Reeve McKay vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Reeve McKay
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Reeve McKay 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 9 and 1.000 for Reeve McKay. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Reeve McKay and Jim Merritt

Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.95
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6168
37.43
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Reeve McKay and Jim Merritt

Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Reeve McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reeve McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Reeve McKay and Jim Merritt

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