Jimmy Anderson vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jose Mercedes a clear advantage over Jimmy Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Jose Mercedes led in strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 56), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 92). Jimmy Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 111). Jose Mercedes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Jose Mercedes

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.6
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Jose Mercedes

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Jose Mercedes

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
71.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
13.81
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
96.37
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
52.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
4.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA