Rich Gossage vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rich Gossage posted a stronger line than Lloyd Merritt. Rich Gossage posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 3.31) and WHIP (1.282 vs 1.423). By the career numbers, Rich Gossage had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Lloyd Merritt

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
4.98
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.53
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.31
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.59
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.64
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.99
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Lloyd Merritt

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
4.98
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Lloyd Merritt

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2933.33
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
7.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA