Ed Mayer vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Ed Mayer
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Mayer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Ed Mayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Mayer and Al Schroll

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.31
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.61
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.88
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.88
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.15
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
38.49
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.44
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.88
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
32.17
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Ed Mayer and Al Schroll

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.72
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.53
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.59
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Mayer and Al Schroll

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1885.71
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
44.63
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
60.07
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100