Guy Cooper vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Guy Cooper
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merle Settlemire built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Cooper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.33 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. By the career numbers, Guy Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Cooper and Merle Settlemire

Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.28
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.72
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.2
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
31
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Guy Cooper and Merle Settlemire

Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Cooper and Merle Settlemire

Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
12
900
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
990
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
510
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
20.69
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-60
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
15.78
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA