Willie McMeans vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Willie McMeans
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Merritt posted a stronger line than Willie McMeans. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 6.56) and WHIP (1.237 vs 2.057). By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Willie McMeans and Jim Merritt

Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
14.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.66
14.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
45.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.057
2.057
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
40.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.51
45.51
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Willie McMeans and Jim Merritt

Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie McMeans and Jim Merritt

Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
12
342.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
30.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
45.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0