Ryan Howard vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .204). By the career numbers, Ryan 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 Ryan Howard and Ed Merrill

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
164.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ed Merrill

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
6.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
5.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.362
5.362
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0