Bob Barton vs. Matt Mervis — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Matt Mervis
Gen ZDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Barton and Matt Mervis are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Barton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.585 vs .563) and on-base percentage (.298 vs .241). Matt Mervis had the advantage in slugging (.322 vs .287). By the career numbers, Bob Barton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Barton and Matt Mervis

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.51
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
78
180
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
236
544.62
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
123.33
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
39
90
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
100.95
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
50.77
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.15
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.56
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.23
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.97
50.69
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
175.38
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
171.21
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
62
143.08
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
55.38
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
64.62
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
96.92
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.32
45.44
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
17.36
40.05
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
45.27
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.15
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
87.42
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
207.69
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
6.86
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.62
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.56
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.68
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Matt Mervis

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.21
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.22
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1282
27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
427.1
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986
6.34
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
7.92
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.44
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
7.02
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
8.42
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2171
6.93
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.36
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.73
98.73
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.713
5.713
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.845
6.845
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.42
83.42
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.7
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0