Bill Atkinson vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Bill Atkinson
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Atkinson 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 90), home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 64), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 86). Bill Atkinson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Merritt.

Pitching Stats for Bill Atkinson and Jim Merritt

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
6.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
38.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Atkinson and Jim Merritt

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Atkinson and Jim Merritt

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
5400
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
44.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
62.61
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0