Jim Merritt vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Minshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Minshall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 3.65 and 1.237 for Jim Merritt. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Merritt and Jim Minshall

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6168
37.43
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
3.99
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Jim Minshall

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Jim Minshall

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA