Ivan Howard vs. Matt Mervis — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Matt Mervis
Gen ZDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ivan Howard and Matt Mervis are closely matched on the surface stats. Ivan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.639 vs .563) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .241). Matt Mervis had the advantage in slugging (.322 vs .308). By the career numbers, Ivan 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 Ivan Howard and Matt Mervis

Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
78
180
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
966
600
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
544.62
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
118.63
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
39
90
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
91.93
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
50.77
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.77
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.15
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.23
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.19
61.61
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
21.97
50.69
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
175.38
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
62
143.08
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
56.52
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
55.38
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
64.62
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
108.7
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
42
96.92
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.35
64.81
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
17.36
40.05
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.92
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
46.15
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
80.12
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
207.69
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.49
7.49
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.62
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Matt Mervis

Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.22
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427.1
9
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
7.92
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.44
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
8.42
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.36
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.845
6.845
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0