Dick Billings vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Merkle comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Fred Merkle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 204 vs 58), slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 82), and batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 89). Fred Merkle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Fred Merkle

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5782
539.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
107.1
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
207
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
194.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
67.23
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
142
63.35
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.01
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
42.39
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Fred Merkle

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.16
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
4.61
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
5.21
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
5.1
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.393
4.393
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0