Paul Howard vs. Matt Merullo — Career Comparison

Paul Howard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Matt Merullo
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Paul Howard and Matt Merullo are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Merullo posted stronger numbers in slugging (.319 vs .267) and batting average (.234 vs .200). Paul Howard had the advantage in OPS (.635 vs .601). By the career numbers, Matt Merullo 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 Matt Merullo

Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
180
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
244.61
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
600
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
544.06
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
127.24
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
98.72
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
18.65
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.68
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.52
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
58.38
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.68
49
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
173.31
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
166.73
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.59
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
64.72
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
97.62
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
63.19
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.86
52.5
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.1
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
69
75.69
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.93
7.93
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.58
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.87
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Paul Howard and Matt Merullo

Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.32
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.41
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.88
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.99
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2642
27
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880.2
9
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
5.72
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
6.24
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
6.13
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.348
4.348
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.29
70.29
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.9
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19