Pete Meegan vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Pete Meegan
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaRichmond VirginiansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Meegan 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 3.9 and 1.200 for Pete Meegan. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Meegan and Jim Merritt

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
3.9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
8.94
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.95
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
4.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
38.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
6.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
36.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Pete Meegan and Jim Merritt

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.5
82.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Meegan and Jim Merritt

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
171.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
579.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
26.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
122.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.73
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.04
24.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0