Bryan Augenstein vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Bryan Augenstein
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Augenstein as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 8.34 and 2.118 for Bryan Augenstein. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Augenstein and Jim Merritt

Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
13.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.99
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
44.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.897
1.897
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
38.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Bryan Augenstein and Jim Merritt

Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Augenstein and Jim Merritt

Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Bryan Augenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bryan Augenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0