Nick Avila vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Nick Avila
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Avila 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 8.49 and 1.714 for Nick Avila. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Avila and Jim Merritt

Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
10.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
38.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Nick Avila and Jim Merritt

Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Avila and Jim Merritt

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