Merl Combs vs. Luis Salazar — Career Comparison

Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Luis Salazar
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Luis Salazar posted the stronger offensive profile against Merl Combs. Luis Salazar posted stronger numbers in OPS (.679 vs .555) and slugging (.381 vs .241). Merl Combs had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .299). By the career numbers, Luis Salazar 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 Luis Salazar

Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1302
178.56
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4375
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4101
562.42
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1070
146.74
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799
109.58
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
19.75
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.53
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
12.89
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
37.17
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457.89
62.8
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1562
214.22
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1264
173.35
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
60.07
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
62.4
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799
109.58
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475.3
65.18
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.06
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
24.55
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.07
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
60.42
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
653
89.55
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
6.7
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.54
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.43
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
10.7
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
16.05
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.99
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
23.04
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.64
69.64

Fielding Stats for Merl Combs and Luis Salazar

Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
1.26
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
0.99
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27988
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9329.1
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
1.24
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
1.76
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.14
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
3.14
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3109
3
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.375
2.375
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.3
78.3
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0