Premier peak
USBC bowler profile
Joseph M Merz
Decorated Bowler
15-167797
Bowling since 2016
×3
800 series
×3
300 games
×2
11 in a row
230+ peak
200+ career avg
1K games
5+ honors
Lifetime average
212.85
Lifetime games
1767
Highest average
245
Career honors
8
What this profile flair means
Premier peak aura
The nameplate aura reflects a highest recorded league average of 245.
Decorated Bowler
Awarded for reaching at least five recognized career honors.
Honor pins
Each pin names a recognized honor and shows how many times it was earned.
Milestone marks
These celebrate peak average, career average, recorded games, and accumulated honors separately.
Roster matching
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Historical records
League History
USBC records begin in 2016. Sport and challenge conversions are summarized below.
Recent composite averages
2026
House
2025
House
2025
Sport
2025
Challenge
2024
House
League averages
2025-2026
Larry Hess Memorial
· W
Star Shooters
· W
2024-2025
Standard Youth Membership
· W
HotShots
· W
SV-Davison
· W
Sport
Phantom 2 Youth Drop In
· W
Sport
Scratch FAll 2023
· W
Challenge
2023-2024
Standard Youth Membership
· W
HotShots
· W
SB202 Shelby Youth Singles Drop In
· W
SV - Davison Boys
· W
Sport
Richfield Phantom 2
· W
Challenge
Scratch Fall 2023
· W
Challenge
2022-2023
Scratch Spring
· S
Challenge
Standard Youth Membership
· W
Hot Shots
· W
Davison High School
· W
Sport
SB202 Shelby Youth Singles Drop In
· W
Phantom Drop-In
· W
Sport
Scratch Modified
· W
Challenge
SB203S Shelby Youth Summer Sport
· S
Sport
2021-2022
Standard Membership
· W
Davison H S PL
· W
HotShots
· W
SB202 Shelby Youth Singles Drop In
· W
Davison High School - Boys
· W
Wednesday Night Drop In
· W
Challenge
Scratch Spring 22
· S
Challenge
Scratch Modified
· W
Challenge
2020-2021
Family & Friends
· W
Spring Scratch 21
· S
Challenge
Scratch-RA
· W
Challenge
2019-2020
Junior Gold - U15/U17/U20
· W
RO006 Strikers 19-20
· W
BS005 Scratch Winter 19-20
· W
RI001 Family & Friends 19-20
· W
BS001 Scratch RA 19-20
· W
Challenge
2018-2019
Junior Gold - U12
· W
BS004 Scratch Winter 18-19
· W
RI001 Family & Friends 18-19
· W
BS001 Scratch RA 18-19
· W
Challenge
2017-2018
BS004 Scratch Winter 17-18
· W
Junior Gold - U12
· W
BS002 Scratch-House 17-18
· W
2016-2017
BS002 Scratch-H 16-17
· W
BS004 Scratch Winter 16-17
· W
2015-2016
RO001 Double Play 15-16
· W
Sport conversions
193→222
200→228
216→242
219→244
220→245
Challenge conversions
189→204
191→206
194→210
196→211
197→212
199→213
201→215
203→217
204→218
213→227
USBC standing
Memberships
Gr Flint Area USBC
Current
USBC HQ
Past
Gr Flint Area USBC
Past
USBC HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
Gr Flint Area USBC
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
Gr Flint Area USBC
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
Gr Flint USBC Youth
Past
IBC Youth HQ
Past
Gr Flint USBC Youth
Past
Gr Flint USBC Youth
Past
Career milestones
Honors
0900 series
3800 series
3300 games
211 in a row
800 series
807 series · Richfield Lanes
811 series · Richfield Lanes
808 series · Jax 60
300 games
Perfect game · Richfield Lanes
Perfect game · Jax 60
Perfect game · Richfield Lanes
11 in a row
11 consecutive strikes · Richfield Lanes
11 consecutive strikes · Richfield Lanes
Tournament history
Open Championships
Adjusted entering average
217
How it was calculated
The highest sport-adjusted average from the last three bowling seasons is used until 27 Open Championship games are available.
2024/25243 → 217
The Open Championships average uses the most recent 27 games bowled from 2016 through 2025. Search historical championship scores.