Sid Bream vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Sid Bream
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Fred Merkle holds a real edge over Sid Bream in this comparison. Fred Merkle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 204 vs 127), batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 101), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 109). Sid Bream held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 117 vs 86). The edge belongs to Fred Merkle.

Hitting Stats for Sid Bream and Fred Merkle

Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1088
184.93
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
3530
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
3108
528.27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
819
139.21
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
526
89.41
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
107.1
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
32.46
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
27.08
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.04
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
15.3
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
49.8
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
40.43
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447.04
75.98
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
806.29
75.28
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1304
221.64
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2217
207
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1177
200.06
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2078
194.02
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
351
59.66
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
67.23
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
77.34
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
68.44
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
716
121.7
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
445.47
75.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.85
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
353
60
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
42.39
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.65
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
76.49
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
7.84
7.84
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
26
4.42
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.46
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
75
12.75
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
50
8.5
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.8
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
90
15.3
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Sid Bream and Fred Merkle

Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
1.18
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
0.99
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21962
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7320.2
9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
7437
9.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
0.97
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.08
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
8292
10.19
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
8223
10.11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
98.47
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.602
8.602
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.89
83.89
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
0.76
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0