Lou McEvoy vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Lou McEvoy
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou McEvoy 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 7.79 and 1.918 for Lou McEvoy. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou McEvoy and Jim Merritt

Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.73
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
7.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
11.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.55
11.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
46.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
40.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Lou McEvoy and Jim Merritt

Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou McEvoy and Jim Merritt

Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1020
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
12.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0