Bill Merritt vs. George Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
George Thomas
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Merritt and George Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. George Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.707 vs .661) and slugging (.389 vs .334). Bill Merritt had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 vs .317). By the career numbers, George Thomas 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 George Thomas

Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
401
154.63
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685
220.38
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
600
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1865
600
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1414
545.24
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1688
543.06
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
148.07
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
138.34
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
124.94
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
304
97.8
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
22.84
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.63
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.08
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
14.8
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
40.54
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
164.87
63.58
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209.75
67.48
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
472
182.01
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
211.37
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
501
193.19
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
188.53
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
70.18
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
65.31
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
64.99
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
142.67
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
359
115.5
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190.43
73.43
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217.52
69.98
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.79
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
110
42.42
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
44.4
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.29
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
31.62
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
343
110.35
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.98
18.98
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.64
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.22
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.54
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
31
9.97
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.18
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.86
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
8.04
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
George Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
52
52

Fielding Stats for Bill Merritt and George Thomas

Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
1.1
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
1.33
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
0.93
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3869.1
9
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
4.06
George Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
934
2.17
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
George Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.3
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.31
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
5.48
George Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.57
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
5.17
George Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
2.47
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.717
4.717
George Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.1
70.1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
George Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
George Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01
George Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0