Lou Merloni
2B · 9 seasons · 1998 – 2006 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Lou Merloni sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 9 seasons. His best year was 2004: +0.9 roto value, 281st that season and 26173rd of 111,420 player-seasons on record. He banked roto value in batting average (+0.6) and gave it back in home runs (-2.9), stolen bases (-1.9) and RBI (-1.3).
Hitting
Best Season
0.91
2004 · #26,173 all-time
Career Z
-6.6
summed
Avg / Season
-0.74
longevity-neutral
Seasons
9
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | BOS | 39 | -0.88 | #371 | #36,053 |
| 1999 | BOS | 43 | -1.34 | #418 | #40,081 |
| 2000 | BOS | 40 | -0.33 | #347 | #32,371 |
| 2001 | BOS | 52 | -0.29 | #341 | #32,157 |
| 2002 | BOS | 84 | -0.25 | #343 | #31,918 |
| 2003 | SD | 80 | -0.20 | #337 | #31,583 |
| 2004★ | CLE | 71 | 0.91 | #281 | #26,173 |
| 2005 | LAA | 5 | -2.23 | #1,044 | #79,749 |
| 2006 | CLE | 9 | -2.01 | #531 | #53,559 |
★ Best season by Z