Lloyd Merritt vs. Steve Shields — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Shields
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lloyd Merritt posted a stronger line than Steve Shields. Lloyd Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 5.26) and WHIP (1.423 vs 1.703). By the career numbers, Lloyd Merritt had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Steve Shields

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.19
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.26
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
11.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.74
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
40.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.48
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
35.92
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Steve Shields

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.19
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.412
0.412
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Steve Shields

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2933.33
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
3060
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
8.92
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA