Merkle has compiled an average at the plate of .273 in his time in baseball with 720 runs scored and an OPS of .394. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 6,438 times and has delivered a base knock 1,580 times. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .063 in addition to earning 2,215 bases. In his MLB career, Merkle has hit 61 baseballs over the fence while driving in 740 runs. He has struck out 645 times and has gotten a free base on 454 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .331 on-base percentage.
