Lou Collier vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Lou Collier
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueShortstop
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Lou Collier posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Lou Collier posted stronger numbers in OPS (.664 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .204). By the career numbers, Lou Collier had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Collier and Ed Merrill

Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
232.47
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
58
164.93
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
600
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
526.2
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
126.94
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
91.51
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
32
91
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
24.35
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.17
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
35.42
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.22
60.68
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
179.34
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
188.93
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
65.68
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
57.56
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
117.34
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.49
62.35
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.64
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
55.35
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.06
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.17
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
160
118.08
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
5.08
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.43
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.38
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.33
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.86
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.43
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.28
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Lou Collier and Ed Merrill

Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.4
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.08
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.97
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4826
27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608.2
9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.53
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.7
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
2.29
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
3.97
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
3.82
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.732
2.732
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.41
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0