League Leaders Who Led?
Win Mercer

Win Mercer

1894–1902  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  5'9", 154 lb  ·  b. 1874 Chester, WV

Career 132–164 · 3.98 ERA · 532 SO · 2484.2 IP · 566 G · 506 H · 7 HR · 197 RBI · .285 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
12 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1897 Best season

Spanning 1897–1897, peaking at 2 titles in 1897.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 840th League titles 2
  • 392nd Best in baseball 2
  • 932nd Top-5 finishes 12

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Shutouts 1 1st — 1897 3 1902 #2
Saves 1 1st — 1897 3 1894 #2 1895 #3 1901 #2 1902 #2
Complete Games — #3 — 1896 #3
Earned Run Average — #3 — 1894 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1897 2 SV 3 SHO 3

Pitching

9 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1894 WAS NL 17 23 3.85 50 39 3 339.1 445 145 9 126 72 1.68
1895 WAS NL 13 23 4.42 44 38 2 313.1 432 154 17 96 85 1.69
1896 WAS NL 25 18 4.13 46 45 0 366.1 456 168 10 117 94 1.56
1897 WAS NL 21 20 3.18 47 43 3 342.0 403 121 5 104 91 1.48
1898 WAS NL 12 18 4.81 33 30 0 233.2 309 125 3 71 52 1.63
1899 WAS NL 7 14 4.60 23 21 0 186.0 234 95 2 53 28 1.54
1900 NY1 NL 13 17 3.86 33 29 0 242.2 303 104 5 58 39 1.49
1901 WS1 AL 9 13 4.56 24 22 1 179.2 217 91 8 50 31 1.49
1902 DET AL 15 18 3.04 35 33 1 281.2 282 95 5 80 40 1.29
Career — — 132 164 3.98 335 300 10 2484.2 3,081 1,098 64 755 532 1.54

Batting

9 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1894 WAS NL 53 165 29 48 5 2 2 29 9 20 9 .291 .328 .382 .709
1895 WAS NL 64 201 26 51 9 1 1 26 12 33 7 .254 .306 .323 .629
1896 WAS NL 49 156 23 38 1 1 1 14 9 18 9 .244 .302 .282 .584
1897 WAS NL 50 139 23 44 2 5 0 19 6 13 7 .317 .354 .403 .757
1898 WAS NL 80 249 38 80 3 5 2 25 18 31 14 .321 .369 .398 .767
1899 WAS NL 108 375 73 112 6 7 1 35 32 17 16 .299 .360 .360 .720
1900 NY1 NL 76 248 32 73 4 0 0 27 26 26 15 .294 .366 .311 .676
1901 WS1 AL 51 140 26 42 7 2 0 16 23 13 10 .300 .402 .379 .781
1902 DET AL 35 100 8 18 2 0 0 6 6 7 1 .180 .226 .200 .426
Career — — 566 1,773 278 506 39 23 7 197 141 178 88 .285 .344 .345 .689

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 335 167 611 84 19 .903
3B 90 100 154 50 8 .836
OF 76 109 13 17 3 .878
SS 39 64 92 34 12 .821
1B 8 60 2 5 7 .925
2B 5 7 12 1 1 .950