Del Howard vs. Oscar Mercado — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Oscar Mercado
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Del Howard and Oscar Mercado are closely matched on the surface stats. Oscar Mercado posted stronger numbers in OPS (.677 vs .644) and slugging (.388 vs .326). Del Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .289). By the career numbers, Oscar Mercado had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Del Howard and Oscar Mercado

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
183.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
973
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
890
548.82
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
211
130.11
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
134
82.63
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
28.37
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.08
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.03
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
47.48
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.42
64.39
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
212.74
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
279
172.05
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
75.85
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
61.66
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
121.48
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
102.67
63.31
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.93
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
37
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
186
114.7
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.55
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.7
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
18
11.1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
29
17.88
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.93
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
19.75
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
22.82
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
78.38
78.38

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Oscar Mercado

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.21
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.97
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
6244
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081.1
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
2.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
2.38
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
2.34
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.36
80.36
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0