Greg Maddux vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Greg Maddux
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Greg Maddux a clear advantage over Jim Merritt across the core pitching metrics. Greg Maddux led in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 84). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 142). Greg Maddux was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Greg Maddux and Jim Merritt

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
0.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
3.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4726
8.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.95
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3371
6.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20421
36.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6168
37.43
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
3.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.76
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18892
33.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Greg Maddux and Jim Merritt

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
0.98
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
2.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1793
3.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
3.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.339
2.339
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Maddux and Jim Merritt

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
251.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
462
600
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1591
526.82
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
90.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
76.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
13.91
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.59
20.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
107.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
102.98
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
27.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
60.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.64
15.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
11.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
138.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
59.6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.57
78.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0