Ed Albrecht vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Ed Albrecht
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ed Albrecht and Jim Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.237 vs 1.543). Ed Albrecht had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Albrecht and Jim Merritt

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
40.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
31.63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Ed Albrecht and Jim Merritt

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Albrecht and Jim Merritt

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.09
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0