Jose Mercedes vs. Tom Seaver — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Seaver
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jose Mercedes and Tom Seaver are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 108 for Jose Mercedes and 106 for Tom Seaver, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 97 and 92 respectively. If forced to pick, Jose Mercedes gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Tom Seaver

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.59
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.27
60.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
2.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14348
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4782.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3971
7.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
0.72
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.62
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3640
6.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19369
36.45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
3.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17666
33.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Tom Seaver

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14349
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4783
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
1.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Tom Seaver

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
261.73
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1552
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
508.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
78.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
60.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.93
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.91
25.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
106.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
121.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
38.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
33.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
66.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.4
19.87
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
41.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485
187.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
46.78
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
22
8.51
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100