How Sam Mertes's Runs Created Compares to Similar Players
Sam Mertes totaled 756 career Runs Created, well above the league average of 249.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs Created season came in 1905, posting 99, well above the league average of 33.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1896 at 18, well below the league average of 47.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs Created total went from 90 in 1904 to 99 in 1905 and 60 in 1906, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Created profile — ranging from 18 to 99 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Sam Mertes Lifetime Runs Created
Stats similar to Runs Created for Sam Mertes
| Sam Mertes
Runs Created |
|---|
| Career | 756.1 |
| Season Avg. | 75.61 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 102.93 |
| More Info | See More |
Sam Mertes Runs Created Per Season
Sam Mertes's Runs Created 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 Created by Team
Sam Mertes's career Runs Created totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Mertes Cumulative Runs Created — Career Progression
A running total of Sam Mertes's career Runs Created, 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 Created Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Mertes's seasonal Runs Created 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 Created — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Mertes's MLB career with Runs Created 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.
