Adonis Medina vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Adonis Medina
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Adonis Medina 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 5.35 and 1.557 for Adonis Medina. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Adonis Medina and Jim Merritt

Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
41.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
36.68
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.77
41.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Adonis Medina and Jim Merritt

Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.82
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Adonis Medina and Jim Merritt

Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
11400
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Adonis Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Adonis Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0