Tony Armas Jr. vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Tony Armas Jr.
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony Armas Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Lloyd Merritt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lloyd Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 4.65 and 1.472 for Tony Armas Jr.. By the career numbers, Lloyd Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Armas Jr. and Lloyd Merritt

Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.63
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.27
90.27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
4.65
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2777
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
8.66
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.19
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
4.19
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.86
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
6.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4055
39.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
5.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3491
33.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Tony Armas Jr. and Lloyd Merritt

Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2777
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.74
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.81
90.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Armas Jr. and Lloyd Merritt

Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
373.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
537.79
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
52.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
6.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
60.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.92
-15.9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
198.66
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
3.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tony Armas Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Armas Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA