Jose Diaz vs. Spike Merena — Career Comparison

Jose Diaz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spike Merena
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spike Merena built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spike Merena posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 9.39 and 2.609 for Jose Diaz. By the career numbers, Spike Merena had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Diaz and Spike Merena

Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.91
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.3
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.84
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.55
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.52
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
51.65
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
39.41
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.609
2.609
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
37.57
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
33.2
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Jose Diaz and Spike Merena

Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Diaz and Spike Merena

Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
17
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
23.06
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA