Jake Atz vs. Merl Combs — Career Comparison

Jake Atz
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jake Atz and Merl Combs are closely matched on the surface stats. Jake Atz posted stronger numbers in OPS (.567 vs .555) and slugging (.263 vs .241). Merl Combs had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .304). By the career numbers, Jake Atz had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jake Atz and Merl Combs

Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
175.88
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
509.12
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
111.08
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
90.88
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.67
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.52
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.2
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.04
49.69
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
133.8
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
174.19
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
53.86
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
41.23
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
95.09
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
95.55
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.46
55.09
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.05
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
58.06
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.44
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
60.42
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
13.2
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.93
9.93
Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
1.28
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
27.77
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.84
Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.35
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Atz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.35
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Jake Atz and Merl Combs

Jake Atz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.07
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.98
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4749
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1583
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.77
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
2.97
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
Jake Atz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.98
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
4.74
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Jake Atz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.407
4.407
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Jake Atz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Atz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Jake Atz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Atz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Atz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Atz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0