Rick Aguilera vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Rick Aguilera
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Aguilera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Aguilera led in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 80). Role difference aside, Rick Aguilera holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Aguilera and Jim Merritt

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.5
51.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
8.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
2.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
7.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5391
37.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
3.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4919
34.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Rick Aguilera and Jim Merritt

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Aguilera and Jim Merritt

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
2746.58
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
518.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
104.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.19
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
37.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
149.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
126.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
36.97
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
137.89
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0