Joe Grahe vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Merritt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grahe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 4.41 and 1.614 for Joe Grahe. By the career numbers, Bill Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and Bill Merritt

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.31
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.65
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.85
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.06
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.06
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
38.69
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.31
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
33.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Bill Merritt

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.21
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.72
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.25
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.47
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.66
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.36
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.129
2.129
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Bill Merritt

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
32
192
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
552
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
108
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
84
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.23
37.39
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
132
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
138
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
102
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.33
37.98
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100