Jim Merritt Stats

Jim Merritt was born on Thursday, December 9, 1943, in Altadena, California. Merritt was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 2, 1965, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Merritt baseball stats page.

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Jim Merritt

Jim Merritt Autograph on a 1969 Topps Baseball Card (#661 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1969top01' title='1969 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Jim Merritt Autograph on a 1969 Topps Baseball Card (#661 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   James Joseph Merritt
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   12-09-1943  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Altadena, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Edgewood High School (Edgewood, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   08-02-1965 (Age 21)
Last Game:   05-23-1975
Draft:   Not Applicable

Jim Merritt

Jim Merritt Pitching Stats

1965 22 Twins 16 9 5 5 4 .556 3.17 1 0 2 76.2 311 68 27 29 11 20 1 61 0 0 0 -
1966 23 Twins 31 18 5 7 14 .333 3.38 5 1 3 144.0 570 112 54 57 17 33 3 124 4 0 0 -
1967 24 Twins 37 28 4 13 7 .650 2.53 11 4 0 227.2 911 196 64 72 21 30 6 161 10 7 0 -
1968 25 Twins 38 34 4 12 16 .429 3.25 11 1 1 238.1 968 207 86 102 21 52 1 181 1 7 1 -
1969 26 Reds 42 36 2 17 9 .654 4.37 8 1 0 251.0 1,072 269 122 127 33 61 8 144 3 5 0 -
1970 27 Reds 35 35 0 20 12 .625 4.08 12 1 0 234.0 984 248 106 114 21 53 12 136 4 1 0 0
1971 28 Reds 28 11 5 1 11 .083 4.37 0 0 0 107.0 456 115 52 55 14 31 8 38 2 3 0 -
1972 29 Reds 4 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 0 8.0 38 13 4 4 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 -
1973 30 Rangers 35 19 11 5 13 .278 4.05 8 1 1 160.0 694 191 72 79 18 34 3 65 7 1 0 -
1974 31 Rangers 26 1 10 0 0 .000 4.13 0 0 0 32.2 149 46 15 17 3 6 2 18 1 0 0 -
1975 32 Rangers 5 0 2 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 3.2 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
11 Years 297 192 48 81 86 .485 3.65 56 9 7 1,483.0 6,168 1,468 602 657 160 322 45 932 32 25 1 0

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Jim Merritt Hitting Stats

1965 22 Twins 16 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 14 1 0 1 0 .136 .240 .136
1966 23 Twins 31 39 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 16 2 1 0 1 .103 .182 .128
1967 24 Twins 37 74 4 10 3 0 0 0 2 7 0 33 3 0 0 2 .135 .210 .176
1968 25 Twins 38 71 1 10 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 22 4 0 0 2 .141 .197 .169
1969 26 Reds 42 77 6 11 1 0 1 0 5 5 0 37 15 2 0 1 .143 .190 .195
1970 27 Reds 35 83 7 14 0 0 3 0 6 4 0 42 6 0 0 0 .169 .207 .277
1971 28 Reds 29 29 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 14 2 0 0 1 .138 .167 .241
1972 29 Reds 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1973 30 Rangers 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 31 Rangers 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 32 Rangers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
11 Years 298 397 21 56 8 1 4 0 20 28 0 178 33 3 1 7 .141 .198 .196

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Jim Merritt Fielding Stats

1965 Twins P 16 9 230 16 1.0 15 2 13 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.76
1966 Twins P 31 18 432 27 0.9 27 7 20 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
1967 Twins P 37 28 683 39 1.1 36 4 32 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.42
1968 Twins P 38 34 715 45 1.2 45 7 38 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.70
1969 Reds P 42 36 753 41 1.0 40 7 33 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.43
1970 Reds P 35 35 702 37 1.1 35 5 30 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .946 1.35
1971 Reds P 28 11 321 16 0.6 15 5 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.26
1972 Reds P 4 1 24 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1973 Rangers P 35 19 480 31 0.9 29 7 22 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.63
1974 Rangers P 26 1 98 8 0.3 5 1 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .625 1.38
1975 Rangers P 5 0 11 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
P Totals 297 192 4,449 261 0.9 248 45 203 13 8 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.51
11 Years 297 192 4,449 261 0.9 248 45 203 13 8 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.51

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Jim Merritt Miscellaneous Stats

1965 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.6 7.3 3.05 7.16 2.35
1966 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 39.0 3.76 7.75 2.06
1967 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 37.0 5.37 6.36 1.19
1968 Twins 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.2 71.0 3.48 6.83 1.96
1969 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 77.0 2.1 15.4 2.36 5.16 2.19
1970 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 27.7 2.0 13.8 2.57 5.23 2.04
1971 Reds 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 14.5 1.23 3.20 2.61
1972 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 4.50 2.25
1973 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.91 3.66 1.91
1974 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 4.96 1.65
1975 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Years 0 1 .000 1 0 0 99.3 2.2 19.9 2.89 5.66 1.95

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Jim Merritt Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1965 Minnesota Twins 26 Undetermined - Stats
1966 Minnesota Twins 26 Undetermined - -
1967 Minnesota Twins 17, 26 Undetermined - -
1968 Minnesota Twins 26 $23,000.00 - -
1969 Cincinnati Reds 30 Undetermined - -
1970 Cincinnati Reds 30 Undetermined Stats Stats
1971 Cincinnati Reds 30 Undetermined - -
1972 Cincinnati Reds 30 Undetermined - -
1973 Texas Rangers 16 Undetermined - -
1974 Texas Rangers 16 Undetermined - -
1975 Texas Rangers 16 Undetermined - -

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