Lloyd Merritt vs. Elmer Stricklett — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Stricklett
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Stricklett 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. Elmer Stricklett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 3.31 and 1.423 for Lloyd Merritt. By the career numbers, Elmer Stricklett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Elmer Stricklett

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.41
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.54
86.54
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.92
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.31
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.85
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2294
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.2
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
8.89
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.79
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3095
36.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
4.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
33.58
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.43
36.43

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Elmer Stricklett

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.05
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.96
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.2
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.82
95.82
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.714
3.714
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Elmer Stricklett

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
211.41
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
541.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
90.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.48
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.75
29.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
112.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
136.91
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
42.28
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.13
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
62.42
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.64
27.46
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
44.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
142.95
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
4.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100