Marv Foley vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Marv Foley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Merkle posted the stronger offensive profile against Marv Foley. Fred Merkle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.714 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .301). Marv Foley had the advantage in home run production (12 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 Marv Foley and Fred Merkle

Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
255.35
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
419
527.04
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
94
118.24
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
72
90.57
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
107.1
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.09
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
22
27.67
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
44.37
55.81
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
140
176.1
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
207
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
138
173.58
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
194.02
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.54
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
67.23
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
64.15
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
76
95.6
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
45.63
57.4
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.77
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
51.57
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
42.39
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.55
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
76.73
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
7.82
7.82
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.29
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.32
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.55
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.87
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Marv Foley and Fred Merkle

Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.53
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.99
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2931
27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
5.38
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.46
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
5.92
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
5.84
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
98.47
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.819
3.819
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.06
65.06
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.99
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.37
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0