Dick Billings vs. Henry Merchant — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Henry Merchant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dick Billings and Henry Merchant are closely matched on the surface stats. Henry Merchant posted stronger numbers in OPS (.619 vs .589) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .285). Dick Billings had the advantage in slugging (.304 vs .288). By the career numbers, Henry Merchant had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Henry Merchant

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
129
173.54
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
446
600
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
379
509.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
124.91
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
90
121.08
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
102.24
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.45
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.04
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.35
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.21
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
18.83
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.19
56.76
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
166.84
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
146.64
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
191.03
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
78.03
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
34
45.74
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
122.42
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48.26
64.92
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.69
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
67.26
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.35
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.69
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
223
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.18
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Henry Merchant

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.16
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.28
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.06
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
27
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
876.2
9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.61
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.49
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.05
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.86
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.232
2.232
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.4
82.4
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0