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Jim Merritt
James Joseph Merritt
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 9, 1943 in Altadena, CA
High School: Edgewood (Edgewood, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1965
Final Game: May 23, 1975
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1965 21 MIN AL 5 4 .556 3.17 16 9 5 1 0 2 76.2 68 29 27 11 20 1 61 0 0 0 311 112 1.148 8.0 1.3 2.3 7.2 3.05
1966 22 MIN AL 7 14 .333 3.38 31 18 5 5 1 3 144.0 112 57 54 17 33 3 124 0 0 4 570 107 1.007 7.0 1.1 2.1 7.8 3.76
1967 23 MIN AL 13 7 .650 2.53 37 28 4 11 4 0 227.2 196 72 64 21 30 6 161 7 0 10 911 137 0.993 7.7 0.8 1.2 6.4 5.37
1968 24 MIN AL 12 16 .429 3.25 38 34 4 11 1 1 238.1 207 102 86 21 52 1 181 7 1 1 968 96 1.087 7.8 0.8 2.0 6.8 3.48
1969 25 CIN NL 17 9 .654 4.37 42 36 2 8 1 0 251.0 269 127 122 33 61 8 144 5 0 3 1072 86 1.315 9.6 1.2 2.2 5.2 2.36
1970 26 CIN NL 20 12 .625 4.08 35 35 0 12 1 0 234.0 248 114 106 21 53 12 136 1 0 4 984 102 1.286 9.5 0.8 2.0 5.2 2.57 AS,CYA-4,MVP-21
1971 27 CIN NL 1 11 .083 4.37 28 11 5 0 0 0 107.0 115 55 52 14 31 8 38 3 0 2 456 75 1.364 9.7 1.2 2.6 3.2 1.23
1972 28 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 4.50 4 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 13 4 4 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 38 71 1.875 14.6 1.1 2.3 4.5 2.00
1973 29 TEX AL 5 13 .278 4.05 35 19 11 8 1 1 160.0 191 79 72 18 34 3 65 1 0 7 694 92 1.406 10.7 1.0 1.9 3.7 1.91
1974 30 TEX AL 0 0 4.13 26 1 10 0 0 0 32.2 46 17 15 3 6 2 18 0 0 1 149 86 1.592 12.7 0.8 1.7 5.0 3.00
1975 31 TEX AL 0 0 0.00 5 0 2 0 0 0 3.2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0.818 7.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Seasons 81 86 .485 3.65 297 192 48 56 9 7 1483.0 1468 657 602 160 322 45 932 25 1 32 6168 99 1.207 8.9 1.0 2.0 5.7 2.89
162 Game Avg. 11 12 .485 3.65 41 27 7 8 1 1 206 204 91 84 22 45 6 130 3 0 4 858 99 1.207 8.9 1.0 2.0 5.7 2.89
MIN (4 yrs) 37 41 .474 3.03 122 89 18 28 6 6 686.2 583 260 231 70 135 11 527 14 1 15 2760 112 1.046 7.6 0.9 1.8 6.9 3.90
CIN (4 yrs) 39 32 .549 4.26 109 83 7 20 2 0 600.0 645 300 284 69 147 29 322 9 0 9 2550 90 1.320 9.7 1.0 2.2 4.8 2.19
TEX (3 yrs) 5 13 .278 3.99 66 20 23 8 1 1 196.1 240 97 87 21 40 5 83 2 0 8 858 92 1.426 11.0 1.0 1.8 3.8 2.08
AL (7 yrs) 42 54 .438 3.24 188 109 41 36 7 7 883.0 823 357 318 91 175 16 610 16 1 23 3618 106 1.130 8.4 0.9 1.8 6.2 3.49
NL (4 yrs) 39 32 .549 4.26 109 83 7 20 2 0 600.0 645 300 284 69 147 29 322 9 0 9 2550 90 1.320 9.7 1.0 2.2 4.8 2.19

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1965 21 MIN AL WS L LAD 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0.600 5.4 0.0 0.0 2.7
1970 26 CIN NL NLCS W PIT 1 0 1.000 1.69 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 0.563 5.1 0.0 0.0 3.4
1970 26 CIN NL WS L BAL 0 1 .000 21.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.400 16.2 5.4 5.4 0.0 0.00
2 Seasons (3 Series) 1 1 .500 5.23 4 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 8 6 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 40 0.871 7.0 0.9 0.9 2.6 3.00
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 1.69 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 0.563 5.1 0.0 0.0 3.4
2 WS 0 1 .000 9.00 3 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 20 1.200 9.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 21 MIN AL 16 26 22 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 .136 .240 .136 .376 8 3 0 1 1 0 0 1
1966 22 MIN AL 31 46 39 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 16 .103 .182 .128 .310 -11 5 1 0 2 1 0 1
1967 23 MIN AL 37 84 74 4 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 33 .135 .210 .176 .386 12 13 2 0 3 0 0 1
1968 24 MIN AL 38 80 71 1 10 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 22 .141 .197 .169 .366 9 12 2 0 4 0 0 1
1969 25 CIN NL 42 99 77 6 11 1 0 1 5 0 0 5 37 .143 .190 .195 .385 6 15 1 0 15 2 0 1
1970 26 CIN NL 35 93 83 7 14 0 0 3 6 0 0 4 42 .169 .207 .277 .484 27 23 0 0 6 0 0 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-21
1971 27 CIN NL 29 32 29 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 14 .138 .167 .241 .408 17 7 1 0 2 0 0 1
1972 28 CIN NL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Seasons 232 462 397 21 56 8 1 4 20 0 1 28 178 .141 .198 .196 .395 11 78 7 1 33 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 323 277 15 39 6 1 3 14 0 1 20 124 .141 .198 .196 .395 11 54 5 1 23 2 0
MIN (4 yrs) 122 236 206 8 27 6 0 0 7 0 1 18 85 .131 .204 .160 .364 6 33 5 1 10 1 0
CIN (4 yrs) 110 226 191 13 29 2 1 4 13 0 0 10 93 .152 .192 .236 .428 16 45 2 0 23 2 0
NL (4 yrs) 110 226 191 13 29 2 1 4 13 0 0 10 93 .152 .192 .236 .428 16 45 2 0 23 2 0
AL (7 yrs) 122 236 206 8 27 6 0 0 7 0 1 18 85 .131 .204 .160 .364 6 33 5 1 10 1 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 21 MIN AL WS LAD L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 26 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 26 CIN NL WS BAL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 MIN AL 21 P 16 9 76.2 16 2 13 1 1 .938 1.76 0.94 .950 2.04 0.75
1966 MIN AL 22 P 31 18 144.0 27 7 20 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.87 .948 1.99 0.75
1967 MIN AL 23 P 37 28 227.2 39 4 32 3 1 .923 1.42 0.97 .959 1.96 0.74
1968 MIN AL 24 P 38 34 238.1 45 7 38 0 2 1.000 1.70 1.18 .956 1.89 0.73
1969 CIN NL 25 P 42 36 251.0 41 7 33 1 1 .976 1.43 0.95 .956 1.95 0.78
1970 CIN NL 26 P 35 35 234.0 37 5 30 2 1 .946 1.35 1.00 .951 1.85 0.71 AS,CYA-4,MVP-21
1971 CIN NL 27 P 28 11 107.0 16 5 10 1 1 .938 1.26 0.54 .956 1.90 0.78
1972 CIN NL 28 P 4 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.12 0.25 .900 1.80 0.72
1973 TEX AL 29 P 35 19 160.0 31 7 22 2 1 .935 1.63 0.83 .952 1.86 0.86
1974 TEX AL 30 P 26 1 32.2 8 1 4 3 0 .625 1.38 0.19 .962 1.82 0.83
1975 TEX AL 31 P 5 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.96 0.84
11 Seasons P 297 192 1483.0 261 45 203 13 8 .950 1.51 0.84 .954 1.92 0.77
11 Seasons TOT 297 192 1483.0 261 45 203 13 8 .950 1.51 0.84 .904 1.92 0.77

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1970 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 NL (21, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 NL (4, 7%)
0.07 Career Shares (189th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1967 AL  2.530 (5th)

Wins s c a p y
1970 NL  20 (4th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1967 AL  .650 (4th)
1969 NL  .654 (7th)
1970 NL  .625 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1967 AL  .993 (2nd)
Career  1.207 (144th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 AL  1.186 (1st)
1968 AL  1.964 (7th)
1969 NL  2.187 (9th)
1970 NL  2.038 (5th)
Career  1.954 (76th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1968 AL  6.835 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1968 AL  181 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1968 AL  34 (10th)
1969 NL  36 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1967 AL  11 (8th)
1968 AL  11 (9th)
1970 NL  12 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1967 AL  4 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1967 AL  21 (6th)
1968 AL  21 (7th)
1969 NL  33 (1st)

Hits s c a p y
1968 AL  207 (7th)
1969 NL  269 (4th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1967 AL  5.367 (1st)
1968 AL  3.481 (6th)
1970 NL  2.566 (8th)
Career  2.894 (44th)

Losses s c a p y
1966 AL  14 (4th)
1968 AL  16 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1968 AL  86 (2nd)
1969 NL  122 (1st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1967 AL  10 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1967 AL  7 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1967 AL  137 (3rd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1969 NL  15 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (718), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 38 (634), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (674), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 15, 1961: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1961: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1961 first-year draft.

November 21, 1968: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Cincinnati Reds for Leo Cardenas.

December 1, 1972: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Texas Rangers for Jim Driscoll and Hal King.

July 17, 1975: Released by the Texas Rangers.

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