Andy Merchant vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Andy Merchant
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Looking at the career totals, Andy Merchant and Josh Willingham are closely matched on the surface stats. Josh Willingham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .762) and slugging (.465 vs .333). Andy Merchant had the advantage in on-base percentage (.429 vs .361). By the career numbers, Josh Willingham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Andy Merchant and Josh Willingham

Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
149.12
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.786
0.786
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.95
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
81.92
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1653
214.91
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
98.72
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
672.23
87.4
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
71.9
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1036
134.69
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.26
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.55
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.17
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.72
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Andy Merchant and Josh Willingham

Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.03
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.01
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0