Jim Merritt vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Jim Merritt comes out ahead of Tim Wakefield in this starter comparison. Jim Merritt led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 84), and home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 78). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 84). The edge goes to Jim Merritt.

Pitching Stats for Jim Merritt and Tim Wakefield

Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Tim Wakefield

Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Tim Wakefield

Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA