How Sam Mertes's Runs Produced Compares to Similar Players

Sam Mertes totaled 1,376 career Runs Produced, well above the league average of 410.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs Produced season came in 1903, posting 197, well above the league average of 63.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1896 at 34, well below the league average of 85.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs Produced total went from 157 in 1904 to 184 in 1905 and 108 in 1906, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Produced profile — ranging from 34 to 197 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sam Mertes Lifetime Runs Produced

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Sam Mertes Runs Produced Per Season

Sam Mertes's Runs Produced 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 Produced per season line chart

Sam Mertes Runs Produced by Team

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

Sam Mertes Cumulative Runs Produced — Career Progression

A running total of Sam Mertes's career Runs Produced, 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 Produced year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Mertes Runs Produced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam Mertes's seasonal Runs Produced 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 Produced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Mertes Runs Produced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam Mertes's MLB career with Runs Produced 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 Runs Produced season-by-season breakdown table