Tom Glover vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Tom Glover
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Glover 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 4.99 and 1.482 for Tom Glover. By the career numbers, Lloyd Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glover and Lloyd Merritt

Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.99
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
10.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.88
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
40.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
6.03
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.73
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1549
36.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Tom Glover and Lloyd Merritt

Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.49
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.2
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.04
61.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glover and Lloyd Merritt

Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
314.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
571.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
89.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
19.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
114.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
13.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.5
73.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA