Lloyd Merritt vs. Ervin Santana — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ervin Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ervin Santana 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 4.11 and 1.288 for Ervin Santana. 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 Ervin Santana

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.55
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.93
53.93
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
4.11
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2391
8.65
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
2.81
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
7.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10482
37.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
4.42
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9480
34.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Ervin Santana

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.7
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.41
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Ervin Santana

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
2217.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
537.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
67.83
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
10.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
78.26
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
57.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.74
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
99.13
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-6.64
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
49
255.65
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA