Jose Mercedes vs. Junior Walsh — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Junior Walsh
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Junior Walsh 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 5.88 and 1.617 for Junior Walsh. 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 Junior Walsh

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.88
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
9.37
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
5.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
40.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
6.53
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
35.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Junior Walsh

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.2
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.14
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Junior Walsh

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
89
1443.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
15.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.16
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
356.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
1.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA