Paul Howard vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Paul Howard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bill Merritt posted the stronger offensive profile against Paul Howard. Bill Merritt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.661 vs .635) and slugging (.334 vs .267). Paul Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .327). 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 Paul Howard and Bill Merritt

Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
154.63
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1556
600
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1414
545.24
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
148.07
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
124.94
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.63
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.08
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
58.38
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.87
63.58
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
182.01
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
193.19
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
70.18
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
142.67
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
63.19
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.43
73.43
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
42.42
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
82
31.62
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
18.98
18.98
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
1.34
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
9.64
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Paul Howard and Bill Merritt

Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.32
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.1
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
4.06
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.31
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
5.48
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
5.17
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.717
4.717
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01