Joe Adams vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Jim Merritt

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Jim Merritt

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Jim Merritt

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0