Clay Hensley vs. Ryan Merritt — Career Comparison

Clay Hensley
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ryan Merritt
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ryan Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Hensley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.71 and WHIP 1.137 compared to 4 and 1.414 for Clay Hensley. By the career numbers, Ryan Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Hensley and Ryan Merritt

Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.72
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.56
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.85
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.42
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.85
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.08
18.08
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
4
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.71
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
8.2
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
9.09
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.68
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.16
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.14
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
6.46
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.69
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.537
0.537
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2225
38.73
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
35.81
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.39
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.27
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.99
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.56
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
33.65
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
34.11
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81

Fielding Stats for Clay Hensley and Ryan Merritt

Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.72
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.56
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.85
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.42
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.57
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.42
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.04
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.71
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.95
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.71
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.08
18.08
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Hensley and Ryan Merritt

Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
1621.78
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
600
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
516.83
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.52
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
35.64
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.88
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.88
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
9.09
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
59.41
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
71.29
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.88
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
35.64
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.73
-10.28
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
46
273.27
Ryan Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
59.41
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA