Johnny Antonelli vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Johnny Antonelli
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Johnny Antonelli a clear advantage over Jim Merritt across the core pitching metrics. Johnny Antonelli led in run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 89), home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 84). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 101). Johnny Antonelli was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Jim Merritt

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.39
53.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.09
71.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5977
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1992.1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1870
8.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
5.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8424
38.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7699
34.78
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Jim Merritt

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
2.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4978
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1659.1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.85
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.95
59.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Jim Merritt

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
325
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
462
600
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
547.58
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.58
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
73.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
9.68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.19
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.58
33.53
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
148.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
119.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
45.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
47.58
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
80.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.7
26.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
26
20.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
141.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
28.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.09
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0