Bob James vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bob James and Lloyd Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bob James carried a career ERA of 3.8 against Lloyd Merritt's 3.31. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bob James and Lloyd Merritt — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Lloyd Merritt

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Lloyd Merritt

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Lloyd Merritt

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2933.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA