Jim Merritt vs. Rudy Minarcin — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rudy Minarcin
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Minarcin 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 4.66 and 1.582 for Rudy Minarcin. 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 Rudy Minarcin

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
8.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
3.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
40.02
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
35.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Rudy Minarcin

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.01
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Rudy Minarcin

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1105.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
31.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
41.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA