Lloyd Merritt vs. Rich Scheid — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Scheid
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Scheid 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 4.45 and 1.555 for Rich Scheid. 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 Rich Scheid

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
10.37
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.48
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.76
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
40.83
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
36.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Rich Scheid

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.98
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Rich Scheid

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1260
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
4.06
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.9
-54.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA