Jose Mercedes vs. Lave Winham — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lave Winham
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Lave Winham as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lave Winham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.538 compared to 4.75 and 1.455 for Jose Mercedes. By the career numbers, Lave Winham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Lave Winham

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
8.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
41.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
36
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Lave Winham

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.33
73.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Lave Winham

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1
-37.55
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Lave Winham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Winham
Career
Per 600 PA