Jose Mercedes vs. Ray Soff — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Soff
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Soff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Soff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.75 and 1.455 for Jose Mercedes. By the career numbers, Ray Soff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Ray Soff

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.16
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
38.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
34.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Ray Soff

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.51
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.85
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Ray Soff

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
4350
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
6300
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
360
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA