How Bill Merritt's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Bill Merritt totaled 1,960 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,199.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1895, posting 448, well above the league average of 313.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1899 at 4, well below the league average of 328.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 406 in 1896 to 332 in 1897 and 4 in 1899, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 4 to 448 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Merritt Lifetime Total Chances

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Bill Merritt Total Chances Per Season

Bill Merritt's Total Chances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Merritt Total Chances per season line chart

Bill Merritt Total Chances by Team

Bill Merritt's career Total Chances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Merritt career Total Chances by team bar chart

Bill Merritt Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Merritt's career Total Chances, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bill Merritt Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Merritt Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Merritt's seasonal Total Chances alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bill Merritt Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Merritt Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Merritt's MLB career with Total Chances alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Bill Merritt Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table