Lady Baldwin vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Lady Baldwin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Merritt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Lady Baldwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lady Baldwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.85 and 1.476 for Bill Merritt. By the career numbers, Lady Baldwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lady Baldwin and Bill Merritt

Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.04
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.31
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.09
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.65
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.85
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.85
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3051
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.15
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.22
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.06
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.06
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
5.15
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.06
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.39
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4220
37.35
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
38.69
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
4.84
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.31
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3978
35.2
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
33.02
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Lady Baldwin and Bill Merritt

Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.03
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.21
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.1
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
27
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
9
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.25
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.67
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.33
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
2.32
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.66
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
2.15
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.58
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.63
92.63
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
2.094
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.129
2.129
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lady Baldwin and Bill Merritt

Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
150.28
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
192
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494
554.02
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
92
552
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
127.85
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
108
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
102.06
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
84
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
17.94
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.79
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.51
51.04
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
6.23
37.39
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
161.5
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
132
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
173.83
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
23
138
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
76.26
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
72
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.68
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
102
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
56.32
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
37.98
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.86
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
77
86.36
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.85
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.85
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100