Al Mattern vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Al Mattern
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Al Mattern and Jim Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Al Mattern posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 3.65) and home runs allowed (0.23 per nine innings vs 0.97). Jim Merritt had the advantage in WHIP (1.237 vs 1.394). By the career numbers, Al Mattern 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 Al Mattern and Jim Merritt

Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.12
68.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2533
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
844.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
9.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
3.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3493
37.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6168
37.43
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3184
33.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Al Mattern and Jim Merritt

Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1953
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.61
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.25
95.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.181
2.181
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Mattern and Jim Merritt

Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
138
270.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
306
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
533.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
88.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
80.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
9.99
19.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
55
107.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
64.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
16.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
47.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0