Keith Atherton vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Atherton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Merritt led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 111), home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 68), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 87). Keith Atherton held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Merritt.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Jim Merritt

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Jim Merritt

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Jim Merritt

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0