Chris Mazza vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Chris Mazza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mazza 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 5.35 and 1.570 for Chris Mazza. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mazza and Jim Merritt

Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
10.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.76
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
7.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
35.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.67
40.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Chris Mazza and Jim Merritt

Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mazza and Jim Merritt

Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
6800
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0