Jamie Arnold vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merle Settlemire built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Merle Settlemire posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.47 and WHIP 1.822 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Merle Settlemire had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Merle Settlemire

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.47
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.72
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.49
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
41.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.73
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.04
41.04
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Merle Settlemire

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108.1
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Merle Settlemire

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
33
990
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
20.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.78
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA