Lou Merloni
1998–2006 · bats R / throws R · Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres
423G
.271AVG
.332OBP
.384SLG
More career statistics
294H
14HR
125RBI
9SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423 | 1,223 | 1,085 | 138 | 294 | 67 | 7 | 14 | 125 | 88 | 213 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 417 | .271 | .332 | .384 | .716 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1999-09-29 to 2000-08-19
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 2002-07-23 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 2001-10-01 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 2001-06-30 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 205 | 593 | 143 | 4 | 67 | 48 | 104 | .276 | .322 | .385 |
| Away | 218 | 630 | 151 | 10 | 58 | 40 | 109 | .267 | .303 | .383 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 50 | 132 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 19 | .310 | .341 | .398 |
| May | 77 | 214 | 44 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 48 | .238 | .304 | .324 |
| June | 81 | 254 | 65 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 39 | .300 | .346 | .392 |
| July | 69 | 222 | 47 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 35 | .234 | .279 | .363 |
| August | 51 | 150 | 43 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 16 | .323 | .353 | .474 |
| September | 87 | 216 | 47 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 50 | .233 | .255 | .332 |
| October | 8 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .382 | .400 | .706 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tampa-bay-rays | 50 | 167 | 48 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 29 | .320 | .347 | .453 |
| baltimore-orioles | 38 | 101 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 16 | .303 | .356 | .461 |
| detroit-tigers | 35 | 111 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | .228 | .288 | .347 |
| new-york-yankees | 33 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | .242 | .267 | .379 |
| chicago-white-sox | 31 | 106 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 18 | .286 | .283 | .357 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 26 | 84 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | .276 | .310 | .408 |
| cleveland-guardians | 18 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .288 | .321 | .423 |
| kansas-city-royals | 17 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | .280 | .293 | .380 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  Boston Red Sox | 39 | 96 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .281 | – | – |
| 1999 | Boston Red Sox | 43 | 126 | 32 | 1 | 13 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 2000 | Boston Red Sox | 40 | 128 | 41 | – | 18 | 1 | .320 | – | – |
| 2001 | Boston Red Sox | 52 | 146 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 2 | .267 | – | – |
| 2002 | Boston Red Sox | 84 | 194 | 48 | 4 | 18 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 2003 | Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres | 80 | 181 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .265 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Cleveland Guardians | 71 | 190 | 55 | 4 | 28 | 1 | .289 | – | – |
| 2005 |  Los Angeles Angels | 5 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | – | – |
| 2006 | Cleveland Guardians | 9 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | .211 | – | – |