Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Michael Young | Stat | Fred Merkle |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Seasons | 16 |
| 88.1 | Career VAL | 84.9 |
| 14.4 (2005) | Peak-season VAL | 13.6 (1910) |
| 1× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 7× | All-Star Selections | — |
| 1 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | — |
| 9 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Michael Young | Stat | Fred Merkle |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,970 | Games | 1,645 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,375 | Hits | 1,580 |
| 185 | Home runs | 60 |
| 1,030 | RBI | 733 |
| 1,137 | Runs | 720 |
| 90 | Stolen bases | 272 |
| 575 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 454 |
| .300 | Batting avg | .273 |
|---|
| .346 | On-base % | .331 |
|---|
| .441 | Slugging % | .383 |
|---|
| 111 | OPS+ | 117 |
|---|
| Age | Michael Young | Fred Merkle |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 0 |
| 21 | — | 13.6 |
| 22 | — | 10.8 |
| 23 | — | 10.9 |
| 24 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| 25 | 3.2 | 6.7 |
| 26 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 27 | 12.4 | 3.2 |
| 28 | 14.4 | 7.3 |
| 29 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| 30 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| 31 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| 32 | 9.4 | — |
| 33 | 7 | — |
| 34 | 9.1 | — |
| 35 | 2.1 | — |
| 36 | 3.6 | — |