Lloyd Merritt vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan 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. Doc Scanlan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.31 and 1.423 for Lloyd Merritt. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Doc Scanlan

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.86
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Doc Scanlan

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.44
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Doc Scanlan

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.68
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100