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John DeMerit
John Stephen DeMerit (Thumper)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School University of Wisconsin-Madison

Debut June 18, 1957
  vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 20, 1962
Born January 8, 1936 in West Bend, WI

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 21 MLN NL  33   34    8    5   0  0   0    1   1  0   0   8  .147  .147  .147  -18    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 22 MLN NL   3    3    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .667  .667  .667  268    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1959 23 MLN NL  11    5    4    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .200  .333  .200   52    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 25 MLN NL  32   74    5   12   3  0   2    5   0  0   5  19  .162  .225  .284   38   21   0   0   0   1   2
 1962 26 NYM NL  14   16    3    3   0  0   1    1   0  0   2   4  .188  .278  .375   74    6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       93  132   21   23   3  0   3    7   1  0   8  33  .174  .227  .265   34   35   0   0   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        230   37   40   5  0   5   12   2  0  14  57  .174  .227  .265   34   61   0   0   0   2   3
 Career High     33   74    8   12   3  0   2    5   1  0   5  19                          21   0   0   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 21 MLN NL   34   29    1   0.9    97| .147  .260| .147  .322| .147  .403| .294  .725| -18  .051  -5.5  -0.6 100%
 1958 22 MLN NL    3    1    1  26.8    99| .667  .260| .667  .327| .667  .406|1.334  .733| 268  .961   0.7   0.1   0%
 1959 23 MLN NL    6    4    0   0.0    98| .200  .260| .333  .325| .200  .403| .533  .728|  52  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1961 25 MLN NL   80   64    5   2.1   100| .162  .263| .225  .328| .284  .409| .509  .738|  38  .187  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1962 26 NYM NL   18   13    2   4.1   103| .188  .270| .278  .337| .375  .410| .653  .747|  74  .454  -0.7  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       141  111    9   2.2   100| .174  .263| .227  .328| .265  .407| .492  .735|  34  .201 -12.4  -1.3 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1957 21 MLN NL OF 13 21 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.62 2.07 2.78 2.29 6 68.0 CF 11 20 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.82 2.62 3.10 2.82 5 58.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.80 2.07 1 10.0 1958 22 MLN NL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.95 1.64 2.29 0 11.0 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.50 3.60 2.70 0 5.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.95 0 6.0 1959 23 MLN NL OF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.75 1.90 4.01 2.24 1 15.7 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.60 2.69 2.01 0 6.7 CF 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 2.20 5.00 2.60 1 9.0 1961 25 MLN NL OF 21 40 2 0 0 1.000 .977 2.00 1.86 2.28 2.16 19 165.7 RF 15 25 2 0 0 1.000 .975 1.80 1.60 2.17 1.93 13 112.0 CF 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 2.28 2.65 2.62 4 34.0 LF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.50 2.28 1.87 2 19.7 1962 26 NYM NL OF 9 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.44 1.79 0.75 2.06 5 48.0 RF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.65 0.35 1.90 3 26.0 LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.37 0.00 1.80 0 4.0 CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.25 1.50 2.45 2 18.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1957 21 MLN NL CF 11 20 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.82 2.62 3.10 2.82 5 58.0 1958 22 MLN NL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.50 3.60 2.70 0 5.0 1959 23 MLN NL CF 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 2.20 5.00 2.60 1 9.0 1961 25 MLN NL CF 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 2.28 2.65 2.62 4 34.0 1962 26 NYM NL CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.25 1.50 2.45 2 18.0 1957 21 MLN NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.80 2.07 1 10.0 1959 23 MLN NL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.60 2.69 2.01 0 6.7 1961 25 MLN NL LF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.50 2.28 1.87 2 19.7 1962 26 NYM NL LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.37 0.00 1.80 0 4.0 1957 21 MLN NL OF 13 21 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.62 2.07 2.78 2.29 6 68.0 1958 22 MLN NL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.95 1.64 2.29 0 11.0 1959 23 MLN NL OF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.75 1.90 4.01 2.24 1 15.7 1961 25 MLN NL OF 21 40 2 0 0 1.000 .977 2.00 1.86 2.28 2.16 19 165.7 1962 26 NYM NL OF 9 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.44 1.79 0.75 2.06 5 48.0 1958 22 MLN NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.95 0 6.0 1961 25 MLN NL RF 15 25 2 0 0 1.000 .975 1.80 1.60 2.17 1.93 13 112.0 1962 26 NYM NL RF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.65 0.35 1.90 3 26.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 49 74 2 0 0 1.000 .978 1.55 1.91 2.22 2.18 31 308.3 10 20 20# CF* 20 40 0 0 0 1.000 .983 2.00 2.47 2.90 2.69 12 124.0 RF* 20 26 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.40 1.61 1.75 1.92 16 144.0 LF* 10 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.90 1.53 2.01 1.94 3 40.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 49 74 2 0 0 1.000 .978 1.55 1.91 2.22 2.19 31 308
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1957   WS    MLN NYY     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

May 26, 1957: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1961 expansion draft.


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