Ivan Howard vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bill Merritt posted the stronger offensive profile against Ivan Howard. Bill Merritt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.661 vs .639) and slugging (.334 vs .308). By the career numbers, Bill Merritt had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ivan Howard and Bill Merritt

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
154.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1556
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1414
545.24
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
148.07
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
124.94
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.77
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.08
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
26.71
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.87
63.58
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
182.01
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
310
192.55
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
193.19
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
70.18
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
142.67
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.43
73.43
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
42.42
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
31.62
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.98
18.98
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
25
9.64
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.1
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.1
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Bill Merritt

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.1
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9663
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3221
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
4.06
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
5.48
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
5.17
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.717
4.717
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01