John Gillespie vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

John Gillespie
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, John Gillespie and Lloyd Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Gillespie carried a career ERA of 4.52 against Lloyd Merritt's 3.31. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate John Gillespie and Lloyd Merritt — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Gillespie and Lloyd Merritt

John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.59
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.9
12.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.52
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.73
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.36
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
38.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.98
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
35.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for John Gillespie and Lloyd Merritt

John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
27
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.1
9
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.774
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Gillespie and Lloyd Merritt

John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
31
1162.5
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
15.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-0.58
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
John Gillespie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gillespie
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA