George Culver vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

George Culver
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merle Settlemire built a career as a starting pitcher and George Culver as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Culver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.520 compared to 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. By the career numbers, George Culver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Culver and Merle Settlemire

George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.82
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.28
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.48
49.48
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.01
17.01
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.26
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.62
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2367
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.05
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
4.02
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.72
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.62
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
5.14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3451
39.37
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.45
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.2
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.04
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3012
34.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for George Culver and Merle Settlemire

George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.82
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.65
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2365
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788.1
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.76
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.78
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.69
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
2.55
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.49
94.49
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.666
0.666
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.033
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.01
17.01
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Culver and Merle Settlemire

George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
1097.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
33
990
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
516.58
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.17
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
54.55
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.42
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.63
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
10.29
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
20.69
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.01
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.01
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
35.29
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.96
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-3.86
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
15.78
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.83
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
202.14
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.17
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.42
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.63
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA