Jose Mercedes vs. Tom Waddell — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Waddell
Baby BoomersScotlandThrows RightBats RightCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Waddell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Mercedes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 103). Tom Waddell held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Mercedes.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Tom Waddell

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.72
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
7.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.16
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.93
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
37.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
32.73
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Tom Waddell

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.72
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.75
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.76
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Tom Waddell

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
113
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA