Elvis Alvarado vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Elvis Alvarado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elvis Alvarado posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 3.65 and 1.237 for Jim Merritt. By the career numbers, Elvis Alvarado had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Jim Merritt

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.61
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
33.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Jim Merritt

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.054
0.054
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Jim Merritt

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