Ariel Jurado vs. Lloyd Merritt — Career Comparison

Ariel Jurado
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ariel Jurado 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 5.97 and 1.541 for Ariel Jurado. By the career numbers, Lloyd Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ariel Jurado and Lloyd Merritt

Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
2.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
5.97
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
11.09
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.09
11.09
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.69
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
39.93
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
6.71
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.99
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
36.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Ariel Jurado and Lloyd Merritt

Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
2.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.44
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ariel Jurado and Lloyd Merritt

Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
13500
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2933.33
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
4.06
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ariel Jurado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ariel Jurado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA