Lou Merloni vs. Shirley Petway — Career Comparison

Lou Merloni
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Shirley Petway
Greatest GenerationTennesseeNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Lou Merloni and Shirley Petway are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Merloni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .679) and slugging (.384 vs .304). Shirley Petway had the advantage in on-base percentage (.375 vs .334). By the career numbers, Lou Merloni had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Merloni and Shirley Petway

Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
207.52
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
25
166.67
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
600
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
532.3
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
79
526.67
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Shirley Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
144.24
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
101.06
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
32.87
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.43
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.87
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134.18
65.83
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
67.01
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
204.58
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
24
160
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
195.75
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
220
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Shirley Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Shirley Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
67.7
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
61.32
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
9
60
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
122.16
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
17
113.33
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140.32
68.84
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
84.2
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
43.17
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.45
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
213
104.5
Shirley Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
9.81
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.38
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
38
18.64
Shirley Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.42
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.92
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.34
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94
Shirley Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lou Merloni and Shirley Petway

Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
0.96
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7987
27
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
27
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2662.1
9
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.2
9
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
2.34
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.62
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
2.31
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.06
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Shirley Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
4.78
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.11
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
4.65
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.68
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.51
91.51
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.354
3.354
Shirley Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.593
3.593
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.27
69.27
Shirley Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.43
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shirley Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0