Travis Baptist vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Travis Baptist 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 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Jim Merritt

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Jim Merritt

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Jim Merritt

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