Ben Boyd vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Ben Boyd
Pre-GenerationalMarylandNorth AmericaCuban GiantsNegro All-Star CircuitCenter Fielder
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ben Boyd posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Ben Boyd posted stronger numbers in OPS (.765 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.357 vs .204). By the career numbers, Ben Boyd had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Boyd and Ed Merrill

Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
164.93
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
600
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.881
0.881
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
91
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
88.2
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
212.9
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
212.9
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.01
96.93
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.06
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
15.5
15.5
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ben Boyd and Ed Merrill

Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.08
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.6
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.7
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.67
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.15
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.76
82.76
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.63
89.63
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
Ben Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0