Merl Combs vs. Champ Osteen — Career Comparison

Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Champ Osteen
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Merl Combs and Champ Osteen are closely matched on the surface stats. Merl Combs posted a career OPS of .555 against Champ Osteen's .509. On the surface stats, Merl Combs and Champ Osteen are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Merl Combs and Champ Osteen

Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
83
154.18
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
600
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
564.71
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
111.46
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
89.93
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
46
85.45
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.7
40.33
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
20.71
38.48
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
156.04
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
74
137.46
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.98
47.74
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
21.28
39.54
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.43
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
43
60.42
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.93
9.93
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.42
10.42
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Merl Combs and Champ Osteen

Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.09
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.92
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
9
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.01
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.49
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.44
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.95
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
4.51
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.08
91.08
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.131
4.131
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.52
84.52
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0