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Dave LaPointvsJim Merritt

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Dave LaPoint

1980–1991 · 12 seasons

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Jim Merritt

1965–1975 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Dave LaPoint and Jim Merritt: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dave LaPoint	Stat	Jim Merritt
12	Seasons	11
28.1	Career VAL	23.1
6.7 (1988)	Peak-season VAL	6.6 (1967)
—	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Dave LaPoint and Jim Merritt have
Dave LaPoint	Stat	Jim Merritt
Career
294	Games	298
Batting
26	Hits	56
0	Home runs	4
15	RBI	20
13	Runs	21
16	Walks	28
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VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
80	Wins	81
86	Losses	86
1	Saves	7
1486.2	Innings pitched	1483.0
802	Strikeouts (pitching)	932
4.02	ERA	3.65
1.45	WHIP	1.21
94	ERA+	97

Age	Dave LaPoint	Jim Merritt
21	—	0.8
22	4.7	3.2
23	3.1	6.6
24	3.6	2.8
25	4.3	0.7
26	0	6
27	3.2	0.4
28	6.7	—
29	0	2.1
30	2.5	0.5

Age	Dave LaPoint	Jim Merritt
21	—	0.8
22	4.7	3.2
23	3.1	6.6
24	3.6	2.8
25	4.3	0.7
26	0	6
27	3.2	0.4
28	6.7	—
29	0	2.1
30	2.5	0.5

Age	Dave LaPoint	Jim Merritt
21	—	0.8
22	4.7	3.2
23	3.1	6.6
24	3.6	2.8
25	4.3	0.7
26	0	6
27	3.2	0.4
28	6.7	—
29	0	2.1
30	2.5	0.5

Age	Dave LaPoint	Jim Merritt
21	—	0.8
22	4.7	3.2
23	3.1	6.6
24	3.6	2.8
25	4.3	0.7
26	0	6
27	3.2	0.4
28	6.7	—
29	0	2.1
30	2.5	0.5