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Jim Merritt
James Joseph Merritt

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

Debut August 2, 1965
vs. BAL 8.7 IP, 8 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER
Final Game May 23, 1975
Born December 9, 1943 in Altadena, CA

Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1965 21 MIN AL   5   4  16   9   1   0   5  2   76.7   68   29   27  11   20   61   0   0   311   1   0  3.17  3.56  112 1.148
 1966 22 MIN AL   7  14  31  18   5   1   5  3  144.0  112   57   54  17   33  124   0   4   570   3   0  3.38  3.61  107 1.007
 1967 23 MIN AL  13   7  37  28  11   4   4  0  227.7  196   72   64  21   30  161   7  10   911   6   0  2.53  3.46  137 0.993
 1968 24 MIN AL  12  16  38  34  11   1   4  1  238.3  207  102   86  21   52  181   7   1   968   1   1  3.25  3.13   96 1.087
 1969 25 CIN NL  17   9  42  36   8   1   2  0  251.0  269  127  122  33   61  144   5   3  1072   8   0  4.37  3.78   86 1.315
 1970 26 CIN NL  20  12  35  35  12   1   0  0  234.0  248  114  106  21   53  136   1   4   984  12   0  4.08  4.18  102 1.286 MVP-21,CYA-4,AS
 1971 27 CIN NL   1  11  28  11   0   0   5  0  107.0  115   55   52  14   31   38   3   2   456   8   0  4.37  3.26   75 1.364
 1972 28 CIN NL   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  0    8.0   13    4    4   1    2    4   0   0    38   1   0  4.50  3.21   71 1.875
 1973 29 TEX AL   5  13  35  19   8   1  11  1  160.0  191   79   72  18   34   65   1   7   694   3   0  4.05  3.71   92 1.406
 1974 30 TEX AL   0   0  26   1   0   0  10  0   32.7   46   17   15   3    6   18   0   1   149   2   0  4.13  3.55   86 1.592
 1975 31 TEX AL   0   0   5   0   0   0   2  0    3.7    3    1    0   0    0    0   1   0    15   0   0  0.00  3.75  inf 0.818
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .485  81  86 297 192  56   9  48  7 1483.0 1468  657  602 160  322  932  25  32  6168  45   1  3.65  3.61   99 1.207
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  11  41  26   7   1   6  0  206.0  204   91   83  22   44  129   3   4   857   6   0  3.65  3.61   99 1.207
 Career High     20  16  42  36  12   4  11  3  251.0  269  127  122  33   61  181   7  10  1072  12   1  2.53  4.18  137 0.993

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 21 MIN AL  16   22    1    3   0  0   0    3   0  0   2  14  .136  .240  .136    8    3   1   0   0   1   0
 1966 22 MIN AL  31   39    2    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   4  16  .103  .182  .128  -11    5   2   1   0   0   1
 1967 23 MIN AL  37   74    4   10   3  0   0    2   0  0   7  33  .135  .210  .176   12   13   3   0   0   0   2
 1968 24 MIN AL  38   71    1   10   2  0   0    1   0  1   5  22  .141  .197  .169    9   12   4   0   0   0   2
 1969 25 CIN NL  42   77    6   11   1  0   1    5   0  0   5  37  .143  .190  .195    6   15  15   2   0   0   1
 1970 26 CIN NL  35   83    7   14   0  0   3    6   0  0   4  42  .169  .207  .277   27   23   6   0   0   0   0 MVP-21,AS
 1971 27 CIN NL  29   29    0    4   1  1   0    2   0  0   1  14  .138  .167  .241   17    7   2   0   0   0   1
 1972 28 CIN NL   4    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     298  397   21   56   8  1   4   20   0  1  28 178  .141  .198  .196   11   78  33   3   0   1   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        216   11   30   4  1   2   11   0  1  15  97  .141  .198  .196   11   42  18   2   0   1   4
 Career High     42   83    7   14   3  1   3    6   0  1   7  42                          23  15   2   0   1   2

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 21 MIN AL   26   20    1   1.4    96| .136  .256| .240  .327| .136  .393| .376  .720|   8  .119  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1966 22 MIN AL   46   39    1   0.7    95| .103  .256| .182  .324| .128  .394| .310  .718| -11  .040  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1967 23 MIN AL   84   69    3   1.2    91| .135  .252| .210  .322| .176  .377| .386  .699|  12  .108  -8.4  -0.9   0%
 1968 24 MIN AL   80   68    2   0.8    85| .141  .245| .197  .316| .169  .363| .366  .679|   9  .061  -8.1  -0.9   0%
 1969 25 CIN NL   99   84    4   1.3    99| .143  .265| .190  .336| .195  .393| .385  .729|   6  .103 -10.1  -1.1   0%
 1970 26 CIN NL   93   75    5   1.8   107| .169  .272| .207  .345| .277  .415| .484  .760|  27  .148  -9.4  -0.9   0%
 1971 27 CIN NL   32   28    1   1.0    88| .138  .254| .167  .319| .241  .372| .408  .691|  17  .066  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1972 28 CIN NL    2    2    0   0.0    87| .000  .250| .000  .316| .000  .368| .000  .685|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      462  385   17   1.2    95| .141  .258| .198  .329| .196  .388| .394  .716|  11  .097 -48.3  -5.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1965 21 MIN AL   P   16      2   13    1    1  .938  .949  0.94  0.75  1.76  2.04    9   76.7
 1966 22 MIN AL   P   31      7   20    0    0 1.000  .951  0.87  0.75  1.69  1.99   18  144.0
 1967 23 MIN AL   P   37      4   32    3    1  .923  .957  0.97  0.74  1.42  1.96   28  227.7
 1968 24 MIN AL   P   38      7   38    0    2 1.000  .957  1.18  0.73  1.70  1.89   34  238.3
 1969 25 CIN NL   P   42      7   33    1    1  .976  .957  0.95  0.78  1.43  1.95   36  251.0
 1970 26 CIN NL   P   35      5   30    2    1  .946  .951  1.00  0.71  1.35  1.85   35  234.0 AS
 1971 27 CIN NL   P   28      5   10    1    1  .938  .955  0.54  0.78  1.26  1.90   11  107.0
 1972 28 CIN NL   P    4      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.25  0.72  1.12  1.80    1    8.0
 1973 29 TEX AL   P   35      7   22    2    1  .935  .951  0.83  0.86  1.63  1.86   19  160.0
 1974 30 TEX AL   P   26      1    4    3    0  .625  .943  0.19  0.83  1.38  1.82    1   32.7
 1975 31 TEX AL   P    5      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.84  0.00  1.95    0    3.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1965 21 MIN AL   P   16      2   13    1    1  .938  .949  0.94  0.75  1.76  2.04    9   76.7
 1966 22 MIN AL   P   31      7   20    0    0 1.000  .951  0.87  0.75  1.69  1.99   18  144.0
 1967 23 MIN AL   P   37      4   32    3    1  .923  .957  0.97  0.74  1.42  1.96   28  227.7
 1968 24 MIN AL   P   38      7   38    0    2 1.000  .957  1.18  0.73  1.70  1.89   34  238.3
 1969 25 CIN NL   P   42      7   33    1    1  .976  .957  0.95  0.78  1.43  1.95   36  251.0
 1970 26 CIN NL   P   35      5   30    2    1  .946  .951  1.00  0.71  1.35  1.85   35  234.0
 1971 27 CIN NL   P   28      5   10    1    1  .938  .955  0.54  0.78  1.26  1.90   11  107.0
 1972 28 CIN NL   P    4      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.25  0.72  1.12  1.80    1    8.0
 1973 29 TEX AL   P   35      7   22    2    1  .935  .951  0.83  0.86  1.63  1.86   19  160.0
 1974 30 TEX AL   P   26      1    4    3    0  .625  .943  0.19  0.83  1.38  1.82    1   32.7
 1975 31 TEX AL   P    5      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.84  0.00  1.95    0    3.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 297     45  203   13    8  .950  .954  0.84  0.77  1.51  1.92  192 1483.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       297     45  203   13    8  .950  .954  0.84  0.77  1.51  1.92  192   1483

