0	5	4	4	3	2	1
1943-08-29	MIN	PHA	W	4.0	4	2	2	0	1	0
1943-08-26	MIN	SLA	—	6.1	2	0	0	0	4	0
1943-08-23	MIN	SLA	—	1.2	3	1	1	1	1	0
1943-08-22	MIN	SLA	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	2	0
1943-08-20	MIN	CHW	SV	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	0
1943-08-15	MIN	CLE	—	4.0	2	1	0	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	33	0	3	26	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1943	WS1	P	33	0	3	26	3	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	33

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Mertz

Was Jim Mertz a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Mertz pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 53 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Mertz hit?: Jim Mertz hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.