Kevin Jarvis vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Kevin Jarvis
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Jarvis built a career as a starting pitcher and Lloyd Merritt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lloyd Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 6.03 and 1.565 for Kevin Jarvis. By the career numbers, Lloyd Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Jarvis and Lloyd Merritt

Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.36
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
6.03
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2342
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
10.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.72
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.02
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
5.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3492
40.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
6.55
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3155
36.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Kevin Jarvis and Lloyd Merritt

Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.36
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2342
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.89
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Jarvis and Lloyd Merritt

Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
500.44
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
492.58
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.72
22.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
102.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
120.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
49.78
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.68
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
83.84
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
18.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
162.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.48
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA