Doc Martin vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Doc Martin
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Doc Martin and Jim Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 5.48) and WHIP (1.237 vs 1.624). Doc Martin had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.2 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 Doc Martin and Jim Merritt

Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.08
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
40.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
34.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.8
40.8
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Doc Martin and Jim Merritt

Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
67.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Martin and Jim Merritt

Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
442.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
28.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
22.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0