Lloyd Merritt vs. Scott Sanderson — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Sanderson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Sanderson 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 3.84 and 1.275 for Scott Sanderson. 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 Scott Sanderson

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.57
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.27
53.27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1093
3.84
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
9.1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
2.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
5.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10709
37.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
4.25
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9853
34.62
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Scott Sanderson

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.93
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.86
95.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Scott Sanderson

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
497.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
498.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
32.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.76
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
12.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
68.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
79.86
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.43
-4.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
224
235.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
69.35
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA