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: 13-18 / in Starts: 7-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 10

1966 Pitching Game Log

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1966 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	17	3	Apr 14	MIN		KCA	W,4-2	9-GF	S(1)	99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.55	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.75	0.074	6.55	0.11%	0.48	9t 1-3 2 out a2	9t end a 2
2	18	6	Apr 19	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-3	6-GF(8)		4	3.0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0.00	-1.05	10	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.099	1.17	0.12%	1.26	6b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
3	19	8	Apr 23	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-4	7-GF(8)	BL(0-1)	3	1.2	3	3	3	0	1	2	0	5.40	4.95	8	0	4	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	-0.537	3.30	-0.59%	-1.47	7b 1-3 1 out a2	8b end d 1
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
4	20	16	May 7	MIN		BOS	W,6-4	8-8		13	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	4.95	2	0	0	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	-0.195	3.59	-0.19%	-1.85	8t 12- 0 out a4	8t 123 0 out a3
5	21	20	May 12	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	6-GF	S(2)	4	3.1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.24	2.79	11	1	4	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	0.415	2.41	0.34%	1.70	6t -2- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
6	22	27	May 19	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	4-7		6	4.0	1	1	1	2	5	1	0	2.92	3.45	15	3	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	.96	0.054	2.26	0.08%	0.85	4t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out d1
7	23	31	May 22(2)	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	L(0-2)	2	7.1	6	2	2	2	7	0	0	2.75	2.71	29	5	9	2	0	6	63			0	1	1	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.058	2.81	0.07%	1.48	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out tie
8	24	39	May 30(1)	MIN		BAL	L,1-5	GS-7	L(0-3)	7	7.0	7	3	2	0	6	1	0	2.70	2.70	28	10	5	1	0	7	59			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.065	1.58	-0.07%	0.24	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
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
9	25	42	Jun 1	MIN		DET	L,4-9	7-7		1	0.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.67	2.70	4	1	0	0	0	3		3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	-0.251	2.72	-0.23%	-2.22	7t 123 1 out tie	7t 123 2 out d3
10	26	45	Jun 4	MIN		CLE	L,4-7	7-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.60	2.63	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.02	0.126	1.98	0.07%	1.15	7t 1-3 1 out d1	7t 3 out d1
11	27	51	Jun 11	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	9-GF	S(3)	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.54	2.62	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.12	0.515	4.89	0.21%	1.30	9b -23 1 out a1	9b end a 1
12	28	57	Jun 15(2)	MIN		CAL	L,3-6	6-8	L(0-4)	3	2.2	2	2	2	1	4	0	0	2.90	2.46	11	4	0	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.99	0.153	1.85	0.09%	1.25	6t 1-3 0 out tie	8t 1-3 2 out tie
13	29	60	Jun 18	MIN		CHW	W,9-8	9-9	H(1)	2	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.16	2.49	3	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	-0.043	.66	-0.01%	-1.60	9t 12- 1 out a4	9t 1-3 2 out a2
14	30	63	Jun 21	MIN	@	CAL	L,7-10	6-6		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.09	2.52	4	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	-0.093	.83	-0.03%	-0.89	6b 1-3 1 out d1	6b 3 out d3
15	31	65	Jun 24(1)	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	9-9	L(0-5)	2	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.31	2.52	4	0	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.16	0.021	.85	0.00%	0.04	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 12- 2 out tie
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
16	32	75	Jul 1(2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-2	GS-7	L(0-6)	6	7.0	3	2	1	0	5	0	0	2.95	2.28	25	11	6	1	0	3	70			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.64	-0.017	.09	0.00%	1.00	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
17	33	80	Jul 5	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-6	W(1-6)	3	6.0	5	3	3	2	4	2	0	3.15	2.84	24	4	9	1	0	5	52			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.090	.02	0.00%	-0.40	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
18	34	84	Jul 9	MIN		DET	L,1-8	GS-3	L(1-7)	3	3.0	5	5	5	0	1	2	0	3.88	3.31	14	4	4	0	0	5	30			1	0	0	13	1	0	0	1	1	0	.79	-0.334	.05	-0.01%	-3.61	1t start tie	3t 3 out d5
19	35	89	Jul 17(1)	MIN		NYY	L,2-4	GS-6	L(1-8)	7	6.0	3	4	4	1	4	3	0	4.12	3.85	22	4	10	1	0	3	53			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	-0.181	.06	-0.02%	-1.22	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
20	36	95	Jul 21	MIN	@	WSA	W,1-0	SHO	W(2-8)	3	9.0	3	0	0	2	12	0	0	3.53	3.39	32	5	10	0	0	3	91			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.687	.10	0.03%	3.86	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
21	37	101	Jul 29	MIN		BAL	L,0-3	GS-7	L(2-9)	7	7.0	3	2	2	1	6	1	0	3.44	3.36	24	10	5	0	0	2	68			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.073	.10	0.01%	1.24	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
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
22	38	108	Aug 5	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-4	GS-5	L(2-10)	6	4.2	6	3	3	2	5	0	0	3.58	3.26	22	2	7	0	0	6	43			1	0	0	19	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.04	-0.215	.08	-0.01%	-1.19	1b start tie	5b -2- 2 out d2
23	39	113	Aug 9	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-2	GS-7	L(2-11)	3	7.0	4	2	2	1	7	0	0	3.50	3.06	26	3	11	0	3	4	67			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	.74	0.017	.06	0.00%	0.94	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
24	40	118	Aug 14(2)	MIN		KCA	L,3-4	GS-7	L(2-12)	4	6.1	6	4	4	1	5	1	0	3.65	3.10	26	5	9	1	0	6	49			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.304	.05	-0.01%	-1.25	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out d1
25	41	129	Aug 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	W(3-12)	11	9.0	8	4	3	2	6	1	0	3.59	3.12	36	8	12	2	0	8	61			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	.45	0.184	.01	0.00%	-0.37	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a3
26	42	134	Aug 30	MIN		WSA	W,3-1	CG	W(4-12)	3	9.0	5	1	1	2	4	1	0	3.38	3.17	33	9	13	2	0	5	75			0	0	0	31	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.483	.02	0.01%	3.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
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
27	43	138	Sep 3(2)	MIN		NYY	L,4-7	GS-6	L(4-13)	3	5.0	7	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.55	3.26	24	5	10	1	0	4	38			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	1	0	.63	-0.164	.09	-0.01%	-1.66	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out d3
28	44	144	Sep 10	MIN		BAL	W,7-2	CG	W(5-13)	6	9.0	8	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.43	3.22	38	12	11	2	0	8	64			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	1	0	1	.77	0.136	.01	0.00%	2.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
29	45	149	Sep 16	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS-8	W(6-13)	5	8.0	5	1	1	1	10	0	0	3.29	3.04	29	5	8	3	0	5	77			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.180	.00	0.00%	2.30	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
30	46	155	Sep 24	MIN		DET	L,1-8	GS-7	L(6-14)	7	6.1	5	5	5	3	4	1	0	3.47	3.12	27	6	9	1	0	5	44			0	1	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.07	-0.198	.00	0.00%	-0.91	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out d2
31	47	160	Sep 30(2)	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	W(7-14)	5	9.0	5	2	2	3	7	0	0	3.38	3.05	35	9	12	1	0	4	73			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.231	.00	0.00%	1.86	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a6
							13-18		W-L:7-14,Sv:3,BSv:1,Hld:1	4.1	144.0	112	57	54	33	124	17	0	3.38	3.05	570	0.74		6%	1%	107	60	20	45%	2	3	2	529	18	2	3	4	3	3	.97	0.819	.54	-0.04%	7.63

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