Chris Mears vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears 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 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mears and Jose Mercedes

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.6
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
38.76
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
35.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Chris Mears and Jose Mercedes

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mears and Jose Mercedes

Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA