Ben Hayes vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Ben Hayes
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Hayes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Mercedes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 91). Ben Hayes held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 82). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Mercedes.

Pitching Stats for Ben Hayes and Jose Mercedes

Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
6.73
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
40.3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
34.51
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Ben Hayes and Jose Mercedes

Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
6.73
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Hayes and Jose Mercedes

Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
4690.91
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
4350
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-48.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA