P Tommy 'Goliath' Mercer #9
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
09/13/1963
P TOMMY 'GOLIATH' MERCER #9 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
55 0 6-8 10 5.34 59.0 81 7 27 34 1.83 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 47 46 47 100
Movement 61 60 63 68
Control 80 78 81 85
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 84
Changeup 48 99
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 41
Defense 41
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 28
Baserunning Inst.: 17
Sacrifice Bunt: 67
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/12/1963 @ PRA Win, 8-6 0.1 2 0 0 1 0
09/09/1963 FRE Loss, 14-15 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
09/08/1963 FRE Win, 8-7 1.0 1 1 0 0 1
09/06/1963 @ REG Win, 8-3 2.0 3 1 1 1 3
09/02/1963 @ SUN Loss, 5-6 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Loss
08/29/1963 BOB Loss, 2-12 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
08/28/1963 @ CAL Win, 9-7 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
08/26/1963 @ CAL Loss, 8-9 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
08/23/1963 MB Win, 7-5 0.1 1 3 3 2 0
08/21/1963 @ ALL Win, 6-3 1.0 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/13/1928
Born in:Chatham-Kent, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 5"
Weight:240 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$549,070
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 112 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, 156 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PUB TRIPLE A 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 55 0 6 8 10 5.34 59.0 81 41 35 7 27 34 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 15 5 66.7 55 26 16.47 12.36 5.19 4.12 5.39 1.83 99 0.3 .363        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 118 41 7 0 4 23 19 11 3 3 0 .347 .429 .508 .937      
vs. RHB 124 40 6 0 3 18 8 23 0 3 0 .323 .364 .444 .807      
PUB TRIPLE A 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 2 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.1 3 2 2 0 2 0  
Last Week 3 0 0 1 0 4.50 4.0 6 3 2 1 2 4  
April 7 0 1 1 1 7.88 8.0 10 7 7 2 4 8  
May 11 0 2 3 2 8.03 12.1 20 12 11 3 7 7  
June 9 0 0 2 3 2.89 9.1 10 5 3 0 4 4  
July 12 0 2 0 1 3.21 14.0 20 5 5 1 1 9  
August 11 0 1 1 3 4.09 11.0 12 7 5 0 7 2  
September 5 0 0 1 0 8.31 4.1 9 5 4 1 4 4  
Last Year 18 0 3 3 6 5.66 20.2 29 13 13 3 6 20  
Career 114 0 12 12 26 3.85 133.1 146 66 57 16 51 117  
Home 26 0 2 4 3 6.39 25.1 43 22 18 2 12 15  
Road 29 0 4 4 7 4.54 33.2 38 19 17 5 15 19  
Grass 55 0 6 8 10 5.34 59.0 81 41 35 7 27 34  
Day 16 0 0 3 5 4.80 15.0 21 9 8 2 8 6  
Night 39 0 6 5 5 5.52 44.0 60 32 27 5 19 28  
As Reliever / Substitution 55 0 6 8 10 5.34 59.0 81 41 35 7 27 34  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1949 Muskegon - PUB 20 21 0 1 1 0 4.81 24.1 24 19 13 4 13 21 0 0 1.52 .299 5.19 -0.2 89
1950 San Francisco - PUB 21 48 0 4 6 6 3.15 65.2 54 30 23 8 16 68 0 0 1.07 .267 3.36 0.9 133
1951 San Francisco - PUB 22 60 0 5 2 20 1.55 69.2 41 12 12 4 14 77 0 0 0.79 .228 2.22 2.0 272
1952 San Francisco - PUB 23 51 0 7 3 34 2.25 52.0 44 13 13 4 12 68 0 0 1.08 .323 2.25 1.5 191
1953 San Francisco - PUB 24 41 0 4 6 26 3.89 41.2 41 18 18 6 6 53 0 0 1.13 .347 2.92 0.9 113
1954 San Francisco - PUB 25 49 0 8 4 27 2.43 55.2 46 16 15 6 6 75 0 0 0.93 .317 2.36 1.6 188
1955 San Francisco - PUB 26 44 0 5 5 28 1.66 48.2 33 9 9 4 9 65 0 0 0.86 .279 2.01 1.6 266
1956 San Francisco - PUB 27 46 0 5 8 24 2.53 53.1 35 15 15 6 12 70 0 0 0.88 .259 2.90 1.2 176
1957 San Francisco - PUB 28 45 0 5 6 29 1.90 47.1 38 13 10 5 16 64 0 0 1.14 .311 2.86 1.6 218
