Larry Maxie vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Larry Maxie
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Maxie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Maxie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.75 and 1.455 for Jose Mercedes. By the career numbers, Larry Maxie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Maxie and Jose Mercedes

Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
30
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Larry Maxie and Jose Mercedes

Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Maxie and Jose Mercedes

Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Maxie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA