How Sam Mertes's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Sam Mertes totaled 120 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 71.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 1901, posting 54, well above the league average of 10.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1906 at 0, well below the league average of 8.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 1 in 1904 to 3 in 1905 and 0 in 1906, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 54 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sam Mertes Lifetime Double Plays

Stats similar to Double Plays for Sam Mertes
Sam Mertes
Double Plays
Career120
Season Avg.12
162 Game Avg.16.39
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Sam Mertes Double Plays Per Season

Sam Mertes's Double Plays 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 Double Plays per season line chart

Sam Mertes Double Plays by Team

Sam Mertes's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Mertes career Double Plays by team bar chart

Sam Mertes Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Sam Mertes's career Double Plays, 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 Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Mertes Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam Mertes's seasonal Double Plays 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 Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Mertes Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam Mertes's MLB career with Double Plays 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.
Sam Mertes Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table