Lenny Dykstra vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Lenny Dykstra
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Lenny Dykstra posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Merritt. Lenny Dykstra posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .661) and on-base percentage (.380 vs .327). By the career numbers, Lenny Dykstra had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lenny Dykstra and Bill Merritt

Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1278
145.17
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
154.63
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5282
600
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
600
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4559
517.87
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1414
545.24
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
147.44
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
148.07
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
893
101.44
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
124.94
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
31.92
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.63
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
9.2
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.08
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
46.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805.36
91.48
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
164.87
63.58
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1908
216.74
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
472
182.01
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1969
223.67
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
501
193.19
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
802
91.1
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
182
70.18
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
45.89
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1125
127.79
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
142.67
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809.31
91.93
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
190.43
73.43
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.52
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
72.7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
110
42.42
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.68
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
503
57.14
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
31.62
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
10.5
10.5
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.98
18.98
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
1.27
1.27
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.84
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.64
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.07
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.43
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
32.37
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.1
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
8.18
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
40.55
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.1
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
79.83
79.83
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lenny Dykstra and Bill Merritt

Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
1.11
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
1.1
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
1.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29749
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9916.1
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3108
2.82
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
4.06
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.05
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.04
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.31
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3207
2.91
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
5.48
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
2.87
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
5.17
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.593
2.593
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.717
4.717
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01