Amos Rusie vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Amos Rusie
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 Amos Rusie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Amos Rusie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.349 compared to 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. By the career numbers, Amos Rusie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Amos Rusie and Merle Settlemire

Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.28
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.41
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.57
58.57
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.22
92.22
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
0.94
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.07
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11336
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3778.2
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3389
8.07
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
4.07
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.72
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
4.64
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.36
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.27
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16313
38.85
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2068
4.93
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14494
34.52
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Amos Rusie and Merle Settlemire

Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
1.11
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11754
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3918
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.46
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
2.01
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.29
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
2.77
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
2.47
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.45
89.45
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.221
2.221
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Amos Rusie and Merle Settlemire

Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
165.55
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
990
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1765
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1730
588.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
145.84
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
118.98
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
14.28
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.72
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
26.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.39
49.76
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
20.69
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
187.99
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
157.05
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
71.05
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
59.83
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
128.16
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167.17
56.83
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.78
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.18
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
63.23
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.49
9.49
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.68
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.5
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.5
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA