Bill Merritt vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Merritt and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .661) and slugging (.368 vs .334). Bill Merritt had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 vs .322). By the career numbers, Joe Start 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 Joe Start

Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
154.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1414
545.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
384
148.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
324
124.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
164.87
63.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
472
182.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
501
193.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
182
70.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
370
142.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
190.43
73.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
42.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
31.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
18.98
18.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
1.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Merritt and Joe Start

Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
4.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
5.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
5.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.717
4.717
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0