Lloyd Merritt vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Smith 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. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 3.31 and 1.423 for Lloyd Merritt. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Fred Smith

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9.49
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.64
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
34.59
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Fred Smith

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Fred Smith

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
7.87
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100