Player

Jim Merritt

Player Info
Full Name
James Joseph
Born
December 9, 1943
Altadena, CA, USA
Size
6'3" / 175 lbs
B/T
L / L
Debut
August 2, 1965
Final Game
May 23, 1975
Career
11 years
Teams
Honors
1 x All-Star
1970
1970 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
Career Batting
298
G
.141
AVG
56
H
4
HR
20
RBI
.394
OPS
17
OPS vs Lg
8% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
81-86
W-L
3.65
ERA
297
G
932
SO
7
SV
1.21
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1975 Texas Rangers 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 3.1 0 0
1974 Texas Rangers 0 0 4.13 26 1 0 32.1 18 6
1973 Texas Rangers 5 13 4.05 35 19 1 160.0 65 34
1972 Cincinnati Reds 1 0 4.50 4 1 0 8.0 4 2
1971 Cincinnati Reds 1 11 4.37 28 11 0 107.0 38 31
1970 Cincinnati Reds 20 12 4.08 35 35 0 234.0 136 53
1969 Cincinnati Reds 17 9 4.37 42 36 0 251.0 144 61
1968 Minnesota Twins 12 16 3.25 38 34 1 238.1 181 52
1967 Minnesota Twins 13 7 2.53 37 28 0 227.1 161 30
1966 Minnesota Twins 7 14 3.38 31 18 3 144.0 124 33
1965 Minnesota Twins 5 4 3.17 16 9 2 76.2 61 20
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1975 AL 3.7 0.00 0.00 0.818
1974 AL 32.7 4.96 1.65 1.592
1973 AL 160.0 3.66 1.91 1.406
1972 NL 8.0 4.50 2.25 1.875
1971 NL 107.0 3.20 2.61 1.364
1970 NL 234.0 5.23 2.04 1.286 ✓
1969 NL 251.0 5.16 2.19 1.315 ✓
1968 AL 238.3 6.83 1.96 1.087 ✓
1967 AL 227.7 6.36 1.19 0.993 ✓
1966 AL 144.0 7.75 2.06 1.007
1965 AL 76.7 7.16 2.35 1.148
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1975 Texas Rangers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 Texas Rangers 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 Texas Rangers 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 Cincinnati Reds 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 Cincinnati Reds 29 29 4 1 1 0 0 .138
1970 Cincinnati Reds 35 83 14 0 0 3 7 .169
1969 Cincinnati Reds 42 77 11 1 0 1 6 .143
1968 Minnesota Twins 38 71 10 2 0 0 1 .141
1967 Minnesota Twins 37 74 10 3 0 0 4 .135
1966 Minnesota Twins 31 39 4 1 0 0 2 .103
1965 Minnesota Twins 16 22 3 0 0 0 1 .136
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1972 NL 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1971 NL 32 .103 .267 3.1 43.8 19 0.0
1970 NL 93 .108 .290 4.3 45.2 33 3.0
1969 NL 99 .052 .244 5.1 37.4 12 1.0
1968 AL 80 .028 .204 6.3 27.5 16 0.0
1967 AL 84 .041 .244 8.3 39.3 19 0.0
1966 AL 46 .026 .167 8.7 34.8 -6 0.0
1965 AL 26 .000 .375 7.7 53.8 14 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 297 45 203 13 8 .950
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1975 Texas Rangers P 5 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 Texas Rangers P 26 1 4 3 0 .625
1973 Texas Rangers P 35 7 22 2 1 .935
1972 Cincinnati Reds P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000
1971 Cincinnati Reds P 28 5 10 1 1 .938
1970 Cincinnati Reds P 35 5 30 2 1 .946
1969 Cincinnati Reds P 42 7 33 1 1 .976
1968 Minnesota Twins P 38 7 38 0 2 1.000
1967 Minnesota Twins P 37 4 32 3 1 .923
1966 Minnesota Twins P 31 7 20 0 0 1.000
1965 Minnesota Twins P 16 2 13 1 1 .938
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 4 1-1 0 10.1 3 5.23
1970 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 1 1-0 0 5.0 2 1.69
1970 World Series Cincinnati Reds 1 0-1 0 1.2 0 21.60
1965 World Series Minnesota Twins 2 0-0 0 3.1 1 2.70
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 4 3 0 0 0 .000
1970 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 1 2 0 0 0 .000
1970 World Series Cincinnati Reds 1 1 0 0 0 .000
1965 World Series Minnesota Twins 2 0 0 0 0 .000