Jim Merritt vs. Jim Miles — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Miles
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Miles 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 7.3 and 1.824 for Jim Miles. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Merritt and Jim Miles

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
43.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.82
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.784
1.784
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
36.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.78
43.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Jim Miles

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.82
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Jim Miles

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3000
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Jim Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Miles
Career
Per 600 PA