Bill Merritt vs. Omir Santos — Career Comparison

Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Omir Santos
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Merritt and Omir Santos are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Merritt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.661 vs .646) and on-base percentage (.327 vs .282). Omir Santos had the advantage in slugging (.363 vs .334). By the career numbers, Bill Merritt had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Merritt and Omir Santos

Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
154.63
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
209.74
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1556
600
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
349
600
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1414
545.24
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
553.58
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
148.07
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
80
137.54
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
124.94
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
58
99.71
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.07
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.63
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.72
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.08
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.03
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
37.82
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.87
63.58
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
31.73
54.56
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
182.01
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
201.15
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
193.19
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
97
166.76
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
70.18
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
29
49.86
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
41
70.49
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
142.67
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
63
108.31
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.43
73.43
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
32.82
56.42
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.44
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
42.42
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
15
25.79
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
31.62
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
87.68
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.98
18.98
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
6.84
6.84
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.64
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.16
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.03
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
11
18.91
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Omir Santos
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Merritt and Omir Santos

Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.1
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.29
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.97
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2390
27
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Innings
796.2
9
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
4.06
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
6.69
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.31
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
5.48
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
7.07
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
5.17
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
7.02
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.2
99.2
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.717
4.717
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.447
5.447
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.44
75.44
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
Omir Santos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.54
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01
Omir Santos
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18