Jim Merritt

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: December 9, 1943 in Altadena, CA us

High School: Edgewood HS (West Covina, CA)

Debut: August 2, 1965 (Age 21-236d, 12,381st in major league history)
vs. BAL 8.2 IP, 8 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: May 23, 1975 (Age 31-165d)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: James Joseph Merritt

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.1

ERA

3.65

297

192

1483.0

932

WHIP

1.207

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-21 / in Starts: 15-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 35, Entered with runners on base: 0

1968 Pitching Game Log

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1968 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	85	2	Apr 11	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	5	4	3	1	5	0	0	3.00	1.61	34	13	11	1	2	4	67			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.43	0.242	3.45	0.35%	-0.72	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
2	86	6	Apr 17	MIN		WSA	W,13-1	CG	W(2-0)	5	9.0	6	1	1	2	3	0	1	2.00	2.16	35	12	11	1	0	6	72			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	0	.58	0.209	1.87	0.41%	2.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a12
3	87	10	Apr 22	MIN		BAL	L,1-2	CG(10)	L(2-1)	4	10.0	6	2	2	2	6	2	0	1.93	2.96	36	11	11	1	0	6	76			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.15	0.154	3.62	0.29%	2.03	1t start tie	10t 3 out d1
4	88	14	Apr 27	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	9	1	0	0	6	0	0	1.46	2.49	35	8	12	3	0	9	73			1	0	1	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.341	2.89	0.51%	2.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	89	18	May 1	MIN	@	DET	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(3-2)	3	8.0	5	3	3	2	7	1	0	1.80	2.59	32	7	11	0	0	5	65			0	0	0	29	1	1	0	0	1	1	1.15	-0.273	3.98	-0.57%	0.13	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
6	90	22	May 5	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS-6		3	6.0	5	1	1	2	3	0	0	1.76	2.56	25	8	7	0	0	5	59			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.088	2.85	0.15%	1.26	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
7	91	26	May 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS-5		3	4.2	8	3	3	2	7	1	1	2.10	2.69	25	3	4	0	0	8	41			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.13	-0.267	2.62	-0.37%	-1.61	1b start a 1	5b 1-3 2 out d2
8	92	31	May 14	MIN		OAK	L,8-13	GS-4	L(3-3)	4	3.2	7	6	6	0	4	0	0	2.88	2.54	18	5	2	0	0	7	27			2	0	0	17	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.03	-0.180	2.81	-0.29%	-2.77	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out a1
9	93	35	May 20	MIN		DET	L,3-4	GS-10	L(3-4)	5	9.2	6	4	1	2	6	1	0	2.61	2.62	39	16	9	1	0	6	71			0	0	0	37	0	0	0	1	0	3	1.35	0.093	4.01	0.17%	0.75	1t start tie	10t -2- 2 out tie
10	94	40	May 26	MIN		BOS	W,5-4	GS-6		5	6.0	7	4	4	0	8	1	0	2.88	2.56	25	6	4	0	0	7	50			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.230	2.01	-0.38%	-1.58	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
11	95	45	May 31	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-6		4	6.0	5	1	0	0	6	0	1	2.67	2.43	25	9	4	2	0	5	66			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.07	0.098	2.69	0.15%	1.39	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	96	50	Jun 4	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-0	SHO	W(4-4)	3	9.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	0	2.40	2.31	31	8	11	3	0	4	85			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.416	1.61	0.48%	3.25	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
13	97	55	Jun 9	MIN	@	WSA	L,4-7	GS-4	L(4-5)	4	3.2	9	7	7	0	0	0	1	2.98	2.34	20	4	9	0	4	6	15			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.25	-0.389	2.50	-0.47%	-3.96	1b start a 1	4b 1-3 2 out d4
14	98	59	Jun 13	MIN	@	DET	L,1-3	GS-6	L(4-6)	3	6.0	7	3	1	1	4	0	1	2.89	2.32	26	8	5	2	0	7	53			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.12	-0.176	1.66	-0.16%	-0.65	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
15	99	64	Jun 18	MIN		WSA	W,9-8	GS-8		4	7.2	4	3	3	4	4	1	1	2.93	2.52	31	9	9	1	0	4	59			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.59	0.211	.94	0.20%	1.04	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a2
16	100	68	Jun 23	MIN		NYY	W,6-3	CG	W(5-6)	4	9.0	7	3	3	1	8	2	0	2.94	2.62	35	6	13	1	0	7	68			2	0	0	33	0	1	0	0	1	1	1.00	0.192	1.56	0.18%	0.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
17	101	72	Jun 29	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS-5	L(5-7)	5	4.2	5	3	3	6	4	0	0	3.05	2.69	24	3	6	1	0	5	40			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.59	-0.272	3.54	-0.36%	-1.52	1b start tie	5b 1-3 2 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	102	76	Jul 3	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG(10)	L(5-8)	3	9.0	4	1	0	1	7	0	0	2.84	2.59	31	10	9	0	0	4	83			0	0	1	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.201	1.77	0.19%	2.04	1b start tie	10b 1-- 0 out d1
19	103	81	Jul 7(2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS-6	L(5-9)	3	5.0	10	6	6	2	1	2	0	3.13	2.80	26	7	6	0	0	10	22			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	-0.346	.57	-0.12%	-3.57	1b start tie	6b -2- 0 out d3
20	104	85	Jul 14	MIN		CLE	L,3-6	GS-4	L(5-10)	6	3.1	6	4	3	2	3	0	0	3.25	2.79	19	4	4	0	0	6	35			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.04	-0.286	.36	-0.06%	-3.19	1t start tie	4t 12- 1 out d4
21	105	86	Jul 15	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.23	2.77	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.012	.07	0.00%	0.40	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
22	106	90	Jul 19	MIN		OAK	L,2-4	GS-7	L(5-11)	3	7.0	7	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.32	2.84	26	5	9	1	0	7	48			0	1	1	23	0	0	0	3	0	0	.83	-0.176	.18	-0.02%	-1.18	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
23	107	96	Jul 23(2)	MIN		CAL	W,3-1	CG	W(6-11)	3	9.0	8	1	1	3	4	0	0	3.19	2.82	37	12	10	0	0	8	68			0	0	0	33	4	0	0	1	1	1	1.43	0.374	.11	0.02%	2.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
24	108	100	Jul 28	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS-7	L(6-12)	4	7.0	7	4	4	3	4	1	0	3.27	2.89	29	13	2	0	0	7	48			0	0	1	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.279	.08	-0.02%	-1.51	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	109	104	Aug 2	MIN		DET	L,5-6	GS-1		4	0.2	3	4	4	2	1	0	0	3.48	2.91	7	0	1	1	0	3	29			0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.63	-0.352	.14	-0.02%	-3.79	1t start tie	1t 1-- 2 out d4
26	110	107	Aug 6	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS-6	W(7-12)	3	5.2	5	2	2	2	9	0	0	3.47	2.82	24	6	2	0	0	5	58			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.148	.02	0.00%	-0.14	1b start a 1	6b 1-3 2 out a3
27	111	112	Aug 10	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	W(8-12)	3	9.0	4	2	2	1	11	2	0	3.39	2.84	33	6	11	2	0	4	81			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.17	0.388	.00	0.00%	1.25	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
28	112	116	Aug 14	MIN		WSA	L,2-4	GS-9	L(8-13)	3	8.1	4	3	1	0	7	1	0	3.29	2.82	30	10	9	2	0	4	74			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.18	0.249	.00	0.00%	1.82	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out a1
29	113	121	Aug 18	MIN		BAL	L,1-7	GS-7	L(8-14)	3	6.2	6	5	3	2	3	1	0	3.32	2.87	29	12	7	0	0	5	47			0	0	0	27	2	0	1	0	0	1	.59	-0.160	.00	0.00%	-1.56	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d4
30	114	125	Aug 22	MIN		NYY	W,3-1	CG	W(9-14)	3	9.0	3	1	1	0	4	1	0	3.21	2.87	30	6	17	4	0	3	81			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.410	.00	0.00%	2.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
31	115	130	Aug 26(1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-2	GS-6	W(10-14)	3	6.0	4	2	1	1	5	0	0	3.16	2.82	22	3	9	1	0	4	62			0	0	1	20	1	0	0	1	1	1	.68	-0.082	.00	0.00%	0.19	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
32	116	136	Aug 30	MIN		CHW	W,5-4	GS-8		3	7.0	6	3	3	0	8	0	0	3.19	2.73	27	7	6	2	0	6	61			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.54	-0.155	.00	0.00%	0.03	1t start tie	8t 123 0 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	117	140	Sep 3	MIN		BOS	L,1-4	GS-5	L(10-15)	3	4.2	7	4	4	4	3	1	0	3.28	2.81	23	2	7	3	0	7	33			0	0	1	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.260	.00	0.00%	-2.42	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out d3
34	118	145	Sep 9	MIN		CLE	L,1-6	GS-5	L(10-16)	5	5.0	7	3	3	0	6	0	0	3.33	2.75	22	6	3	0	0	7	47			0	0	0	22	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.12	-0.189	.00	0.00%	-0.98	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
35	119	151	Sep 16	MIN		CAL	W,4-3	9-GF	W(11-16)	6	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	3.32	2.74	5	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.50	0.117	.00	0.00%	0.40	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
36	120	154	Sep 20	MIN		OAK	L,1-7	8-GF		3	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	3.33	2.77	7	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.19	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
37	121	159	Sep 25	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	6-GF	S(1)	4	4.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.27	2.75	15	6	3	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.152	.00	0.00%	1.44	6b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 3
38	122	162	Sep 29	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	GS-7	W(12-16)	3	7.0	6	3	2	0	5	1	0	3.25	2.75	26	7	8	0	0	6	60			1	1	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	.84	-0.208	.00	0.00%	-0.51	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
							17-21		W-L:12-16,Sv:1	3.6	238.1	207	102	86	52	181	21	7	3.25	2.75	968	0.98		7%	1%	202	57	0	---%	8	2	6	894	27	5	1	15	8	22	1.04	-0.185	1.44	0.26%	-3.27

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