Bill Anderson vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Anderson and Jim Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 5.07) and WHIP (1.237 vs 1.522). Bill Anderson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.56 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 Bill Anderson and Jim Merritt

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Jim Merritt

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Jim Merritt

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0