1958 San Francisco - PUB 29 56 0 7 3 21 2.51 71.2 63 21 20 10 15 100 0 0 1.09 .321 2.66 2.4 169
1959 Philadelphia - PUB 30 64 0 6 7 4 1.67 70.0 45 18 13 7 13 107 0 0 0.83 .284 1.85 2.8 258
1960 Philadelphia - PUB 31 62 0 13 6 2 2.19 70.0 56 19 17 7 23 77 0 0 1.13 .285 3.13 1.7 194
1961 Philadelphia - PUB 32 28 0 0 3 0 7.90 27.1 31 24 24 7 9 39 0 0 1.46 .375 4.89 -0.1 55
1961 Oakland - PUB 32 19 0 1 3 0 2.73 26.1 18 8 8 4 5 28 0 0 0.87 .230 3.50 0.5 161
1961 Total - PUB 32 47 0 1 6 0 5.37 53.2 49 32 32 11 14 67 0 0 1.17 .304 4.21 0.3 82
1962 Oakland - PUB 33 29 0 1 2 1 4.75 30.1 36 25 16 6 17 26 0 0 1.75 .345 5.43 -0.3 93
Total PUB 663 0 72 65 222 2.70 754.0 605 260 226 88 186 938 0 0 1.05 .294 2.90 18.1 186
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1946 Oak Forest - A 17 45 0 3 3 15 4.99 52.1 59 29 29 4 33 56 0 0 1.76 .374 4.38 -0.0 82
1947 Oak Forest - A 18 70 1 7 6 5 3.91 112.2 95 60 49 4 60 125 1 0 1.38 .315 3.28 1.5 102
1948 Berlin - AA 19 46 0 2 6 9 3.35 45.2 40 19 17 4 19 53 0 0 1.29 .319 3.69 0.8 148
1948 Gardendale - AAA 19 38 0 3 1 10 1.53 47.0 34 11 8 5 15 56 0 0 1.04 .271 3.39 1.0 325
1949 Casco - AAA 20 3 0 0 0 0 1.35 6.2 2 1 1 1 3 7 0 0 0.75 .077 5.11 -0.0 352
1962 Charlotte - AAA 33 18 0 3 3 6 5.66 20.2 29 13 13 3 6 20 0 0 1.69 .400 4.59 0.4 97
1963 Charlotte - AAA 34 55 0 6 8 10 5.34 59.0 81 41 35 7 27 34 0 0 1.83 .363 5.39 0.3 102
Total PUBAAA 114 0 12 12 26 3.85 133.1 146 66 57 16 51 117 0 0 1.48 .334 4.55 192.2
Total PUBAA 46 0 2 6 9 3.35 45.2 40 19 17 4 19 53 0 0 1.29 .319 3.69 148.3
Total PUBA 115 1 10 9 20 4.25 165.0 154 89 78 8 93 181 1 0 1.50 .335 3.63 95.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 San Francisco - PUB 21 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0.50 .211 0.00 0.0 0
1960 Philadelphia - PUB 31 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 4 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 2.50 .500 0.00 0.0 0
1961 Oakland - PUB 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.75 .200 0.00 0.0 0
Total PUB 8 0 0 0 0 0.79 11.1 9 1 1 1 1 12 0 0 0.88 .267 2.42 839.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Muskegon - MLB P 21 0 1 4 0 7 2 .714 24.1 1.85 -1.1 .716
1950 San Francisco - MLB P 48 0 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 65.2 2.33 +0.1 1.017
1951 San Francisco - MLB P 60 0 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 69.2 1.29 +0.3 1.152
1952 San Francisco - MLB P 51 0 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 52.0 1.38 +0.1 1.005
1953 San Francisco - MLB P 41 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 41.2 1.08 +0.1 1.000
1954 San Francisco - MLB P 49 0 7 8 1 15 0 1.000 55.2 2.43 +0.2 1.005
1955 San Francisco - MLB P 44 0 3 6 0 10 1 .900 48.2 1.66 -0.9 .825
1956 San Francisco - MLB P 46 0 2 10 2 12 0 1.000 53.1 2.02 +0.6 1.086
1957 San Francisco - MLB P 44 0 4 3 0 8 1 .875 47.1 1.33 -0.3 .983
1958 San Francisco - MLB P 56 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 71.2 0.63 -0.3 .991
1959 Philadelphia - MLB P 61 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 70.0 1.16 -0.4 .991
1960 Philadelphia - MLB P 62 0 6 4 0 10 0 1.000 70.0 1.29 -0.3 .992
1961 Philadelphia - MLB P 28 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 27.1 0.99 -0.4 1.014
1961 Oakland - MLB P 19 0 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 26.1 2.39 +0.1 1.268
1962 Oakland - MLB P 26 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 30.1 1.78 -0.2 1.018
1963 Charlotte - AAA P 51 0 2 18 0 20 0 1.000 59.0 3.05 +0.1 1.045
TOTAL P 707 0 41 107 6 153 5 .967 813.0 1.64 -2.3 1.003
PLAYER HISTORY
04/23/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Colt .45s organization, was discovered in Canada.
