Al Maul vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Al Maul
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows 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 Al Maul 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 4.45 and 1.526 for Al Maul. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Maul and Jim Merritt

Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.52
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
4.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4322
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1680
10.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
3.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6485
40.51
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
6.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5899
36.85
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Al Maul and Jim Merritt

Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10050
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3350
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
2.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
3.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.32
93.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Maul and Jim Merritt

Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
155.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1582
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
462
600
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
523.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
125.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
94.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.76
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
31.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182.99
69.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
174.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
201.01
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
73.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
138.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.82
73.89
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
69.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
73.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0