Willie Grace vs. Whit Merrifield — Career Comparison

Willie Grace
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Whit Merrifield
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Grace and Whit Merrifield are closely matched on the surface stats. Whit Merrifield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.743 vs .720) and slugging (.413 vs .367). Willie Grace had the advantage in on-base percentage (.353 vs .330). By the career numbers, Whit Merrifield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Grace and Whit Merrifield

Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
155.78
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
141.43
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4866
600
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
354
546.02
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4467
550.8
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
166.58
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
154.01
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
138.82
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
107.27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
31.57
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
3.58
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
11.59
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.76
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
46.73
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
47.65
73.49
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.25
76.97
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
130
200.51
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1845
227.5
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
206.68
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1595
196.67
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
41
63.24
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
77.93
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
72.49
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
59.8
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
135.73
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
126.14
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.22
85.17
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646.29
79.69
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.82
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
25
38.56
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
38.84
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.36
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
774
95.44
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
6.29
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.99
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.55
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
82
10.11
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
26.88
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.91
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
33.79
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
79.56
79.56

Fielding Stats for Willie Grace and Whit Merrifield

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.16
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1200
1.14
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.08
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
1.03
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
27
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28361
27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9453.2
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.72
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2053
1.95
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
1.82
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.06
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.98
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4028
3.83
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.87
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3968
3.78
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.621
1.621
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.307
3.307
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.75
89.75
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
0.47
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Willie Grace and Whit Merrifield

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.01
23.01
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
34.71
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54