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1965–1975 · P
Jim Merritt
6' 3", 175 lbs·Lived to 83·Bats L / Throws L
All-Star
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Career Highs
2.53
Best ERA · 1967
20
Most W · 1970
181
Most K · 1968
0.993
Best WHIP · 1967
Career Arc · OPS
7 seasonsCareer Arc · ERA
10 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
11 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | 16 | 22 | 0 | 3 | .136 | .376 | — |
| 1966 | MIN | 31 | 39 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .310 | — |
| 1967 | MIN | 37 | 74 | 0 | 2 | .135 | .386 | — |
| 1968 | MIN | 38 | 71 | 0 | 1 | .141 | .366 | — |
| 1969 | CIN | 42 | 77 | 1 | 5 | .143 | .385 | — |
| 1970 | CIN | 35 | 83 | 3 | 6 | .169 | .484 | 68 |
| 1971 | CIN | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .138 | .408 | 60 |
| 1972 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 1973 | TEX | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | TEX | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 298 | 397 | 4 | 20 | .141 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
11 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | 16 | 76.7 | 5 | 4 | 3.17 | 110 | 61 | 1.148 |
| 1966 | MIN | 31 | 144.0 | 7 | 14 | 3.38 | 104 | 124 | 1.007 |
| 1967 | MIN | 37 | 227.7 | 13 | 7 | 2.53 | 130 | 161 | 0.993 |
| 1968 | MIN | 38 | 238.3 | 12 | 16 | 3.25 | 92 | 181 | 1.087 |
| 1969 | CIN | 42 | 251.0 | 17 | 9 | 4.37 | 83 | 144 | 1.315 |
| 1970 | CIN | 35 | 234.0 | 20 | 12 | 4.08 | 95 | 136 | 1.286 |
| 1971 | CIN | 28 | 107.0 | 1 | 11 | 4.37 | 79 | 38 | 1.364 |
| 1972 | CIN | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 72 | 4 | 1.875 |
| 1973 | TEX | 35 | 160.0 | 5 | 13 | 4.05 | 92 | 65 | 1.406 |
| 1974 | TEX | 26 | 32.7 | 0 | 0 | 4.13 | 88 | 18 | 1.592 |
| 1975 | TEX | 5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0.818 |
| Career | 297 | 1483.1 | 81 | 86 | — | — | 932 | — | |
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