Doc Landis vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Doc Landis
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merle Settlemire built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Landis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Landis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. By the career numbers, Doc Landis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Landis and Merle Settlemire

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.28
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.05
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.73
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.27
29.27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.36
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
10.7
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.7
10.7
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.23
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.72
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1592
39.91
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.69
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1543
38.68
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Doc Landis and Merle Settlemire

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.19
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.81
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.26
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.91
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.09
89.09
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Landis and Merle Settlemire

Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
167.37
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
990
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
590.53
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
97.89
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.68
17.94
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
20.69
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
110.53
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
34.74
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
34.74
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.53
14.3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
15.78
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA