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 | Checklist) |
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Jim MerrittJim Merritt Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 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 | ||
Jim MerrittJim Merritt Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 298 | 397 | 21 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 178 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .141 | .198 | .196 | ||
Jim MerrittJim Merritt Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Jim MerrittJim Merritt Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99.3 | 2.2 | 19.9 | 2.89 | 5.66 | 1.95 |
Jim MerrittJim Merritt Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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