Lefty Bowers vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowers
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Merle Settlemire posted a stronger line than Lefty Bowers. Merle Settlemire posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.47 vs 11.81) and WHIP (1.822 vs 2.625). By the career numbers, Merle Settlemire had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowers and Merle Settlemire

Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.28
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.47
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
17.44
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
12.68
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.44
17.44
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.68
12.68
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.19
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.72
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
50.06
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
43.29
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
14.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.78
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.822
1.822
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
41.06
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
38.91
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.06
50.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowers and Merle Settlemire

Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowers and Merle Settlemire

Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
990
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
510
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.69
20.69
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.78
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA