Manny Acosta vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Manny Acosta led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 80). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Manny Acosta.

Pitching Stats for Manny Acosta and Jim Merritt

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.99
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
38.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
33.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Jim Merritt

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Jim Merritt

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0