Dick Marlowe vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Dick Marlowe
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Marlowe 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 4.99 and 1.570 for Dick Marlowe. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Marlowe and Jim Merritt

Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.35
17.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.99
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
10.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.74
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
39.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
36.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Dick Marlowe and Jim Merritt

Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Marlowe and Jim Merritt

Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
980
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
570
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
19.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
13.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
260
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.09
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0