William Kelly vs. Whit Merrifield — Career Comparison

William Kelly
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IICatcher
Whit Merrifield
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Whit Merrifield posted the stronger offensive profile against William Kelly. Whit Merrifield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.743 vs .601) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .305). By the career numbers, Whit Merrifield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for William Kelly and Whit Merrifield

William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
186.89
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
141.43
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4866
600
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
54
531.15
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4467
550.8
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
127.87
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
154.01
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
107.27
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
31.57
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.58
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
11.59
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
46.73
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.41
53.18
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.25
76.97
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
16
157.38
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1845
227.5
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
18
177.05
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1595
196.67
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
77.93
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
59.8
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
126.14
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6.04
59.39
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
646.29
79.69
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
3.82
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
38.84
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.36
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
774
95.44
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
6.29
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.99
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.55
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
82
10.11
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
26.88
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.91
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
33.79
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
79.56
79.56

Fielding Stats for William Kelly and Whit Merrifield

William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.29
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1200
1.14
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.03
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
1.03
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28361
27
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9453.2
9
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
5.3
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
1.95
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
1.82
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.06
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
6.2
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4028
3.83
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.07
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3968
3.78
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.307
3.307
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.75
89.75
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
0.47
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0