Matt Joyce vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Ed Merrill
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Matt Joyce posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Matt Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.772 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .204). 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 Ed Merrill

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
58
164.93
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
580.09
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
898
123.72
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
91
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.53
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.37
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1489
205.14
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
69.3
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
122.76
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564.09
77.72
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.06
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.41
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.82
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.99
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.34
60.34
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Ed Merrill

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.08
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.7
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0