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Jeff FrancisvsJim Merritt

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

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Jeff Francis

2004–2015 · 11 seasons

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Jim Merritt

1965–1975 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Jeff Francis and Jim Merritt: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jeff Francis	Stat	Jim Merritt
11	Seasons	11
20.5	Career VAL	23.1
7.3 (2006)	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 Jeff Francis and Jim Merritt have
Jeff Francis	Stat	Jim Merritt
Career
256	Games	298
Batting
35	Hits	56
0	Home runs	4
16	RBI	20
18	Runs	21
25	Walks	28
.116

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
72	Wins	81
82	Losses	86
1	Saves	7
1291.0	Innings pitched	1483.0
869	Strikeouts (pitching)	932
4.97	ERA	3.65
1.44	WHIP	1.21
84	ERA+	97

Age	Jeff Francis	Jim Merritt
21	—	0.8
22	—	3.2
23	0	6.6
24	0	2.8
25	7.3	0.7
26	6.4	6
27	1	0.4
29	1.9	2.1
30	3.1	0.5
31	0.8	—
32	0	—

Age	Jeff Francis	Jim Merritt
21	—	0.8
22	—	3.2
23	0	6.6
24	0	2.8
25	7.3	0.7
26	6.4	6
27	1	0.4
29	1.9	2.1
30	3.1	0.5
31	0.8	—
32	0	—

Age	Jeff Francis	Jim Merritt
21	—	0.8
22	—	3.2
23	0	6.6
24	0	2.8
25	7.3	0.7
26	6.4	6
27	1	0.4
29	1.9	2.1
30	3.1	0.5
31	0.8	—
32	0	—

Age	Jeff Francis	Jim Merritt
21	—	0.8
22	—	3.2
23	0	6.6
24	0	2.8
25	7.3	0.7
26	6.4	6
27	1	0.4
29	1.9	2.1
30	3.1	0.5
31	0.8	—
32	0	—