Jim Merritt
Bats L Throws L6'3" 175 lbBorn 1943 Altadena, USADebut 1965Team TEX1x All-Star
Awards: TSN All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1975 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1974 | TEX | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1973 | TEX | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1972 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -125.3 |
| 1971 | CIN | 29 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.138 | 0.167 | 0.241 | 0.408 | 6.6 |
| 1970 | CIN | 35 | 93 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0.169 | 0.207 | 0.277 | 0.484 | 23.8 |
| 1969 | CIN | 42 | 99 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 0.143 | 0.190 | 0.195 | 0.385 | -3.4 |
| 1968 | MIN | 38 | 80 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0.141 | 0.197 | 0.169 | 0.366 | -6.5 |
| 1967 | MIN | 37 | 84 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 0.135 | 0.210 | 0.176 | 0.386 | 2.3 |
| 1966 | MIN | 31 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0.103 | 0.182 | 0.128 | 0.310 | -21.5 |
| 1965 | MIN | 16 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.136 | 0.240 | 0.136 | 0.376 | 8.1 |
| Career | | 298 | 462 | 21 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 28 | 178 | 0.141 | 0.198 | 0.196 | 0.395 | 1.6 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1975 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 1974 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 4.13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 32.7 | 149 | 3 | 6 | 18 | | | |
| 1973 | TEX | 5 | 13 | 4.05 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 160.0 | 694 | 18 | 34 | 65 | | | |
| 1972 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| 1971 | CIN | 1 | 11 | 4.37 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 107.0 | 456 | 14 | 31 | 38 | | | |
| 1970 | CIN | 20 | 12 | 4.08 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 234.0 | 984 | 21 | 53 | 136 | | | |
| 1969 | CIN | 17 | 9 | 4.37 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 251.0 | 1072 | 33 | 61 | 144 | | | |
| 1968 | MIN | 12 | 16 | 3.25 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 238.3 | 968 | 21 | 52 | 181 | | | |
| 1967 | MIN | 13 | 7 | 2.53 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 227.7 | 911 | 21 | 30 | 161 | | | |
| 1966 | MIN | 7 | 14 | 3.38 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 144.0 | 570 | 17 | 33 | 124 | | | |
| 1965 | MIN | 5 | 4 | 3.17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 76.7 | 311 | 11 | 20 | 61 | | | |
| Career | | 81 | 86 | 3.65 | 297 | 192 | 7 | 1483.0 | 6168 | 160 | 322 | 932 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1975 | TEX | P | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1974 | TEX | P | 26 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | |
| 1973 | TEX | P | 35 | 160 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0.935 | |
| 1972 | CIN | P | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1971 | CIN | P | 28 | 107 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.938 | |
| 1970 | CIN | P | 35 | 234 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0.946 | |
| 1969 | CIN | P | 42 | 251 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.976 | |
| 1968 | MIN | P | 38 | 238 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1967 | MIN | P | 37 | 228 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0.923 | |
| 1966 | MIN | P | 31 | 144 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1965 | MIN | P | 16 | 77 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.938 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1970 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | 6.43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.60 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 5.23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10.3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.87 |