Duffy Lewis vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Duffy Lewis
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Duffy Lewis and Fred Merkle are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 105 for Duffy Lewis, 106 for Fred Merkle), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 118). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Duffy Lewis and Fred Merkle

Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1459
145.73
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1638
152.94
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
6007
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
5351
534.48
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1518
151.62
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
147.53
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1123
112.17
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
107.1
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
28.87
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
27.08
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
68
6.79
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.8
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
395
39.45
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
699.39
69.86
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
2057
205.46
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
207
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1910
190.78
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
194.02
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
612
61.13
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
67.23
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
79.21
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
733
68.44
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1367
136.54
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1392
129.97
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
770.89
77
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
352
35.16
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
42.39
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
54.54
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
645
60.22
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
9.96
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
26.37
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
146
13.63
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
113
11.29
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
6.59
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
179
17.88
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
63.13
63.13
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Duffy Lewis and Fred Merkle

Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
9.71
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597
7.08
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3987
27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2657
17.99
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.42
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Duffy Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.83
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2990
20.25
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2867
19.42
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.89
95.89
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.999
1.999
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.9
13.9
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duffy Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0