Will Calihan vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Will Calihan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merle Settlemire built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Calihan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Calihan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. By the career numbers, Will Calihan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Calihan and Merle Settlemire

Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.28
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.14
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
9.41
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.79
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.72
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.42
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
40.51
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.02
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
36.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.51
40.51
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Will Calihan and Merle Settlemire

Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.09
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.84
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.62
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.22
92.22
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.406
2.406
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Will Calihan and Merle Settlemire

Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
165.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
990
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
563.32
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
89.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
68.12
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.96
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
28.69
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
20.69
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
120.52
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
125.76
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
57.64
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.16
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
102.18
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
24.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.78
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.63
28.63
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA