Del Howard vs. Henry Merchant — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Henry Merchant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Del Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Henry Merchant. Del Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .619) and slugging (.326 vs .288). Henry Merchant had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .318). By the career numbers, Del Howard 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 Henry Merchant

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
173.54
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
446
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
379
509.87
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
90
121.08
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
76
102.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
15.92
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.45
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.04
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.77
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.35
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
24.18
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
18.83
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
42.19
56.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
176.31
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
146.64
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
185.45
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
191.03
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
78.03
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
34
45.74
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
122.42
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
48.26
64.92
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.69
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
67.26
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
159
46.88
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.69
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12.8
12.8
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
223
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
16.22
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.18
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.76
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.76
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Henry Merchant

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.28
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
876.2
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.61
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.05
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.86
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.232
2.232
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.4
82.4
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Del Howard and Henry Merchant

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.81
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9.94
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.59
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.94
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
41.47
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.08
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.05
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
38.02
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.47
41.47