Lou Merloni vs. Tim Thompson — Career Comparison

Lou Merloni
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Tim Thompson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Lou Merloni posted the stronger offensive profile against Tim Thompson. Lou Merloni posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .641) and on-base percentage (.334 vs .302). Tim Thompson had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Tim Thompson

Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
207.52
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
187
200.36
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
600
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
532.3
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
553.93
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
144.24
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
131.79
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
101.06
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
89
95.36
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
32.87
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.71
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.43
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
6.87
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.57
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
36.43
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.18
65.83
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
52.51
56.26
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
204.58
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
187.5
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
195.75
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
164
175.71
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
67.7
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
52.5
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
61.32
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50.36
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
122.16
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
88
94.29
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.32
68.84
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.64
57.48
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
41.79
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.45
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
213
104.5
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
55.71
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.81
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.38
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
38
18.64
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.42
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.92
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.43
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Lou Merloni and Tim Thompson

Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.1
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
0.96
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.01
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7987
27
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
27
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2662.1
9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125.2
9
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
2.34
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
4.94
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
2.31
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
4.78
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.56
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
4.65
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
5.48
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.354
3.354
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.007
5.007
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.27
69.27
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.97
91.97
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.43
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27