Archie McKain vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Archie McKain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie McKain 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 4.26 and 1.515 for Archie McKain. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie McKain and Jim Merritt

Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.61
20.61
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1459
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
486.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
9.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.85
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
40.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
36.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Archie McKain and Jim Merritt

Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie McKain and Jim Merritt

Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
614.72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
163
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
522.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
92.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
14
51.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.19
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.3
45.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
150.92
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
154.6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.06
40.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
176.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0