Lloyd Merritt vs. Denny Stark — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Stark
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Denny Stark 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 5.81 and 1.679 for Denny Stark. 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 Denny Stark

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.51
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.81
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
10.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.86
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.52
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
41.54
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
6.83
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.65
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1057
35.9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Denny Stark

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.56
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Denny Stark

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
541.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
519.51
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
19.56
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
95.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
87.8
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
87.8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-0.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
28
204.88
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA