Clete Boyer vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Clete Boyer
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold Glove
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Clete Boyer posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Clete Boyer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.679 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.307 vs .204). By the career numbers, Clete Boyer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Clete Boyer and Ed Merrill

Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1725
162.61
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
164.93
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6365
600
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5780
544.85
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1396
131.59
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
94.36
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
32
91
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
18.85
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.11
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
15.27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
37.23
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658.05
62.03
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
202.48
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1891
178.26
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.8
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
61.65
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
107.18
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664.13
62.6
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.36
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
44.3
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.06
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.98
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
931
87.76
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6.84
6.84
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.49
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
136
12.82
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.86
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.64
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.5
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.42
59.42
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Clete Boyer and Ed Merrill

Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
1.08
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.08
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1577
1
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42389
27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129.2
9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1902
1.21
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.7
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3810
2.43
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.13
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5910
3.76
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5712
3.64
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.382
3.382
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
0.28
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0