Lloyd Merritt vs. Joe Slusarski — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Slusarski
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Slusarski 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 5.18 and 1.557 for Joe Slusarski. 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 Joe Slusarski

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
3.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.18
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
10.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.68
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1358
39.98
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.85
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
5.56
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.82
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
35.3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Joe Slusarski

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
3.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.56
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.35
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Joe Slusarski

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2933.33
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
7866.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
6.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-18.25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA