How Sam Mertes's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Sam Mertes totaled 695 career Runs, well above the league average of 234.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs season came in 1903, posting 100, well above the league average of 35.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1896 at 20, well below the league average of 48.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 83 in 1904 to 81 in 1905 and 57 in 1906, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 20 to 100 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Sam Mertes Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
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| Career | 695 | 711.12 | 1376 | 756.1 |
| Season Avg. | 69.5 | 71.11 | 137.6 | 75.61 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 94.61 | 96.81 | 187.32 | 102.93 |
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Sam Mertes Runs Per Season
Sam Mertes's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Sam Mertes's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Mertes Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Sam Mertes's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Mertes's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Mertes's MLB career with Runs 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.
