Willis Cole vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Willis Cole
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Willis Cole posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Willis Cole posted stronger numbers in OPS (.567 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.281 vs .204). By the career numbers, Willis Cole had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willis Cole and Ed Merrill

Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
147.83
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
164.93
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
600
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
532.61
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
115.22
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
86.96
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
91
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.57
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.7
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.26
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.71
47.19
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
152.17
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
163.04
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
50
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.13
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.13
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.58
51.25
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.35
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
43.48
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.06
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
35
76.09
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7.89
7.89
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.57
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.52
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.52
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willis Cole and Ed Merrill

Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.02
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.08
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.01
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.71
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.7
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.06
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.88
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.24
91.24
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.838
1.838
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
Willis Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0