Windy McCall vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Windy McCall
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Windy McCall 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 4.22 and 1.431 for Windy McCall. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Windy McCall and Jim Merritt

Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
3.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
5.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
38.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.75
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
985
34.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Windy McCall and Jim Merritt

Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Windy McCall and Jim Merritt

Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
1435.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
514.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
16.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
14.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
139.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
4.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0