Lloyd Merritt vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Lloyd Merritt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Lloyd Merritt. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 3.31) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.423). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter 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 Bruce Sutter

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Bruce Sutter

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Merritt and Bruce Sutter

Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2933.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
4.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lloyd Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lloyd Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100