Tom Gordon vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Tom Gordon
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Tom Gordon and Lloyd Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tom Gordon carried a career ERA of 3.96 against Lloyd Merritt's 3.31. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Tom Gordon and Lloyd Merritt — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gordon and Lloyd Merritt

Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
3.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.87
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.59
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.54
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.81
22.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
3.96
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6324
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1889
8.06
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.27
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.75
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
4.17
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.86
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.24
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1928
8.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.48
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9058
38.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1016
4.34
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.25
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7916
33.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Tom Gordon and Lloyd Merritt

Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
3.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.87
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6324
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.79
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
2.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.93
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.509
0.509
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.81
22.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gordon and Lloyd Merritt

Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
267900
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2933.33
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
4.06
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA