Jose Arcia vs. Merl Combs — Career Comparison

Jose Arcia
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueShortstop
Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jose Arcia and Merl Combs are closely matched on the surface stats. Merl Combs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.555 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .261). Jose Arcia had the advantage in slugging (.278 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 Jose Arcia and Merl Combs

Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
265.56
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
140
196.72
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
557.4
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
119.64
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
91.54
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.75
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.44
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.91
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
28.1
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.82
39.72
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.7
40.33
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
154.98
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
154.08
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
70.69
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
63.23
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
31.72
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.13
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.51
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.37
39.31
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.98
47.74
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.16
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
29
26.28
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
107
96.98
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
60.42
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
6.19
6.19
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.16
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.06
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.41
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.78
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
27.19
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.67
56.67
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Jose Arcia and Merl Combs

Jose Arcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.56
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.96
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4441
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1480.1
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
2.31
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
2.8
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
5.3
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
5.11
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.281
3.281
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.72
61.72
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Arcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.57
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Arcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0