Lloyd Merritt vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. 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 Sullivan

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.31
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.86
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.82
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.16
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Joe Sullivan

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Joe Sullivan

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
78.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.62
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100