Bill Bethea vs. Lou Merloni — Career Comparison

Bill Bethea
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican 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 Bill Bethea. Lou Merloni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .465) and on-base percentage (.334 vs .265). 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 Bill Bethea and Lou Merloni

Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
171.43
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
207.52
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
600
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
532.3
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
144.24
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
101.06
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
32.87
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.43
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.87
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
31.37
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.18
65.83
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
204.58
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
195.75
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
67.7
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
61.32
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
122.16
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
32.84
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.32
68.84
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
43.17
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.45
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
213
104.5
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
8.75
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
9.81
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.38
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
38
18.64
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.42
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.92
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Bill Bethea and Lou Merloni

Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.34
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.94
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.96
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7987
27
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2662.1
9
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
2.34
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
2.31
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
4.28
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
4.78
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
4.28
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
4.65
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.354
3.354
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.27
69.27
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.8
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.43
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0