Jim Merritt vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Andy Messersmith a clear advantage over Jim Merritt across the core pitching metrics. Andy Messersmith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 80). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 95). Andy Messersmith was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Merritt and Andy Messersmith

Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6168
37.43
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Andy Messersmith

Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Andy Messersmith

Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
462
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
529.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
64.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.63
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
154
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.91
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100