Jim Merritt career WHIP

• Best season on file: 0.82 in 1975.

Average of 11 regular seasons, 1965 through 1975. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Jim Merritt career WHIP, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1965	MIN	16	5	4	3.17	76.2	61	20	1.15	2
1966	MIN	31	7	14	3.38	144.0	124	33	1.01	3
1967	MIN	37	13	7	2.53	227.2	161	30	0.99	0
1968	MIN	38	12	16	3.25	238.1	181	52	1.09	1
1969	CIN	42	17	9	4.37	251.0	144	61	1.31	0
1970	CIN	35	20	12	4.08	234.0	136	53	1.29	0
1971	CIN	28	1	11	4.37	107.0	38	31	1.36	0
1972	CIN	4	1	0	4.50	8.0	4	2	1.88	0
1973	TEX	35	5	13	4.05	160.0	65	34	1.41	1
1974	TEX	26	0	0	4.13	32.2	18	6	1.59	0
1975	TEX	5	0	0	0.00	3.2	0	0	0.82	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV