Lloyd Merritt vs. Glenn Sparkman — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Sparkman
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Sparkman 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 5.99 and 1.614 for Glenn Sparkman. 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 Glenn Sparkman

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.7
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
5.99
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
11.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.65
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.89
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
40.97
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
6.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
37.18
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Glenn Sparkman

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.95
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Glenn Sparkman

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2933.33
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
15600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
4.06
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA