Beals Becker vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Beals Becker
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Beals Becker and Fred Merkle are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Beals Becker, 106 for Fred Merkle), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 118). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Beals Becker and Fred Merkle

Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
876
170.04
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
3091
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
2764
536.53
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
763
148.11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
147.53
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
561
108.9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
107.1
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
114
22.13
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
8.35
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
7.66
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
8.74
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
202
39.21
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400.68
77.78
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
806.29
75.28
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1098
213.13
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2217
207
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1009
195.86
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2078
194.02
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
71.24
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
67.23
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
292
56.68
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
614
119.18
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431.2
83.7
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866.52
80.91
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.97
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
46.78
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
42.39
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
67.36
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
8.91
8.91
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
15.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
13.63
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
129
25.04
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.91
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
27.95
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
27.26
Beals Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
89.58
89.58
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Beals Becker and Fred Merkle

Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
3.27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6270
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2090
9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1339
5.77
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.45
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.3
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1513
6.52
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1444
6.22
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.44
95.44
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Beals Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beals Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0