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1965   WS    MIN LAD     L   2   0   2.70  0  0  0  0   3.1   2   1   0   1 
 1970   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   1   1   1.69  1  0  0  0   5.1   3   1   0   2 
        WS    CIN BAL     L   1   1  21.60  0  1  0  0   1.2   3   4   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   3   1   9.00  0  1  0  0   5     5   5   1   1 
  3 Postseason Ser      1-2   4   2   5.23  1  1  0  0  10.1   8   6   1   3 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1965   WS    MIN LAD     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1970   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN BAL     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   4   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1970   CIN NL      0  0  0   2     1   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  1  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1970   CIN NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1970 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1970-NL-21-0.02
Car-1327-0.02 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1970-NL-4-0.07
Car-185-0.07 shares

Sac. Hits
1969 NL-15-1

ERA
1967 AL-2.53-5

Wins
1970 NL-20-4

Won-Loss %
1967 AL-.650-5
1969 NL-.654-8
1970 NL-.625-10

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1967 AL-.993-2

Bases on Balls/9IP
1967 AL-1.19-1
1968 AL-1.96-7
1969 NL-2.19-9
1970 NL-2.04-5
Car-1.95-76

Strikeouts/9IP
1968 AL-6.83-8

Strikeouts
1968 AL-181-9

Games Started
1968 AL-34-10
1969 NL-36-10

Comp. Games
1967 AL-11-8
1968 AL-11-9
1970 NL-12-9

Shutouts
1967 AL-4-9

Home Runs Allow.
1967 AL-21-6
1968 AL-21-7
1969 NL-33-1

Hits Allowed
1968 AL-207-7
1969 NL-269-4

SO to Walk
1967 AL-5.37-1
1968 AL-3.48-6
1970 NL-2.57-8
Car-2.89-42

Losses
1966 AL-14-4
1968 AL-16-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1968 AL-86-2
1969 NL-122-1

Wild Pitches
1967 AL-10-8

Hit Batsmen
1967 AL-7-8

Adjusted ERA+
1967 AL-137-3

Black Ink: Pitching - 2 (727) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 38 (629) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 10.0 (801) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 17.0 (667) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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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 Hal King and Jim Driscoll.
July 17, 1975: Released by the Texas Rangers.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1970 *	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1970-NL-21-0.02 Car-1327-0.02 shares	CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1970-NL-4-0.07 Car-185-0.07 shares	Sac. Hits 1969 NL-15-1	ERA 1967 AL-2.53-5	Wins 1970 NL-20-4
Won-Loss % 1967 AL-.650-5 1969 NL-.654-8 1970 NL-.625-10	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1967 AL-.993-2	Bases on Balls/9IP 1967 AL-1.19-1 1968 AL-1.96-7 1969 NL-2.19-9 1970 NL-2.04-5 Car-1.95-76	Strikeouts/9IP 1968 AL-6.83-8	Strikeouts 1968 AL-181-9	Games Started 1968 AL-34-10 1969 NL-36-10
Comp. Games 1967 AL-11-8 1968 AL-11-9 1970 NL-12-9	Shutouts 1967 AL-4-9	Home Runs Allow. 1967 AL-21-6 1968 AL-21-7 1969 NL-33-1	Hits Allowed 1968 AL-207-7 1969 NL-269-4	SO to Walk 1967 AL-5.37-1 1968 AL-3.48-6 1970 NL-2.57-8 Car-2.89-42	Losses 1966 AL-14-4 1968 AL-16-2
Earned Runs Allow. 1968 AL-86-2 1969 NL-122-1	Wild Pitches 1967 AL-10-8	Hit Batsmen 1967 AL-7-8	Adjusted ERA+ 1967 AL-137-3