Hy Cohen vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Hy Cohen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Hy Cohen 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 7.94 and 2.235 for Hy Cohen. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hy Cohen and Jim Merritt

Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.94
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
14.82
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.82
14.82
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
45.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.235
2.235
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
39.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Hy Cohen and Jim Merritt

Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hy Cohen and Jim Merritt

Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1050
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
1.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0