Jim Merritt vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe 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 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. 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 Milt Steengrafe

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Milt Steengrafe

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Milt Steengrafe

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA