Lave Cross vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Fred Merkle holds a real edge over Lave Cross in this comparison. Fred Merkle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 204 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 51), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 111). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 93). The edge belongs to Fred Merkle.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Fred Merkle

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1638
152.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5782
539.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1580
147.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1147
107.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
82
7.66
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2217
207
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2078
194.02
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
720
67.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
733
68.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1392
129.97
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
866.52
80.91
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
454
42.39
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
645
60.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
9.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Fred Merkle

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
0.27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.58
20.58
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0