Alex Colome vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Alex Colome
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merle Settlemire built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Colome as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Colome posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. By the career numbers, Alex Colome had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Colome and Merle Settlemire

Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.51
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.28
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.58
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.28
49.28
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.65
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.36
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1617
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.12
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.83
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.14
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.72
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
7.96
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2273
37.95
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.16
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.2
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
4.04
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2034
33.96
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Alex Colome and Merle Settlemire

Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.51
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1617
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.83
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.35
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.169
0.169
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Colome and Merle Settlemire

Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
135000
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
33
990
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
510
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
20.69
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
15.78
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA