Hank O'Day vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Hank O'Day
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merle Settlemire built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank O'Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank O'Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. By the career numbers, Hank O'Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank O'Day and Merle Settlemire

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.28
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.05
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.4
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.96
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.74
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4954
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651.1
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
9.02
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.15
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.72
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.61
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.752
0.752
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.66
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.44
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7247
39.5
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
6.15
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6588
35.91
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Hank O'Day and Merle Settlemire

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5736
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1912
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.69
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
2.54
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
2.3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.72
90.72
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.021
2.021
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hank O'Day and Merle Settlemire

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
162.24
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
990
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
571.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.39
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
92.31
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
13.29
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
16.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.07
30.82
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
20.69
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
127.97
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
137.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
53.15
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
32.17
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
84.62
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.04
30.8
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.78
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.22
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.87
7.87
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA