Fred Merkle vs. Jack Warner — Career Comparison

Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jack Warner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Merkle comes out clearly ahead of Jack Warner across most offensive categories. Fred Merkle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 204 vs 27), walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 37), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 80). Jack Warner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 124 vs 93). Fred Merkle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred Merkle and Jack Warner

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1074
168.38
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
3827
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5782
539.87
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3497
548.26
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
870
136.4
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
107.1
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
748
117.27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
81
12.7
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
35
5.49
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.94
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
122
19.13
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
345.16
54.12
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
207
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
1039
162.9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
194.02
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
1142
179.04
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
67.23
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
348
54.56
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
302
47.35
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
644
100.97
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
399.22
62.59
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.11
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
14.27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
42.39
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
181
28.38
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
645
60.22
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
38.88
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
9.96
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.43
15.43
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.63
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
58
9.09
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
83
13.01
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.87
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Jack Warner
Career
Per 600 PA
83
13.01
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
93.15
93.15
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Merkle and Jack Warner

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.1
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.98
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
0.34
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25512
27
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8504
9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4554
4.82
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1315
1.39
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.22
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6076
6.43
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5869
6.21
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.627
5.627
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.87
30.87
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.11
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.16
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Warner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
1.35
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Warner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
1.12