William Madigan vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

William Madigan
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and William Madigan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Mercedes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.87 and 1.727 for William Madigan. By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Madigan and Jose Mercedes

William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.02
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.6
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.87
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
12.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.09
12.09
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.28
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
42.46
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
39.01
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.46
42.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for William Madigan and Jose Mercedes

William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.59
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.067
2.067
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Madigan and Jose Mercedes

William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
587.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
19
570
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
6.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.86
-22.81
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
244.9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
William Madigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Madigan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA