Tom Martin vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Martin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 162 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 84). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 98). Role difference aside, Tom Martin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Martin and Jim Merritt

Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
35.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Tom Martin and Jim Merritt

Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Martin and Jim Merritt

Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0