Dixie Howell vs. Oscar Mercado — Career Comparison

Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Oscar Mercado
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dixie Howell and Oscar Mercado are closely matched on the surface stats. Oscar Mercado posted stronger numbers in OPS (.677 vs .652) and slugging (.388 vs .337). Dixie Howell had the advantage in on-base percentage (.315 vs .289). By the career numbers, Oscar Mercado had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dixie Howell and Oscar Mercado

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
201.38
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
298
183.76
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
973
600
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
910
538.99
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
890
548.82
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
132.68
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
211
130.11
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
100.1
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
134
82.63
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
39
23.1
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
28.37
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.08
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.11
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.03
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
32.58
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
47.48
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
96.78
57.32
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.42
64.39
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
307
181.84
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
212.74
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
186.57
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
279
172.05
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
98
58.05
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
75.85
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
93
55.08
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
61.66
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
179
106.02
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
121.48
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104.2
61.72
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.67
63.31
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.93
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
60
37
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
82.92
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
186
114.7
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.92
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.55
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.7
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.85
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.1
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
17.88
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.93
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.78
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
22.82
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.38
78.38

Fielding Stats for Dixie Howell and Oscar Mercado

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.21
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.97
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6244
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081.1
9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
2.29
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
2.38
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
2.34
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.144
4.144
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.36
80.36
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Oscar Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Oscar Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0