Win Mercer vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Mercer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Win Mercer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Mercer and Al Schroll

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.67
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.09
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
3.98
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
11.16
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
9.23
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.23
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.73
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11106
40.23
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1753
6.35
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.25
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
35.16
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Win Mercer and Al Schroll

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.67
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.53
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.629
0.629
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Mercer and Al Schroll

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
538.46
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1773
540.82
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
11.9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.14
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.05
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238.63
72.79
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
186.68
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
13
200
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
60.09
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270.24
82.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
43.01
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
54.3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100