Jim Merritt vs. Seth Morehead — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Seth Morehead
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Seth Morehead 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 4.81 and 1.514 for Seth Morehead. 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 Seth Morehead

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.73
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.83
20.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
10.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
39.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
5.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1290
36.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Seth Morehead

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.73
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.409
0.409
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Seth Morehead

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
1147.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
18.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
9.42
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
226.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA