Sal Fasano vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Sal Fasano
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Merkle posted the stronger offensive profile against Sal Fasano. Fred Merkle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.714 vs .688) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .296). Sal Fasano had the advantage in home run production (47 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Fred Merkle 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 Fred Merkle

Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427
205.78
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
1245
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
1109
534.46
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
245
118.07
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
149
71.81
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
107.1
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
49
23.61
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
46.27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
40.43
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
134.43
64.79
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
209.64
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2217
207
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
364
175.42
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
194.02
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
136
65.54
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
67.23
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
140
67.47
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
229
110.36
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
127.99
61.68
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.11
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
72
34.7
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
42.39
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
157.59
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.78
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.41
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
26
12.53
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.45
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.87
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.41
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Sal Fasano and Fred Merkle

Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.26
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.01
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9079
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3026.1
9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2205
6.56
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.49
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2402
7.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
7.05
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
98.47
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.605
5.605
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.38
80.38
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.52
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0