Sal Campfield vs. Spike Merena — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spike Merena
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spike Merena built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spike Merena posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4 and 1.370 for Sal Campfield. By the career numbers, Spike Merena had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Spike Merena

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
10.33
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.84
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
39
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
39.41
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
33.2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Spike Merena

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Spike Merena

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
17
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
23.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA