Bill Merritt vs. Benny Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Benny Valenzuela
Silent GenerationMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Bill Merritt posted the stronger offensive profile against Benny Valenzuela. Bill Merritt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.661 vs .552) and on-base percentage (.327 vs .267). 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 Benny Valenzuela

Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
154.63
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
400
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1556
600
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1414
545.24
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
148.07
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
124.94
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.63
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.08
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Benny Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.87
63.58
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
44.89
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
182.01
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
193.19
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Benny Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
70.18
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
142.67
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.43
73.43
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
46.43
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.7
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
42.42
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
82
31.62
Benny Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.98
18.98
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.64
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.1
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Merritt and Benny Valenzuela

Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.1
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
4.06
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.11
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.44
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.31
Benny Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
5.48
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.88
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
5.17
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.52
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.717
4.717
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Benny Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
Benny Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01
Benny Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0