Dave Maurer vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Dave Maurer
Gen XMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Maurer 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 8.87 and 2.104 for Dave Maurer. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Maurer and Jim Merritt

Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.87
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
12.9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.9
12.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.01
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.433
1.433
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
45.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
39.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.54
45.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Dave Maurer and Jim Merritt

Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Maurer and Jim Merritt

Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Dave Maurer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Dave Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0