Levi Meyerle

Born: 1849 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Died: 11/4/1921 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

MLB Debut: 1871-05-20 | Final Game: 1884-04-26

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 177 lbs

Full name: Levi Samuel Meyerle

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Biography

Levi Meyerle, born in 1849, was a prominent position player in the early days of professional baseball, whose career spanned from 1871 to 1884. Known for his exceptional batting prowess, Meyerle played in a total of 307 games and finished his career with a remarkable batting average of .356, placing him among the elite hitters of his era. Over the course of his time in the league, he accumulated 513 hits and recorded 10 home runs and 278 runs batted in (RBIs). Meyerle also demonstrated speed on the bases, stealing 19 bases, which was a notable achievement during a time when base stealing was becoming increasingly strategic within the game. Meyerle's career unfolded during a transformative period in baseball, characterized by the transition from the game's formative years into a more organized and professional sport. As one of the early stars of the game, he contributed to the establishment of offensive standards that would influence future generations of players. His impressive statistics and consistent performance helped to lay the groundwork for the evolution of the game in the late 19th century, marking him as a significant figure in baseball history.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	2	3	2	2	0	0	19.0	29	11	0	3	0	5.21	0

Career ERA 5.21 vs. league average 2.92 across their career seasons — 78.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1871	PH1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	2	0	9.00	—	0.0
1876	PHN	NL	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	18.0	28	10	1	0	5.00	2.31 (-117%)	-43.2

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
307	1443	306	513	86	31	10	278	19	10	14	0.356	0.360	0.479	0.839	7238.1

Career AVG .356 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +37.4% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — +27.6% above league average.

Career SLG .479 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +44.3% above league average.

Career OPS 0.839 vs. league average 0.614 across their career seasons — +36.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1871	PH1		26	130	45	64	9	3	4	40	4	2	1	0.492	.286 (+72%)	.311 (+60%)	.383 (+82%)	.695 (+73%)	1480.8
1872	PH1		27	146	31	48	10	5	1	31	0	0	1	0.329	.285 (+15%)	.296 (+11%)	.347 (+40%)	.644 (+26%)	503.4
1873	PH2		48	238	53	83	14	4	3	59	5	2	0	0.349	.290 (+20%)	.304 (+16%)	.357 (+34%)	.661 (+26%)	926.0
1874	CH2		53	254	65	100	19	1	1	45	3	3	4	0.394	.273 (+44%)	.282 (+42%)	.333 (+47%)	.615 (+44%)	1676.0
1875	PH2		68	301	55	95	14	8	1	54	7	0	2	0.316	.253 (+24%)	.260 (+21%)	.309 (+37%)	.570 (+30%)	1191.0
1876	PHN	NL	55	256	46	87	12	8	0	34	0	3	2	0.340	.265 (+28%)	.277 (+25%)	.320 (+40%)	.598 (+33%)	1169.9
1877	CN1	NL	27	107	11	35	7	2	0	15	0	0	4	0.327	.271 (+21%)	.289 (+13%)	.337 (+27%)	.626 (+21%)	290.9
1884	PHU	UA	3	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.091	—	—	—	—	0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	18	0	189	2	18	7
2B	82	30	234	202	74	22
3B	158	41	266	292	205	17
OF	36	30	54	5	20	0
P	3	0	3	2	0	0
SS	24	5	28	59	25	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1871	PH1	3B	26	26	43	39	45	1
1871	PH1	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1872	PH1	3B	1	1	3	2	0	1
1872	PH1	OF	26	26	46	5	15	0
1873	PH2	3B	48	0	86	108	66	7
1873	PH2	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1874	CH2	2B	31	30	100	65	33	11
1874	CH2	3B	14	14	28	25	26	2
1874	CH2	OF	5	4	4	0	4	0
1874	CH2	SS	5	5	2	11	9	0
1875	PH2	1B	16	0	174	2	14	6
1875	PH2	2B	36	0	98	91	31	9
1875	PH2	3B	20	0	22	17	19	2
1876	PHN	2B	3	0	8	8	2	1
1876	PHN	3B	49	0	84	101	49	4
1876	PHN	OF	3	0	3	0	1	0
1876	PHN	P	2	0	3	1	0	0
1877	CN1	2B	12	0	28	38	8	1
1877	CN1	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1877	CN1	SS	18	0	26	48	16	4
1884	PHU	1B	2	0	15	0	4	1
1884	PHU	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0