Tom Alston vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .311). Tom Alston had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Mertes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom Alston and Sam Mertes

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
36
72.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
62
124.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
25
50.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.31
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Sam Mertes

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.25
80.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0