Archie Bradley vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Merritt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie Bradley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 4.03 and 1.409 for Archie Bradley. By the career numbers, Bill Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and Bill Merritt

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.31
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.09
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.03
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.85
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.69
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.22
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.7
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.06
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
38.69
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.31
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.31
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
34.51
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
33.02
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Bill Merritt

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.21
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.25
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.66
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.58
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.129
2.129
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Bill Merritt

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
32
192
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
552
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
108
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
84
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.23
37.39
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
132
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
138
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
102
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
37.98
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
1.74
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100