Fred Abbott vs. Merl Combs — Career Comparison

Fred Abbott
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher
Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Fred Abbott and Merl Combs are closely matched on the surface stats. Merl Combs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.555 vs .527) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .248). Fred Abbott had the advantage in slugging (.279 vs .241). By the career numbers, Merl Combs had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Abbott and Merl Combs

Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
171.43
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
549.64
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
114.64
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
84.64
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
89.93
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
22.5
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.43
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.12
41.92
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
153.21
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
143.57
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
51.43
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
52.5
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
102.86
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.76
43.67
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.98
47.74
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.57
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
19
20.36
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
75
80.36
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
60.42
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7.47
7.47
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.43
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.84
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Fred Abbott and Merl Combs

Fred Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.06
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3900
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1300
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
5.32
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.28
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.28
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
6.87
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
6.6
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.229
6.229
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.02
49.02
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.16
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.86
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.82
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0