07/02/1946 Injured on 06/30/1946, diagnosed with hamstring soreness, will miss 6 days.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (100); Movement: 63 (83); Control: 35 (82).
04/07/1947 Named the #49 prospect in the PUB
11/28/1947 Was traded by the Houston Colt .45s to the Lake Diefenbaker Chiefs, along with 2B Enrique Ortíz, in exchange for CF Bill Davis.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (100); Movement: 71 (81); Control: 54 (93).
04/05/1948 Named the #46 prospect in the PUB
06/21/1948 Was selected to the 1948 PUB Double A All-Star Game.
08/02/1948 Injured (abdominal soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (100); Movement: 82 (86); Control: 69 (92).
01/27/1949 Got claimed off waivers by Muskegon while with Lake Diefenbaker.
04/04/1949 Named the #31 prospect in the PUB
04/18/1949 Injured on 04/15/1949, diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 3 months.
11/14/1949 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 85 (86); Control: 84 (100).
02/02/1950 Drafted in the 1950 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 19, 187th overall pick) by the San Francisco Meatballs.
10/20/1950 Won the 1950 Polaris Union Baseball Polaris Classic with the San Francisco Meatballs!
11/14/1950 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 76 (76); Control: 91 (100).
06/15/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
11/01/1951 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $19,750 through arbitration.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 85 (85).
07/11/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
11/18/1952 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $27,500 through arbitration.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 85 (85).
11/19/1953 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $40,337 through arbitration.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 74 (74); Control: 85 (85).
07/06/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
08/11/1954 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $213,000 with the San Francisco Meatballs organization.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 73 (73); Control: 85 (85).
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 72 (72); Control: 84 (84).
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 72 (72); Control: 81 (81).
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 72 (72); Control: 82 (82).
05/25/1958 Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/13/1958 Became a free agent.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 86 (86).
01/12/1959 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $2,694,420 with the Philadelphia Athletics organization.
10/31/1959 Wins the 1959 PUB CL Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 72 (73); Control: 88 (88).
06/18/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
10/28/1960 Finished 3rd in 1960 PUB CL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 88 (88).
07/29/1961 Was traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Oakland Oaks in exchange for C Chris Brick.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 90 (100); Movement: 65 (70); Control: 87 (88).
10/21/1962 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (100); Movement: 61 (67); Control: 80 (85).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1951 60 5
1958 56 9
1959 64 4
1960 62 8
Year SV Rank
1951 20 9
1952 34 3
1953 26 6
1954 27 5
1955 28 6
1956 24 6
1957 29 6
1958 21 10
Year HLD Rank
1951 12 8
1959 18 1
1960 15 1
1961 9 6
1962 7 10
Year RA Rank
1951 60 5
1958 56 8
1959 64 4
1960 62 8
Year GF Rank
1951 34 8
1952 47 2
1954 41 7
1956 37 9
1957 42 8
1959 36 10
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