#65 Chief Meyers, Catcher, 36 yrs, Washington Senators Saturday, 10/28/1916 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Chief Meyers
7/29/1880 36 USA,CA,RIVERSIDE 5"11 204
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Prone 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,550,000 1916 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 4 3 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 4 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 3 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/17 | @PHA | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/19 | SLA | L 3-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | SLA | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/22 | @NYA | L 0-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @NYA | W 3-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @DET | L 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/26 | CLE | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | CLE | L 1-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #5 | | |
9/29 | NYA | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
10/2 | @BOS | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 101 | 354 | 99 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 46 | 30 | 51 | .280 | .339 | .370 | .709 | .639 | .090 |
Projected | 101 | 354 | 99 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 46 | 30 | 51 | .280 | .339 | .370 | .709 | .639 | .090 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 87 | 390 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 46.7 | 4.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 171 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .335 | .351 | .686 |
vs. RHP | 183 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .290 | .343 | .388 | .731 |
Close/Late | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .286 | .232 | .518 |
Scoring Position | 109 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .349 | .402 | .440 | .842 |
Pinch Hitting | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 46 | 144 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 24 | .243 | .311 | .326 | .637 |
Road | 55 | 210 | 64 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 27 | .305 | .358 | .400 | .758 |
March/April | 17 | 59 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | .356 | .391 | .441 | .831 |
May | 20 | 75 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 14 | .227 | .289 | .360 | .649 |
June | 18 | 62 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | .274 | .384 | .403 | .787 |
July | 14 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .267 | .283 | .311 | .594 |
August | 17 | 56 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .321 | .387 | .357 | .744 |
Sept/Oct | 15 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | .246 | .290 | .333 | .624 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1909 | 117 | 448 | 134 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 57 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 4 | .299 | .333 | .375 | .708 | PHI,NL |
1910 | 138 | 496 | 133 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 41 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 12 | .268 | .315 | .327 | .641 | PHI |
1911 | 140 | 515 | 152 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 50 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 7 | .295 | .336 | .383 | .719 | PHI,NL |
1912 | 146 | 540 | 158 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 71 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 8 | .293 | .360 | .391 | .751 | PHI,NL |
1913 | 136 | 515 | 134 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 9 | 4 | .260 | .298 | .309 | .607 | PHI |
1914 | 125 | 439 | 108 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .275 | .314 | .589 | PHI |
1915 | 94 | 343 | 91 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 49 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 10 | 6 | .265 | .323 | .359 | .681 | WAS |
1916 | 101 | 354 | 99 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 46 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 4 | .280 | .339 | .370 | .709 | WAS,AL |
Total | 997 | 3650 | 1009 | 181 | 39 | 7 | 389 | 391 | 249 | 12 | 21 | 316 | 79 | 45 | .276 | .323 | .353 | .676 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1912 | 12 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .367 | .380 | .510 | .890 |
1914 | 14 | 53 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .333 | .415 | .748 |
Total | 26 | 102 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .343 | .356 | .461 | .817 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 94 | 87 | 526 | 62 | 0 | 597 | 9 | .985 | 804.1 | 6.68 | 4 | 135 | 41 | 30.4 |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1909... Had first career hit on 5/3/1909, off Hooks Wiltse (BRO)... Was selected to the 1909 Allstar game... Hit first career homerun on 8/18/1910, off Jake Boultes (CHN)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1911, hitting .556 with 1 HR, 5 RBI... Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 6/23/1911... Was selected to the 1911 Allstar game... 1/31/1912: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1912 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1912... 1/31/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1913... 1/31/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1914... Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/11/1915 to a 2-year deal worth $2,550,000 per year... Was selected to the 1916 Allstar game...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1911 - .295 - 10th
| OBP 1912 - .360 - 7th
| OPS 1912 - .751 - 10th
| RBI 1912 - 70 - 8th
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