Billy Alvord vs. Merl Combs — Career Comparison

Billy Alvord
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationThird Baseman
Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Billy Alvord and Merl Combs are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Alvord posted stronger numbers in OPS (.629 vs .555) and slugging (.346 vs .241). Merl Combs had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .283). By the career numbers, Billy Alvord had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Alvord and Merl Combs

Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
142.73
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1114
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1069
575.76
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
145.42
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
110.95
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.7
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
16.16
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.62
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
34.47
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.38
58.91
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
199.28
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
169.66
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
69.48
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
63.23
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
58.71
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
126.57
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.18
66.34
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
44
23.7
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
44.7
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
60.42
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.42
13.42
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.93
9.93
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.54
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.54
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Billy Alvord and Merl Combs

Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.03
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6918
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2306
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.74
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
2.51
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.71
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269
4.95
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
4.25
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.74
85.74
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.106
4.106
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0