Randy McCament vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Randy McCament
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy McCament 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 3.8 and 1.641 for Randy McCament. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy McCament and Jim Merritt

Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.8
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
8.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.91
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
39.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Randy McCament and Jim Merritt

Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy McCament
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy McCament and Jim Merritt

Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
4200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Randy McCament
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Randy McCament
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0