How Sam Mertes's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players
Sam Mertes totaled 3,179 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 1,169.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1901, posting 753, well above the league average of 251.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1896 at 91, well below the league average of 284.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 267 in 1904 to 240 in 1905 and 210 in 1906, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 91 to 753 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Sam Mertes Lifetime Chances Accepted
Stats similar to Chances Accepted for Sam Mertes
| Sam Mertes
Chances Accepted |
|---|
| Career | 3179 |
| Season Avg. | 317.9 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 434.23 |
| More Info | See More |
Sam Mertes Chances Accepted Per Season
Sam Mertes's Chances Accepted for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Mertes Chances Accepted by Team
Sam Mertes's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Mertes Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression
A running total of Sam Mertes's career Chances Accepted, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Sam Mertes Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Mertes's seasonal Chances Accepted alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Sam Mertes Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Mertes's MLB career with Chances Accepted alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
