Marv Foley vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Marv Foley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bill Merritt posted the stronger offensive profile against Marv Foley. Bill Merritt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.661 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.327 vs .301). Marv Foley had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Merritt 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 Bill Merritt

Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
255.35
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
154.63
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1556
600
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
419
527.04
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1414
545.24
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
94
118.24
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
148.07
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
72
90.57
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
124.94
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
15.42
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.63
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.09
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.08
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
27.67
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
44.37
55.81
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.87
63.58
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
140
176.1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
182.01
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
138
173.58
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
193.19
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.54
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
70.18
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
64.15
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
76
95.6
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
142.67
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
45.63
57.4
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.43
73.43
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
51.57
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
42.42
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.55
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
76.73
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
31.62
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
7.82
7.82
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.98
18.98
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.29
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.64
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.32
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.55
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Marv Foley and Bill Merritt

Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.53
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.1
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.99
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2931
27
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
9
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.38
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
4.06
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.46
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.31
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.92
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
5.48
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
5.84
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
5.17
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.819
3.819
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.717
4.717
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.06
65.06
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.99
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.37
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01