Rube Geyer vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Rube Geyer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Geyer 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 3.67 and 1.458 for Rube Geyer. By the career numbers, Lloyd Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Geyer and Lloyd Merritt

Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.73
31.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
3.67
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
9.17
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.95
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.86
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
2.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1758
38.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
5.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1565
34.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Rube Geyer and Lloyd Merritt

Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
234
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.06
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
31.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
231.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
294.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
263.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.2
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.31
89.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Geyer and Lloyd Merritt

Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
445.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
570
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
111.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
94.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.66
28.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
132.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
124.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
38.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
28.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
90
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA