Ryan Howard vs. Matt Merullo — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Matt Merullo
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Merullo. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .601) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .282). 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 Matt Merullo

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
244.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
547
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496
544.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
116
127.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
98.72
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
44.68
49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
158
173.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
152
166.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
37
40.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
59
64.72
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
89
97.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
47.86
52.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
32
35.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
75.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.93
7.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
5.05
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Matt Merullo

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2642
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
880.2
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
5.72
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
6.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
6.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.348
4.348
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.29
70.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Merullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Merullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19