Liam Hendriks vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Liam Hendriks
MillenialAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Liam Hendriks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Liam Hendriks led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 135 vs 99), strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 97). Jose Mercedes held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Liam Hendriks.

Pitching Stats for Liam Hendriks and Jose Mercedes

Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
6.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
8.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.07
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
10.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
37.51
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
4.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2548
34.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Liam Hendriks and Jose Mercedes

Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
6.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.64
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Liam Hendriks and Jose Mercedes

Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
98200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
145
4350
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Liam Hendriks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Liam Hendriks
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA