Fred Merkle vs. Jack Tobin — Career Comparison

Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jack Tobin
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Fred Merkle and Jack Tobin 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+ 106 for Fred Merkle, 107 for Jack Tobin), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 116). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Fred Merkle and Jack Tobin

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1638
152.94
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
1619
141.36
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6872
600
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6174
539.06
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1580
147.53
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1906
166.41
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1147
107.1
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1449
126.51
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
25.67
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
82
7.66
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
8.64
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
5.59
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
39.9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
806.29
75.28
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
969.87
84.68
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2217
207
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2590
226.14
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2078
194.02
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
213.3
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
720
67.23
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
81.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
581
50.73
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
126.86
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
866.52
80.91
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1065.41
93.02
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.53
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
454
42.39
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
44.35
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
645
60.22
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
23.31
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
9.96
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.74
25.74
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
146
13.63
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.06
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
147
12.83
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
5.41
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
209
18.25
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
70.33
70.33

Fielding Stats for Fred Merkle and Jack Tobin

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.98
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6093
27
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2031
9
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2632
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2962
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2834
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.897
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.9
13.9
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0