Willie McGee vs. Fred Merkle — Career Comparison

Willie McGee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie McGee holds a real edge over Fred Merkle in this comparison. Willie McGee led in batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 112), contact rate (K%+ 100 vs 93), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 106). Fred Merkle held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 204 vs 43). The edge belongs to Willie McGee.

Hitting Stats for Willie McGee and Fred Merkle

Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
161.28
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8188
600
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7649
560.5
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5782
539.87
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2254
165.17
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1580
147.53
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
126.84
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1147
107.1
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
25.65
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.89
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
5.79
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523
38.32
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008.36
73.89
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3029
221.96
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2217
207
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2717
199.1
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2078
194.02
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
74.01
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
720
67.23
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
62.73
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1787
130.95
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1392
129.97
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077.04
78.92
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
448
32.83
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
42.39
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.25
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
90.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.2
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.37
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
11.5
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.79
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
272
25.4
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
8.87
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
34.66
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
292
27.26
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
74.42
74.42
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15

Fielding Stats for Willie McGee and Fred Merkle

Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1990
1.12
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1744
0.98
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47835
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15945
9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
2.42
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.08
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.06
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4539
2.56
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4431
2.5
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.64
87.64
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.02
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0