Jose Arredondo vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Jose Arredondo
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Arredondo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Arredondo led in run prevention (ERA+ 141 vs 89), home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 84). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 83). Role difference aside, Jose Arredondo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Arredondo and Jim Merritt

Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
8.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
7.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
38.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.76
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
33.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Jose Arredondo and Jim Merritt

Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
8.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Arredondo and Jim Merritt

Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
64200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Jose Arredondo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Arredondo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0