Fred Merkle vs. Tyler Soderstrom — Career Comparison

Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Tyler Soderstrom
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Fred Merkle and Tyler Soderstrom are closely matched on the surface stats. Tyler Soderstrom posted stronger numbers in OPS (.756 vs .714) and slugging (.431 vs .383). Fred Merkle had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .325). By the career numbers, Tyler Soderstrom had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Merkle and Tyler Soderstrom

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
162.46
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
975
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
875
538.46
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
219
134.77
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
107.1
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
136
83.69
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
27.08
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
27.69
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
22.77
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
40.43
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
51.08
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
121.39
74.7
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2217
207
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
232
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
194.02
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
315
193.85
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
67.23
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
102
62.77
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
68.44
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
77.54
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
191
117.54
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
118.77
73.09
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.11
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.15
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
42.39
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
52.92
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.85
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
145.85
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.46
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
31
19.08
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.92
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.87
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.85
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.77
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73

Fielding Stats for Fred Merkle and Tyler Soderstrom

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.04
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5725
27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908.1
9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
5.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.3
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1162
5.48
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1153
5.44
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
98.47
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.765
4.765
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.38
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01