Alex McRae vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Alex McRae
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McRae 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 7.34 and 1.868 for Alex McRae. By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex McRae and Jose Mercedes

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.6
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
11.37
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
43.58
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
37.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.58
43.58
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Alex McRae and Jose Mercedes

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex McRae and Jose Mercedes

Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1133.33
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
40.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA