What years did Merritt Ranew play?

Merritt Ranew played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1969.

Was Merritt Ranew a pitcher?

No. Merritt Ranew was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Merritt Ranew hit?

Merritt Ranew hit 8 career home runs with 147 hits.

Merritt Ranew

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1969)

AVG .247

HR 8

RBI 54

H 147

OPS .653

PIV -82

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 5/10/1938 in Albany, GA, USA
Died: 10/18/2011 in Valdosta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1962-04-13
Last Game: 1969-09-30

Full name: Merritt Thomas Ranew

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
269	594	68	147	20	9	8	54	3	42	120	.247	.301	.352	.653	-82

Career AVG .247 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .301 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career OPS .653 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 5.7% 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
1962	HOU	NL	71	218	26	51	6	8	4	24	2	14	43	.234	.257 (-9%)	.326 (-12%)	.393 (-1%)	.719 (-6%)	-286.1
1963	CHN	NL	78	154	18	52	8	1	3	15	1	9	32	.338	.246 (+37%)	.308 (+23%)	.371 (+24%)	.680 (+23%)	622.5
1964	CHN	NL	16	33	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	ML1	NL	9	17	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	CAL	AL	41	91	12	19	4	0	1	10	0	7	22	.209	.245 (-15%)	.310 (-16%)	.371 (-23%)	.682 (-20%)	-292.8
1969	SE1	AL	54	81	11	20	2	0	0	4	0	10	14	.247	.248 (-1%)	.320 (+3%)	.369 (-26%)	.689 (-13%)	-125.2
Career · 6 seasons			269	594	68	147	20	9	8	54	3	42	120	.247	—	—	—	—	-82

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	134	267	32	66	3	22	.247
Away	135	327	36	81	5	32	.248

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1969-09-30	MIL	OAK	L	1	1	0	0
1969-09-17	MIL	CHW	L	4	0	0	0
1969-09-11	MIL	OAK	L	1	1	0	0
1969-09-04	MIL	KCR	L	1	0	0	0
1969-09-02	MIL	NYY	L	1	1	1	0
1969-08-31	MIL	DET	L	1	0	0	0
1969-08-30	MIL	DET	L	3	1	1	1
1969-08-27	MIL	BAL	L	2	0	0	1
1969-08-24	MIL	CLE	L	4	0	0	1
1969-08-22	MIL	CLE	L	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	9	8	75	7	0	10
3B	1	1	0	1	0	0
C	144	112	686	67	14	8
OF	3	3	2	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	HOU	C	58	51	357	35	8	1
1963	CHN	1B	9	8	75	7	0	10
1963	CHN	C	37	23	138	12	3	4
1964	CHN	C	9	7	42	8	0	0
1964	ML1	C	3	3	11	2	0	0
1965	CAL	C	24	19	78	7	1	1
1969	SE1	3B	1	1	0	1	0	0
1969	SE1	C	13	9	60	3	2	2
1969	SE1	OF	3	3	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	144
First Base	9
Third Base	1
Left Field	3

Frequently Asked Questions about Merritt Ranew

What years did Merritt Ranew play?: Merritt Ranew played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1969.
Was Merritt Ranew a pitcher?: No. Merritt Ranew was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Merritt Ranew hit?: Merritt Ranew hit 8 career home runs with 147 hits.