Doc Amole vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Doc Amole
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Amole 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 4.75 and 1.584 for Doc Amole. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Amole and Jim Merritt

Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.75
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.94
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.578
0.578
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
41.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
6.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.584
1.584
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
37.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.03
41.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Doc Amole and Jim Merritt

Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.23
87.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.278
2.278
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Amole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Amole and Jim Merritt

Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
18
207.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
10.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-1.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
7.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Doc Amole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Doc Amole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0