Roger Mason vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Roger Mason
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger Mason as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roger Mason led in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 80). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Roger Mason.

Pitching Stats for Roger Mason and Jim Merritt

Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.76
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
4.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
8.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
3.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
6.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1766
38.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554
33.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Roger Mason and Jim Merritt

Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Mason and Jim Merritt

Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
2245.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
541.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
1.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.87
-27.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
270.97
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.09
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0