Lloyd Merritt vs. Ron Robinson — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Robinson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Robinson built a career as a starting pitcher and Lloyd Merritt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lloyd Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 3.63 and 1.378 for Ron Robinson. By the career numbers, Lloyd Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Ron Robinson

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
2.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.54
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.97
43.97
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
3.63
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
9.21
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.85
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
5.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3400
38.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.64
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
4.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3071
34.55
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Ron Robinson

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
2.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.25
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.741
0.741
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.97
43.97
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Ron Robinson

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
864.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
536.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.99
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
12.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
89.44
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
85.71
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
55.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
1.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
216.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA