Hector Mercado vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Hector Mercado
Gen XP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Stewart built a career as a starting pitcher and Hector Mercado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hector Mercado led in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 75), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 108). Dave Stewart held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 84 vs 72). Role difference aside, Hector Mercado holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Hector Mercado and Dave Stewart

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.57
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.44
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.55
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.95
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.45
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2499
8.55
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.08
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.41
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.54
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.17
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
5.96
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.72
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.41
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
40.36
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11251
38.51
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.8
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.84
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
4.31
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.32
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.32
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.59
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
34
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9968
34.12
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Hector Mercado and Dave Stewart

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.67
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.79
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.56
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.47
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hector Mercado and Dave Stewart

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
7466.67
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523
5230
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
510
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
32.65
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-40.62
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
35.24
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA