Alex McCarthy vs. Roger Metzger — Career Comparison

Alex McCarthy
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Roger Metzger
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstopGold Glove

Looking at the career totals, Alex McCarthy and Roger Metzger are closely matched on the surface stats. Roger Metzger posted stronger numbers in OPS (.589 vs .577) and slugging (.293 vs .282). Alex McCarthy had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Roger Metzger had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Alex McCarthy and Roger Metzger

Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
170.64
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1219
156.42
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1519
600
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4676
600
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1335
527.32
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4201
539.05
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
306
120.87
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
972
124.72
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
256
101.12
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
102.01
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
13.43
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
12.96
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.34
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
9.11
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.97
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.64
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
50
19.75
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
22.71
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122.17
48.26
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369.52
47.41
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
377
148.91
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1230
157.83
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
430
169.85
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
171.3
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
136
53.72
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
58.13
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
48.19
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
32.59
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
99.93
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
90.08
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
54.91
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403.51
51.78
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.9
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
104
41.08
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
45.55
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.36
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
48.58
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
449
57.61
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.35
12.35
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
10.41
10.41
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.7
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
11.55
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.82
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
79
10.14
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
9.08
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
10.65
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.97
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
11.06
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
15.27
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.14
82.14
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
69.75
69.75

Fielding Stats for Alex McCarthy and Roger Metzger

Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
151.2
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189
1.06
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1133
1.01
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30229
27
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10076.1
9
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
273.6
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1864
1.66
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
392.04
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3561
3.18
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
27.72
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.12
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
693.36
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5560
4.97
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
665.64
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5425
4.85
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.57
97.57
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.402
4.402
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.563
4.563
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
54.36
Roger Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
0.6
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0