Bruce Howard vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Bruce Howard comes out ahead of Jose Mercedes in this starter comparison. Bruce Howard led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 108), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 97). Jose Mercedes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 86). The edge goes to Bruce Howard.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Jose Mercedes

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Jose Mercedes

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Jose Mercedes

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA