Pat McManus vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Pat McManus
Pre-GenerationalIrelandEuropeTroy TrojansNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat McManus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat McManus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 3.65 and 1.237 for Jim Merritt. By the career numbers, Pat McManus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat McManus and Jim Merritt

Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.95
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
40.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
39.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Pat McManus and Jim Merritt

Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat McManus and Jim Merritt

Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Pat McManus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Pat McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0