Merl Combs vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Harry Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Merl Combs and Harry Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Merl Combs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.555 vs .506) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .248). Harry Smith had the advantage in slugging (.258 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 Harry Smith

Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
153.28
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
578.1
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
127.01
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
109.49
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.7
40.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.4
36.77
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
148.91
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
34
148.91
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
48.18
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.13
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.66
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
95.55
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.83
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.98
47.74
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9.49
41.58
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
43
60.42
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.93
9.93
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.42
11.42
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Merl Combs and Harry Smith

Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.2
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.05
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.44
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.9
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
5.38
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.49
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0