Brian Fisher vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Brian Fisher
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jim Merritt a clear advantage over Brian Fisher across the core pitching metrics. Jim Merritt led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 85), and run prevention (ERA+ 89 vs 84). Jim Merritt was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brian Fisher and Jim Merritt

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.28
29.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
4.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
8.97
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
3.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
5.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2758
38.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.8
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2448
34.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Brian Fisher and Jim Merritt

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.28
29.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Fisher and Jim Merritt

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
1091.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
516.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
13
63.93
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.19
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.1
25.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
103.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
113.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
11.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0