Jim Merritt vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Merritt and Cleon Webb are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 5.67) and WHIP (1.237 vs 1.407). Cleon Webb 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 Cleon Webb

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Cleon Webb

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Cleon Webb

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
21.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
21.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA