In his MLB career, Merkle has hit 61 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 740 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 6,438 times and came through with a base hit 1,580 times. His slugging percentage sits at .063 and he has totaled 2,215 bases. He has fanned 645 times and has walked on 454 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .331 OBP. Merkle has accrued an average at the plate of .273 for his time in baseball with 720 scored runs and an OPS of .394.
