Merl Combs vs. Lew Drill — Career Comparison

Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Lew Drill
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Lew Drill posted the stronger offensive profile against Merl Combs. Lew Drill posted stronger numbers in OPS (.686 vs .555) and on-base percentage (.353 vs .314). Merl Combs had the advantage in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lew Drill had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Merl Combs and Lew Drill

Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
167.43
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
512
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
132
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
101.71
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.71
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
30.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.98
70.27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
170.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
132
185.48
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
207.43
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
49.71
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.14
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
105.71
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.25
76.14
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
65.14
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
60.42
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
114
65.14
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
9.21
9.21
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.84
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.57
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Lew Drill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Merl Combs and Lew Drill

Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lew Drill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.1
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.62
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6972
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2324
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
4.33
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Lew Drill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.05
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Lew Drill
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
5.67
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
5.38
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Lew Drill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.95
94.95
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.894
4.894
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.99
55.99
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Lew Drill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lew Drill
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.1
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Drill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lew Drill
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Drill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.75