Merl Combs vs. Harry Swacina — Career Comparison

Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Harry Swacina
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore TerrapinsFederal LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Merl Combs and Harry Swacina are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Swacina posted stronger numbers in OPS (.592 vs .555) and slugging (.315 vs .241). Merl Combs had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .276). By the career numbers, Harry Swacina 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 Swacina

Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
153.82
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1256
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189
567.99
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
145.22
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
117.52
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
21.97
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.25
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
27.71
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106.98
51.11
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
179.14
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
185.48
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
161.46
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
52.55
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
72.13
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
124.2
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.6
59.05
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
60.42
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
25.8
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.93
9.93
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.26
23.26
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.84
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
15.76
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.85
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.85
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Merl Combs and Harry Swacina

Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.02
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3098
42.9
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.67
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.65
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3338
46.22
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
45.57
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.616
10.616
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.87
23.87
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Harry Swacina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.1
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swacina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0