Don Heffner vs. Matt Merullo — Career Comparison

Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Matt Merullo
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Don Heffner and Matt Merullo are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Heffner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.620 vs .601) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .282). Matt Merullo had the advantage in slugging (.319 vs .303). By the career numbers, Don Heffner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Heffner and Matt Merullo

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
156.64
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
244.61
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
547
600
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2526
532.54
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496
544.06
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
128.6
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
116
127.24
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
102.46
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
90
98.72
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
20.87
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.65
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.01
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.19
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.68
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.52
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.01
52.5
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
44.68
49
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
173.31
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
187.42
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
152
166.73
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
57.98
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
37
40.59
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
52.28
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
64.72
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
109
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
89
97.62
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279.03
58.83
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
47.86
52.5
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.39
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
56.92
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
32
35.1
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
45.96
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
75.69
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.06
13.06
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.93
7.93
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.64
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.58
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.32
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.87
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.79
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.48
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.19
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.28
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.19
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.91
40.91
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Don Heffner and Matt Merullo

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.41
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.99
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2642
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880.2
9
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
5.72
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1966
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3695
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
6.24
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
6.13
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.348
4.348
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.29
70.29
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19