Humberto Cota vs. Lou Merloni — Career Comparison

Humberto Cota
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Lou Merloni
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Lou Merloni posted the stronger offensive profile against Humberto Cota. Lou Merloni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.334 vs .285). Humberto Cota had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Merloni had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Humberto Cota and Lou Merloni

Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
209.25
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
207.52
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
562
600
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
600
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
554.09
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
532.3
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
121
129.18
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
144.24
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
82
87.54
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
101.06
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
25
26.69
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
32.87
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.43
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.81
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
6.87
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
39
41.64
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
53.01
56.59
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.18
65.83
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
186
198.58
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
204.58
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
157
167.62
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
195.75
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
48
51.25
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
67.7
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.12
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
61.32
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
97
103.56
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
122.16
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
51.97
55.48
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.32
68.84
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.27
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
32
34.16
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.45
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
151.6
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
104.5
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
3.96
3.96
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.81
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.34
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.38
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.81
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
38
18.64
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.42
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.92
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Humberto Cota and Lou Merloni

Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.25
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.01
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
0.96
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
3514
27
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7987
27
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171.1
9
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2662.1
9
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
6.51
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
2.34
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.47
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
2.31
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
7.02
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
4.78
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.98
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
4.65
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.571
5.571
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.354
3.354
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.37
80.37
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.27
69.27
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.43
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Humberto Cota
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Humberto Cota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0