Marv Foley vs. Lou Merloni — Career Comparison

Marv Foley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Lou Merloni
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Lou Merloni posted the stronger offensive profile against Marv Foley. Lou Merloni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.334 vs .301). Marv Foley had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Merloni 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 Lou Merloni

Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
255.35
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
207.52
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
600
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
419
527.04
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
532.3
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
94
118.24
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
144.24
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
72
90.57
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
101.06
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
32.87
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.43
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.09
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
6.87
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
22
27.67
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
44.37
55.81
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.18
65.83
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
140
176.1
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
204.58
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
138
173.58
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
195.75
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.54
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
67.7
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.15
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
61.32
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
76
95.6
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
122.16
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
45.63
57.4
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.32
68.84
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.77
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
51.57
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
43.17
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.55
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.45
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
76.73
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
213
104.5
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.29
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.81
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.32
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
6.38
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.55
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
38
18.64
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.42
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.92
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Marv Foley and Lou Merloni

Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.53
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
1.39
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.99
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
0.96
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2931
27
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7987
27
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
9
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2662.1
9
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.38
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
2.34
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.46
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
2.31
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.92
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
4.78
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
5.84
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
4.65
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.819
3.819
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.354
3.354
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.06
65.06
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.27
69.27
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.43
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.99
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.37
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0