Bill McCahan vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Bill McCahan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill McCahan and Jim Merritt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 3.84) and WHIP (1.237 vs 1.521). Bill McCahan had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.46 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Jim Merritt 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 Bill McCahan and Jim Merritt

Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.18
70.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
9.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
39.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1143
35.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Bill McCahan and Jim Merritt

Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.105
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill McCahan and Jim Merritt

Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
57
325.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
548.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
114.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
97.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
32.89
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
148.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
68.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
36.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.55
9.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0