How Sam Mertes's Putouts Compares to Similar Players
Sam Mertes totaled 2,532 career Putouts, well above the league average of 840.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Putouts season came in 1900, posting 532, well above the league average of 164.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1896 at 86, well below the league average of 185.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Putouts total went from 248 in 1904 to 230 in 1905 and 196 in 1906, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Putouts profile — ranging from 86 to 532 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Sam Mertes Lifetime Putouts
Stats similar to Putouts for Sam Mertes
| Sam Mertes
Putouts |
|---|
| Career | 2532 |
| Season Avg. | 253.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 345.85 |
| More Info | See More |
Sam Mertes Putouts Per Season
Sam Mertes's Putouts 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 Putouts by Team
Sam Mertes's career Putouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Mertes Cumulative Putouts — Career Progression
A running total of Sam Mertes's career Putouts, 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 Putouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Mertes's seasonal Putouts 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 Putouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Mertes's MLB career with Putouts 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.
