Joe Bean vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Joe Bean
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Bean posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Joe Bean posted stronger numbers in OPS (.490 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.249 vs .204). By the career numbers, Joe Bean had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Bean and Ed Merrill

Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
50
153.06
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
164.93
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
196
600
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
600
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
182
557.14
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
122.45
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
32
91
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.53
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.18
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.37
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
38.04
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
134.69
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
143.88
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
39.8
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.81
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.31
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
43.44
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.12
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.06
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
19
58.16
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
10.32
10.32
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.43
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Joe Bean and Ed Merrill

Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.03
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.08
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.61
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.7
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.22
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.09
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.49
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
4.83
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.97
87.97
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.63
89.63
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0