Ed Hug vs. Luis Mercedes — Career Comparison
A full statistical comparison isn't possible here, but the available career numbers offer some indication. Ed Hug had the edge in on-base percentage (1.000 vs .286). By the career numbers, Ed Hug had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.
Hitting Stats for Ed Hug and Luis Mercedes
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
233.33
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
600
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
510
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Luis Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
96.67
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
73.33
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.33
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.33
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.35
34.51
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
123.33
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
166.67
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
63.33
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
93.33
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.76
35.86
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
60
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
25
83.33
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.67
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.33
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.33
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.33
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.33
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Fielding Stats for Ed Hug and Luis Mercedes
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
27
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326.1
9
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.12
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.26
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.21
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.818
1.818
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Ed Hug
Luis Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03