Gene McCann vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Gene McCann
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene McCann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene McCann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 3.65 and 1.237 for Jim Merritt. By the career numbers, Gene McCann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene McCann and Jim Merritt

Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.28
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.94
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
34.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Gene McCann and Jim Merritt

Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene McCann and Jim Merritt

Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
9
207.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
5.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-13.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0