Luis Garcia vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Luis Garcia
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luis Garcia built a career as a starting pitcher and Lloyd Merritt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lloyd Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 3.6 and 1.148 for Luis Garcia. By the career numbers, Lloyd Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Garcia and Lloyd Merritt

Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.78
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.55
91.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
7.48
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.27
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.83
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1468
36.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.78
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.99
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
33.36
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Luis Garcia and Lloyd Merritt

Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.93
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.5
92.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.529
0.529
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Garcia and Lloyd Merritt

Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
7000
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2933.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
4.06
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-61.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA