Jose Mercedes vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Wenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.512 compared to 4.75 and 1.455 for Jose Mercedes. By the career numbers, Fred Wenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Fred Wenz

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.16
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
39.97
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Fred Wenz

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.2
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.14
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.129
0.129
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Fred Wenz

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3100
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.24
-24.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
360
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA