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Jim Merritt 2026 Season · TEX

Career: 81-86, 3.65 ERA, 932 K in 1483.0 IP.

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Jim Merritt

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+2.3Career NUT

+5.7 to Great

Career

3.65ERA1.21WHIP81W932K1483.0IP7SV

L/L · 6' 2", 180 lb · b. Dec 9, 1943 · Altadena, CA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1965

Player Overview

Year by Year


1965	21	MIN	-0.1	5	4	3.17	16	9	1	0	5	2	0	311	76.2	68	27	20	0	61	1.15
1966	22	MIN	+0.8	7	14	3.38	31	18	5	1	5	3	0	570	144.0	112	54	33	0	124	1.01
1967	23	MIN	+1.4	13	7	2.53	37	28	11	4	4	0	0	911	227.2	196	64	30	7	161	0.99
1968	24	MIN	+0.7	12	16	3.25	38	34	11	1	4	1	0	968	238.1	207	86	52	7	181	1.09
1969	25	CIN	-0.8	17	9	4.37	42	36	8	1	2	0	0	1072	251.0	269	122	61	5	144	1.31
1970	26	CIN	+1.5	20	12	4.08	35	35	12	1	0	0	0	984	234.0	248	106	53	1	136	1.29
1971	27	CIN	-1.2	1	11	4.37	28	11	0	0	5	0	0	456	107.0	115	52	31	3	38	1.36
1972	28	CIN	—	1	0	4.50	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	8.0	13	4	2	0	4	1.88
1973	29	TEX	-0.2	5	13	4.05	35	19	8	1	11	1	1	694	160.0	191	72	34	1	65	1.41
1974	30	TEX	+0.2	0	0	4.13	26	1	0	0	10	0	0	149	32.2	46	15	6	0	18	1.59
1975	31	TEX	—	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	3.2	3	0	0	1	0	0.82
Career	—	11 yrs	+2.3	81	86	3.65	297	192	56	9	48	7	1	6168	1483.0	1468	602	322	25	932	1.21

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Merritt's career NUT of +2.3

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.5

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NUT by Season

-0.1

+0.8

+1.4

+0.7

-0.8

+1.5

-1.2

-0.2

+0.2

Awards

1970NL All-Star · Reds Johnny Vander Meer Award

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