Don McMahon vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Don McMahon
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Don McMahon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Merritt led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 76). Don McMahon held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 84). Role difference aside, Jim Merritt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don McMahon and Jim Merritt

Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3932
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1310.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
7.24
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.72
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
3.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
6.89
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5503
37.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
3.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4864
33.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Don McMahon and Jim Merritt

Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3931
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1310.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.85
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don McMahon and Jim Merritt

Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874
2834.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
185
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
544.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
74.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.69
15.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
27
87.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
33
107.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
55.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
32.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
282.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.73
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.09
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0