Jim Merritt vs. Al Veigel — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Veigel
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Merritt and Al Veigel are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.237 vs 3.000). Al Veigel had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Merritt and Al Veigel

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
60.75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
43.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Al Veigel

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veigel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Al Veigel

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Al Veigel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veigel
Career
Per 600 PA