Dick Allen vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Dick Allen
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Dick Allen posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Dick Allen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.923 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.390 vs .204). By the career numbers, Dick Allen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Allen and Ed Merrill

Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1749
143.48
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
164.93
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7314
600
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6332
519.44
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1848
151.6
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
90.07
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
91
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
26.25
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
6.48
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
28.79
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
61.53
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1281.23
105.11
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3379
277.19
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2758
226.25
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.912
0.912
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.941
0.941
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
90.16
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1119
91.8
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1867
153.16
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1252.69
102.76
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.31
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
894
73.34
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.06
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
11.32
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
127.65
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.56
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.35
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
164
13.45
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
10.91
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
15.18
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.89
71.89
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Dick Allen and Ed Merrill

Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
1.06
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.08
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.05
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43662
27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14554
9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7658
4.74
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.7
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
1.06
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.15
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9614
5.95
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9369
5.79
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
5.78
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.441
5.441
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.362
5.362
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
0.47
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0