Bun Hayes vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Bun Hayes
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bun Hayes and Jose Mercedes are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jose Mercedes posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.75 vs 5.95) and WHIP (1.455 vs 1.586). Bun Hayes had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 1.16). By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes 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 Bun Hayes and Jose Mercedes

Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.7
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.6
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.95
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
370.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
10.78
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
40.77
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
35.89
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Bun Hayes and Jose Mercedes

Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.73
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.01
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bun Hayes and Jose Mercedes

Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
278.82
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
550.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
116.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
105.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
34.41
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
130.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
148.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.54
40.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
170
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA