Merl Combs vs. Lew Ritter — Career Comparison

Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Merl Combs and Lew Ritter are closely matched on the surface stats. Merl Combs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.555 vs .539) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .271). Lew Ritter had the advantage in slugging (.268 vs .241). By the career numbers, Merl Combs 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 Ritter

Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
175.44
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437
545.7
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
119.62
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
100.25
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
12.53
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
19.37
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.59
45.41
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
146.2
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
417
158.35
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
48.99
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
45.57
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
95.55
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
94.18
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.09
50.16
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.28
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
36.46
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
60.42
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
180
68.35
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
8.78
8.78
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.84
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.57
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Merl Combs and Lew Ritter

Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.09
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
0.8
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3614
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
4.59
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.29
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2463
6.13
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2363
5.88
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.74
73.74
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
1.44
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94