Jim Merritt vs. Jose Veras — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Veras
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Veras as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Veras led in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 80). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Veras.

Pitching Stats for Jim Merritt and Jose Veras

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.57
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
3.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
7.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.17
7.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
4.7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
9.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.558
1.558
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1825
38.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.06
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1560
33.19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Jose Veras

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.141
0.141
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Jose Veras

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
264000
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA