Lloyd Merritt vs. Pepper Sharpe — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pepper Sharpe
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pepper Sharpe 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 5.08 and 1.532 for Pepper Sharpe. 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 Pepper Sharpe

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.89
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.08
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
10.16
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.77
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
40.94
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
6.68
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Pepper Sharpe

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.2
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.885
1.885
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Pepper Sharpe

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
300
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
529.41
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
167.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
141.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.12
80.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
202.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
220.59
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
97.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
141.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.49
92.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA