Tony Ghelfi vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Tony Ghelfi
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony Ghelfi 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. Tony Ghelfi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.465 compared to 3.31 and 1.423 for Lloyd Merritt. By the career numbers, Tony Ghelfi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Ghelfi and Lloyd Merritt

Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.31
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.42
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.79
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
38.93
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.99
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
35.16
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Tony Ghelfi and Lloyd Merritt

Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.2
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Ghelfi and Lloyd Merritt

Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Ghelfi
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA