Jim Merritt was a pitcher in MLB. Across 297 career appearances, with a 3.65 ERA and 932 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | 5 | 4 | 3.17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 76.2 | 68 | 27 | 20 | 61 | 1.15 |
| 1966 | MIN | 7 | 14 | 3.38 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 144.0 | 112 | 54 | 33 | 124 | 1.01 |
| 1967 | MIN | 13 | 7 | 2.53 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 227.2 | 196 | 64 | 30 | 161 | 0.99 |
| 1968 | MIN | 12 | 16 | 3.25 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 238.1 | 207 | 86 | 52 | 181 | 1.09 |
| 1969 | CIN | 17 | 9 | 4.37 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 251.0 | 269 | 122 | 61 | 144 | 1.31 |
| 1970 | CIN | 20 | 12 | 4.08 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 234.0 | 248 | 106 | 53 | 136 | 1.29 |
| 1971 | CIN | 1 | 11 | 4.37 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 107.0 | 115 | 52 | 31 | 38 | 1.36 |
| 1972 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | TEX | 5 | 13 | 4.05 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 160.0 | 191 | 72 | 34 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 1974 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 4.13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 32.2 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 1.59 |
| 1975 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 |
| Career Totals | — | 81 | 86 | 3.65 | 297 | 192 | 7 | 1483.0 | 1468 | 602 | 322 | 932 | 1.21 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | 16 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .136 | .240 | .136 | .376 |
| 1966 | MIN | 31 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .103 | .182 | .128 | .310 |
| 1967 | MIN | 37 | 74 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 33 | .135 | .210 | .176 | .386 |
| 1968 | MIN | 38 | 71 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .141 | .197 | .169 | .366 |
| 1969 | CIN | 42 | 77 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37 | .143 | .190 | .195 | .385 |
| 1970 | CIN | 35 | 83 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 42 | .169 | .207 | .277 | .484 |
| 1971 | CIN | 29 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .138 | .167 | .241 | .408 |
| 1972 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | TEX | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | TEX | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 298 | 397 | 21 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 28 | 178 | .141 | .198 | .196 | .395 |
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