Lou Merloni
1998–2006 · bats R / throws R · Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres
423G
.271AVG
.332OBP
.384SLG
294H
14HR
125RBI
9SB
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 | – | – |