Byron McLaughlin vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Byron McLaughlin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Byron McLaughlin and Jim Merritt are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Byron McLaughlin and 89 for Jim Merritt, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Jim Merritt gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Byron McLaughlin and Jim Merritt

Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.13
27.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
5.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
9.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
4.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1683
40.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
5.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1465
34.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Byron McLaughlin and Jim Merritt

Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.13
27.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Byron McLaughlin and Jim Merritt

Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
600
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Byron McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Byron McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0