Bill Husted vs. Jim Mertz — Career Comparison

Bill Husted
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Mertz built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Husted as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Mertz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 4.88 and 1.667 for Bill Husted. By the career numbers, Jim Mertz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Husted and Jim Mertz

Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.26
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.55
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.19
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.3
30.3
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.88
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.63
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
10.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.47
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.3
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.09
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
42.49
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
7.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
37.47
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Bill Husted and Jim Mertz

Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.26
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.23
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.88
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.37
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Husted and Jim Mertz

Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
18
183.05
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
460.47
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
569.49
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
10.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
26.28
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-4.97
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
25.55
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA