Fred Applegate vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Fred Applegate
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Applegate and Jim Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 6.43) and WHIP (1.237 vs 1.762). Fred Applegate had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 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 Fred Applegate and Jim Merritt

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.43
12.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
41.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
37.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Fred Applegate and Jim Merritt

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.667
2.667
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Applegate and Jim Merritt

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
39.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
53.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0