Lloyd Merritt vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lloyd Merritt and Harry Staley are fairly close on the surface numbers. Harry Staley posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.354 vs 1.423) and home runs allowed (0.37 per nine innings vs 0.96). Lloyd Merritt had the advantage in ERA (3.31 vs 3.81). By the career numbers, Harry Staley 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 Harry Staley

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Harry Staley

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Harry Staley

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100