Lloyd Merritt vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry 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. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.31 and 1.423 for Lloyd Merritt. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Harry Smith

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.31
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.99
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Harry Smith

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.1
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Harry Smith

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
4.06
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA