Sandy Alcantara vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Sandy Alcantara
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Sandy Alcantara a clear advantage over Jim Merritt across the core pitching metrics. Sandy Alcantara led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 98). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 116). Sandy Alcantara was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sandy Alcantara and Jim Merritt

Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
3.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
7.82
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
7.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4425
37.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6168
37.43
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
4.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.82
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4007
33.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Sandy Alcantara and Jim Merritt

Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.17
93.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.079
1.079
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sandy Alcantara and Jim Merritt

Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
758.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
548.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
4.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
9
38.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.51
-27.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
424.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0