Jose Melendez vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Melendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Melendez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 98). Jim Merritt held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 71). Role difference aside, Jose Melendez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Melendez and Jim Merritt

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6168
37.43
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Jose Melendez and Jim Merritt

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Melendez and Jim Merritt

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.61
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
400
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0