Max Macon vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Max Macon and Jim Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 4.24) and WHIP (1.237 vs 1.463). Max Macon had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.61 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Max Macon and Jim Merritt

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.24
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
9.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.61
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
39.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
35.6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Max Macon and Jim Merritt

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Macon and Jim Merritt

Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
226
258.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
462
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
54.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
170.61
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
16
18.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.87
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0