Fred Merkle vs. Taylor Ward — Career Comparison

Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Taylor Ward
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Taylor Ward holds a real edge over Fred Merkle in this comparison. Taylor Ward led in walk rate (BB%+ 125 vs 86), contact rate (K%+ 100 vs 93), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 107 vs 106). Fred Merkle held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 204 vs 137). The edge belongs to Taylor Ward.

Hitting Stats for Fred Merkle and Taylor Ward

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1638
152.94
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
704
149.1
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2833
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2494
528.2
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
615
130.25
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
107.1
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
370
78.36
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
124
26.26
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.69
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
23.93
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
40.43
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
51.89
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
806.29
75.28
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373.17
79.03
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2217
207
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1094
231.7
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2078
194.02
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
926
196.12
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
67.23
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
76.03
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
68.44
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
73.07
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
591
125.17
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
369.72
78.3
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.11
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.57
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
42.39
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
59.3
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.21
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.22
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
689
145.92
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.51
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.32
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
24
5.08
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.33
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
35
7.41
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Fred Merkle and Taylor Ward

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
1.07
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.02
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16951
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5650.1
9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
2
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
2.17
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
2.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0