Jim Merritt vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Thomas led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 89). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 90). Role difference aside, Roy Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Merritt and Roy Thomas

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Roy Thomas

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Roy Thomas

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA