Rick Matula vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jim Merritt a clear advantage over Rick Matula across the core pitching metrics. Jim Merritt led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 97), strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 89). Rick Matula held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 80). Jim Merritt was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Matula and Jim Merritt

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.94
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
35.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Rick Matula and Jim Merritt

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Matula and Jim Merritt

Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
66
316.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
532.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
4.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-16.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
230.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.09
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0