Ryan Howard vs. Lloyd Merriman — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Lloyd Merriman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Lloyd Merriman across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 47), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 81), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 86). Lloyd Merriman held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 105 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Lloyd Merriman

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
202.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
1346
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1202
535.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
291
129.72
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
90.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
28.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
88
39.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
141.09
62.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
415
184.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
423
188.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
140
62.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
117
52.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
245
109.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
148.41
66.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
126
56.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Lloyd Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
55.27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Lloyd Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lloyd Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Lloyd Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.79
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Lloyd Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
8.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.78
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Lloyd Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Lloyd Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Lloyd Merriman

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
6.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
14.98
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Lloyd Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
15.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
15.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.5
98.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.486
2.486
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.7
15.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0