Jim Merritt vs Rudy May

Jim MerrittRudy May

Jim Merritt and Rudy May compared on their MLB careers: Jim Merritt played 11 seasons, 1965 to 1975, Rudy May 16 seasons, 1965 to 1983. Jim Merritt has 81 wins to Rudy May's 152.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Merritt and Rudy May career totals
297GP535
81W152
86L156
3.6ERA3.5
1,483IP2,622
932K1,760
322BB958
1.2WHIP1.3
7SV12

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jim Merritt and Rudy May postseason
4GP6
0R0
8H18

Where each stands all time

Jim Merritt and Rudy May all-time places
—Strikeouts (pitching)136th (1,760)
—Wins (pitching)245th (152)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Jim Merritt: 0 championships; none on file
  • Rudy May: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jim Merritt and Rudy May season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1965543.171965493.92
2nd19667143.38196910133.44
3rd19671372.5319707134.01
4th196812163.25197111123.02
5th19691794.37197212112.94
6th197020124.0819737174.38
7th19711114.371974853.18
8th1972104.50197514123.06
9th19735134.05197615103.72
10th1974004.13197718143.61
11th1975000.0019788103.88
12th————19791032.31
13th————19801552.46
14th————19816114.14
15th————1982662.89
16th————1983156.87

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA