Lloyd Merritt vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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 3.94 and 1.417 for Joe Sparma. 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 Joe Sparma

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.86
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
34.22
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Joe Sparma

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Joe Sparma

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA