Lloyd Merritt vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lloyd Merritt posted a stronger line than Jose Sosa. Lloyd Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 4.6) and WHIP (1.423 vs 1.739). 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 Jose Sosa

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.86
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.69
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Jose Sosa

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Jose Sosa

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2333.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA