Lloyd Merritt vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 3.31 and 1.423 for Lloyd Merritt. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Warren Spahn

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.31
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.99
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Warren Spahn

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Warren Spahn

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
86.13
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67