Jose Mercedes vs. Joe Muich — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Muich
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Muich 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 11 and 2.667 for Joe Muich. By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Joe Muich

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.14
12.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Joe Muich

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
27
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
9
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.2
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.14
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Joe Muich

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
360
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA