Joe Corbett vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merle Settlemire built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Merle Settlemire

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.28
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
9.29
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.59
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.72
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.63
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
40.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.36
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1917
35.82
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.08
40.08
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Merle Settlemire

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.24
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.08
85.08
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.29
20.29
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Merle Settlemire

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
990
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.73
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
20.69
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.78
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.13
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA