Merl Combs vs. Michael Saunders — Career Comparison

Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Michael Saunders
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Michael Saunders posted the stronger offensive profile against Merl Combs. Michael Saunders posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .555) and slugging (.397 vs .241). Merl Combs had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .307). By the career numbers, Michael Saunders 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 Michael Saunders

Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
169.28
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2747
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2455
536.22
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
124.5
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
89.93
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
75.79
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
26.87
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.15
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
17.69
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
48.71
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317.49
69.35
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
974
212.74
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
833
181.94
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
63.23
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
70.77
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
57.44
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
110.52
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.07
67.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.75
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
55.7
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.18
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
60.42
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
711
155.3
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
3.86
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.84
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.49
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.43
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.01
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.02
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.04
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.51
70.51

Fielding Stats for Merl Combs and Michael Saunders

Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.1
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
1
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17517
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5839
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1419
2.19
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.05
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1466
2.26
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
2.24
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.041
2.041
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.01
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0