Kid Butler vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Kid Butler
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Kid Butler posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Kid Butler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.500 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.246 vs .204). By the career numbers, Kid Butler had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kid Butler and Ed Merrill

Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
190.48
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
164.93
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
600
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
59
561.9
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
91
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
36.4
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.81
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
39.95
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.06
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Kid Butler and Ed Merrill

Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.03
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.08
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.09
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.7
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.6
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.87
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
3.68
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.31
95.31
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.588
3.588
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
Kid Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0