George Brett vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

George Brett
Baby BoomersWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, George Brett posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. George Brett posted stronger numbers in OPS (.869 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.381 vs .204). By the career numbers, George Brett had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Brett and Ed Merrill

George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2707
139.73
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
164.93
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11624
600
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
534.19
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3154
162.8
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2035
105.04
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
32
91
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
34.33
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.07
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
16.36
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1119
57.76
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866.76
96.36
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5044
260.36
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4283
221.08
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
81.71
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
82.38
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2862
147.73
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1877.44
96.91
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.7
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1096
56.57
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.06
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
11.82
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
908
46.87
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
George Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
12.8
12.8
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
George Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
1.21
1.21
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.34
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
6.19
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
235
12.13
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
10.38
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.01
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
15.38
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.45
67.45
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for George Brett and Ed Merrill

George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
1.05
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.08
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2162
1.03
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56553
27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18851
9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5503
2.63
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.7
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3984
1.9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
George Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.14
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9779
4.67
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9487
4.53
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
George Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.312
4.312
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
0.32
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
George Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0