Onan Masaoka vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Onan Masaoka
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth 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 Onan Masaoka 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 4.23 and 1.537 for Onan Masaoka. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Onan Masaoka and Jim Merritt

Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
8.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.601
1.601
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
39.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
33.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Onan Masaoka and Jim Merritt

Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Onan Masaoka and Jim Merritt

Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
9960
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Onan Masaoka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Onan Masaoka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0