Joe Carter vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Joe Carter
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Carter posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Joe Carter posted stronger numbers in OPS (.777 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.313 vs .204). By the career numbers, Joe Carter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Carter and Ed Merrill

Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2189
143.48
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
164.93
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9154
600
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8422
552.02
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2184
143.15
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1303
85.41
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
91
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
28.32
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.47
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
25.96
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
881
57.75
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236.35
81.04
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3910
256.28
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2801
183.59
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1170
76.69
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1445
94.71
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2219
145.44
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1224.27
80.24
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
34.54
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.06
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
5.64
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1387
90.91
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Joe Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
6.6
6.6
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Joe Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
0.66
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
6.88
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
132
8.65
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
15.14
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.33
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
19.47
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Joe Carter and Ed Merrill

Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2040
1.09
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.08
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
1.03
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50758
27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16919.1
9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5890
3.13
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.7
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.15
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Joe Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.06
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6289
3.35
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6171
3.28
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Joe Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.025
3.025
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.1
95.1
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.12
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Joe Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0