Joe Morgan vs. Jim Merritt — Matchup Analysis
Jim Merritt has completely neutralized Morgan in this matchup. Morgan's numbers against Merritt tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.343, 58% below the career mark of 0.819, with a batting average of just 0.143, 47% below their career average and below Merritt's career opposing average of 0.254. Merritt has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Morgan down once every 7.8 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 11.2 PA, and Morgan has yet to take Merritt deep. Edge: Merritt.
How Joe Morgan put the ball into play against Jim Merritt
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Merritt to Joe Morgan
Matchup Details for Joe Morgan and Jim Merritt
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Morgan and Jim Merritt including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Joe Morgan Career Plate Appearances
11329
Jim Merritt Career Batters Faced
6168
In this matchup
0.143
Joe Morgan Career Batting Average
0.271
Jim Merritt Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Morgan Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Morgan Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Morgan Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.172
In this matchup
0.167
Joe Morgan Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.278
Jim Merritt Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Joe Morgan Career Hit By Pitch
40
Jim Merritt Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
21
In this matchup
0
Joe Morgan Career Intentional Walks
76
Jim Merritt Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
4
Joe Morgan Career Strikeouts
1015
Jim Merritt Career Strikeouts Thrown
932
In this matchup
7.750
Joe Morgan Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.160
Jim Merritt Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.618
In this matchup
0.500
Joe Morgan Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.840
Jim Merritt Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.194
Joe Morgan Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
Jim Merritt Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Joe Morgan Career Sacrifice Hits
51
Jim Merritt Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Joe Morgan Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Jim Merritt Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
1
Joe Morgan Career Ground into Double Play
105
Jim Merritt Career Double Plays Enabled
17
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0