Don Heffner vs. Matt Mervis — Career Comparison

Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Matt Mervis
Gen ZDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Don Heffner and Matt Mervis are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Heffner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.620 vs .563) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .241). Matt Mervis had the advantage in slugging (.322 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 Mervis

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
156.64
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
180
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2526
532.54
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
544.62
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
128.6
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
39
90
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
102.46
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
50.77
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
20.87
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.15
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.01
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.23
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.01
52.5
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
21.97
50.69
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
175.38
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
187.42
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
62
143.08
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
57.98
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
55.38
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
52.28
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
64.62
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
109
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
42
96.92
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279.03
58.83
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
17.36
40.05
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
56.92
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
46.15
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
45.96
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
207.69
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.06
13.06
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.64
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
30
6.32
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.62
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.79
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.48
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.28
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.91
40.91
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Don Heffner and Matt Mervis

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.22
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427.1
9
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
7.92
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1966
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.44
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3695
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
8.42
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.36
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.845
6.845
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.7
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0