George Merritt vs. Lou Piniella — Career Comparison

George Merritt
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Lou Piniella
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Piniella posted the stronger offensive profile against George Merritt. Lou Piniella posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .288). By the career numbers, Lou Piniella 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 Lou Piniella

George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1747
164.76
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6362
600
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5867
553.32
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
160.8
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
118.55
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
28.76
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.87
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.62
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
42.25
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
55.66
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.13
70.75
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2398
226.16
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2104
198.43
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
61.4
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
72.24
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
124.02
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
5.27
59.63
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796.48
75.12
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.92
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.71
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.73
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
541
51.02
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8.83
8.83
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.76
11.76
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.3
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.75
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
209
19.71
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.02
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.87
George Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
6.88
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
43.84
43.84

Fielding Stats for George Merritt and Lou Piniella

George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.19
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
1.1
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
1.03
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34579
27
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526.1
9
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.29
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2546
1.99
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.55
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.08
George Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.04
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.93
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2704
2.11
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.84
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2652
2.07
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.01
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0