Jim Merritt vs. Oscar Villarreal — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Oscar Villarreal
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Oscar Villarreal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Oscar Villarreal led in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 84). Jim Merritt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 106). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Oscar Villarreal.

Pitching Stats for Jim Merritt and Oscar Villarreal

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.73
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
6.32
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.54
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
39.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.42
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
34.07
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Oscar Villarreal

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.93
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Oscar Villarreal

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
8600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.15
-38.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.09
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA