Bill Harrington vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Bill Harrington
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Harrington as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Mercedes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 5.03 and 1.599 for Bill Harrington. By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Harrington and Jose Mercedes

Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.09
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
40.23
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
34.89
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Bill Harrington and Jose Mercedes

Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.78
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.78
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.397
0.397
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Harrington and Jose Mercedes

Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
58
1200
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
8.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-1.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harrington
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA