Joe Connors vs. Ryan Merritt — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ryan Merritt
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ryan Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Connors as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.71 and WHIP 1.137 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Ryan Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Ryan Merritt

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
35.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
34.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Ryan Merritt

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Ryan Merritt

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA