Lloyd Merritt vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll 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 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. 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 Al Schroll

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.84
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.86
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Al Schroll

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Al Schroll

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
507.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100