Matt Joyce vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Matt Joyce posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Merritt. Matt Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.772 vs .661) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .327). Bill Merritt had the advantage in batting average (.272 vs .242). By the career numbers, Matt Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Bill Merritt

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
401
154.63
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1414
545.24
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
148.07
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
124.94
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.63
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.08
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
164.87
63.58
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
472
182.01
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1489
205.14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
501
193.19
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
182
70.18
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
142.67
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564.09
77.72
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
190.43
73.43
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
110
42.42
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
31.62
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.98
18.98
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.64
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Bill Merritt

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
1.1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
4.06
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.31
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
5.48
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
5.17
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.717
4.717
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01