George Merritt vs. Brett Phillips — Career Comparison

George Merritt
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Brett Phillips
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, George Merritt and Brett Phillips are closely matched on the surface stats. Brett Phillips posted stronger numbers in OPS (.620 vs .608) and slugging (.347 vs .319). George Merritt had the advantage in on-base percentage (.288 vs .274). By the career numbers, Brett Phillips had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Merritt and Brett Phillips

George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
244.08
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
600
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
854
527.7
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
98.87
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
58.7
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
15.45
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.56
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.16
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.16
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
55.66
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.83
60.45
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
182.9
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
161.89
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
75.39
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
61.17
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
117.4
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.27
59.63
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87.91
54.32
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.33
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
58.7
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.24
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
376
232.34
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.83
8.83
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.56
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.71
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.71
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
24.1
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.71
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
27.81
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
86.67
86.67

Fielding Stats for George Merritt and Brett Phillips

George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.19
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.38
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.95
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6980
27
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2326.2
9
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.29
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.61
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.55
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.93
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
2.7
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.84
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.67
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.941
1.941
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.82
68.82
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for George Merritt and Brett Phillips

George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.5
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.54
20.54
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.13
13.13
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.29
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
8.44
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
0.464
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
38.57
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
54
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.75
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.188
3.188
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
36
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
45.56
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Brett Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Brett Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54