Bob Mahoney vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Bob Mahoney
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Mahoney 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 4.96 and 1.643 for Bob Mahoney. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Mahoney and Jim Merritt

Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
9.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
40.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.89
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
35.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Bob Mahoney and Jim Merritt

Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Mahoney and Jim Merritt

Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
1028.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
36.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
45.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
257.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0