Bill Merritt vs. LeRoy Taylor — Career Comparison

Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
LeRoy Taylor
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, LeRoy Taylor posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Merritt. LeRoy Taylor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.732 vs .661) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .327). Bill Merritt had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, LeRoy Taylor 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 LeRoy Taylor

Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
154.63
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
382
143.79
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
600
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1594
600
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1414
545.24
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
546.93
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
384
148.07
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
167.13
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
324
124.94
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
137.39
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
19.95
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.63
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.9
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.08
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
29.74
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
164.87
63.58
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212.11
79.84
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
472
182.01
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
208.53
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
501
193.19
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
205.52
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
182
70.18
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
101.25
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
193
72.65
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
370
142.67
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
172.02
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
190.43
73.43
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.16
90.02
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.52
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
42.42
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
90
33.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
82
31.62
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.39
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
18.98
18.98
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177.11
177.11
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
1.34
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
25
9.64
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
14.68
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.1
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
28.23
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.75
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.1
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
28.98
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
97.4
97.4

Fielding Stats for Bill Merritt and LeRoy Taylor

Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.1
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.15
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.06
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9127
27
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3042.1
9
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
4.06
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
1.74
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.31
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.14
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
5.48
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
1.97
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
5.17
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
1.83
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.717
4.717
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.78
92.78
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
LeRoy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01
LeRoy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0