Fred Merkle vs. Craig Wilson — Career Comparison

Fred Merkle
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Craig Wilson
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Fred Merkle and Craig Wilson are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Merkle posted a career OPS of .714 against Craig Wilson's .704. On the surface stats, Fred Merkle and Craig Wilson are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Fred Merkle and Craig Wilson

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
152.94
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
199.52
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6426
600
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
418
600
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5782
539.87
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
372
533.97
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
147.53
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
101
144.98
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
107.1
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
110.53
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
27.08
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
22.97
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.66
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.44
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.05
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
40.43
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
34.45
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Craig Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Craig Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806.29
75.28
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44.93
64.49
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
207
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
140
200.96
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
194.02
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
133
190.91
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
67.23
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
77.51
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
68.44
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
57.42
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
129.97
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
87
124.88
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.52
80.91
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
49.27
70.72
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.11
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.44
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
42.39
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
44.5
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
645
60.22
Craig Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
55.98
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
9.96
Craig Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
10.72
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Craig Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
13.63
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.22
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.87
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.35
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.4
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.31
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.87
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.44
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
27.26
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.74
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.15
93.15
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Fred Merkle and Craig Wilson

Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
7.08
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.43
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.98
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6093
27
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
9
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15513
68.74
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.35
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.81
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
2.39
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Craig Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16627
73.68
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.84
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16373
72.55
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
3.74
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.252
10.252
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.621
2.621
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Craig Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.45
63.45
Fred Merkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.73
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Merkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0