Joe Martina vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Joe Martina
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Martina and Jim Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 4.67) and WHIP (1.237 vs 1.476). Joe Martina had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.5 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 Joe Martina and Jim Merritt

Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
4.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
40.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
35.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Martina and Jim Merritt

Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Martina and Jim Merritt

Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
25
319.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
548.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
178.72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
153.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
76.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
204.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
217.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
88.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
89.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0