Del Howard vs. Matt Merullo — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Matt Merullo
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Del Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Merullo. Del Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .601) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .282). Matt Merullo had the advantage in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Matt Merullo

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
244.61
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
547
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496
544.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
116
127.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
90
98.72
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.65
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.19
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.68
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.52
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
44.68
49
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
176.31
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
158
173.31
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
152
166.73
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
58.67
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
37
40.59
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
64.72
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
89
97.62
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
47.86
52.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.1
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
75.69
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.93
7.93
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.58
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.87
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.19
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Matt Merullo

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.41
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.99
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2642
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
880.2
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2349
4.96
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
5.72
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750
5.8
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
6.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
6.13
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.348
4.348
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.29
70.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19