Lloyd Merritt vs. Ross Stripling — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ross Stripling
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ross Stripling 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 4.17 and 1.258 for Ross Stripling. 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 Ross Stripling

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.64
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
4.17
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2539
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
846.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
9.11
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.09
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
7.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.21
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3545
37.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
4.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
35.16
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Ross Stripling

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.64
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.37
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2539
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
846.1
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.68
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.613
0.613
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Ross Stripling

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
1473.79
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
5.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
69.9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
29.13
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
52.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.71
-15.82
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
38
221.36
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Stripling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100