Josh Barfield vs. Lou Merloni — Career Comparison

Josh Barfield
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Lou Merloni
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Lou Merloni posted the stronger offensive profile against Josh Barfield. Lou Merloni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .675) and on-base percentage (.334 vs .300). Josh Barfield had the advantage in home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Merloni had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Josh Barfield and Lou Merloni

Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
309
172.47
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
207.52
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1075
600
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
600
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
564.84
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
532.3
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
149.02
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
144.24
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
107.16
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
101.06
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
53
29.58
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
32.87
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.35
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.43
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.93
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.87
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
75
41.86
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
115.42
64.42
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.18
65.83
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
212.09
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
417
204.58
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
316
176.37
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
195.75
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
74.23
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
67.7
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
62.51
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
61.32
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
127.81
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
122.16
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
120.06
67.01
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.32
68.84
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.79
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
24.56
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.45
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
104.93
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
104.5
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
5.72
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.79
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.81
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.02
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.38
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.14
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
38
18.64
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.53
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.42
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.14
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.92
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
25.67
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.34
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.09
76.09
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Josh Barfield and Lou Merloni

Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.07
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.99
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
0.96
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7206
27
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7987
27
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2402
9
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2662.1
9
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.15
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
2.34
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.83
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
2.31
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.07
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
4.78
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
4.98
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
4.65
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.663
4.663
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.354
3.354
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.63
92.63
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.27
69.27
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.64
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.43
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0