Herm Merritt vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Herm Merritt
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Herm Merritt posted the stronger offensive profile against Fred Whitfield. Herm Merritt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.396 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in home run production (108 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Herm 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 Herm Merritt and Fred Whitfield

Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
244.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.892
0.892
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
105.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
269.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
246.09
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
232.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.874
0.874
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.67
118.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Herm Merritt and Fred Whitfield

Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.647
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0