Sal Fasano vs. Henry Merchant — Career Comparison

Sal Fasano
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Henry Merchant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sal Fasano and Henry Merchant are closely matched on the surface stats. Sal Fasano posted stronger numbers in OPS (.688 vs .619) and slugging (.392 vs .288). Henry Merchant had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .296). By the career numbers, Sal Fasano had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sal Fasano and Henry Merchant

Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
205.78
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
129
173.54
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1245
600
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
446
600
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1109
534.46
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
379
509.87
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
118.07
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
121.08
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
71.81
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
102.24
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.61
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.45
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.04
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.35
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
46.27
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
18.83
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.43
64.79
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
42.19
56.76
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
209.64
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
146.64
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
175.42
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
191.03
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
65.54
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
78.03
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
67.47
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
34
45.74
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
110.36
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
122.42
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127.99
61.68
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48.26
64.92
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.69
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
34.7
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
67.26
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
327
157.59
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.69
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
223
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.78
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.18
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.41
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
26
12.53
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.45
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.41
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sal Fasano and Henry Merchant

Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.26
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.28
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.01
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.06
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9079
27
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
27
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3026.1
9
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
876.2
9
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
6.56
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.61
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.49
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2402
7.14
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.05
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2371
7.05
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.86
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.605
5.605
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.232
2.232
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.38
80.38
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.4
82.4
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.52
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0