Walt Dropo vs. Whit Merrifield — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Whit Merrifield
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Whit Merrifield holds a real edge over Walt Dropo in this comparison. Whit Merrifield led in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 77), batting average (AVG+ 115 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 105 vs 98). Walt Dropo held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 168 vs 52). The edge belongs to Whit Merrifield.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Whit Merrifield

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
1147
141.43
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4866
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4467
550.8
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
154.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
107.27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
31.57
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.58
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
94
11.59
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
342
45.39
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
46.73
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.25
76.97
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1845
227.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1595
196.67
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
77.93
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
485
59.8
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
1023
126.14
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
646.29
79.69
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.82
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
315
38.84
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.36
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
774
95.44
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.29
6.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.99
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.55
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
10.11
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
26.88
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.91
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
33.79
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.56
79.56

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Whit Merrifield

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1200
1.14
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
1.03
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28361
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9453.2
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2053
1.95
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
1.34
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
1.82
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.06
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4028
3.83
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3968
3.78
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.307
3.307
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.75
89.75
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
0.47
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0