John Anderson vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

John Anderson
Pre-GenerationalNorwayThrows RightBats SwitchEuropeBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

John Anderson and Sam Mertes are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for John Anderson, 105 for Sam Mertes), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 113). The overall lean goes to John Anderson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for John Anderson and Sam Mertes

John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1636
144.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6773
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6345
562.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1843
163.27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1341
118.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
29.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
10.98
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
4.43
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
44.47
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903.39
80.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2569
227.58
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2206
195.42
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
871
77.16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
978
86.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
721
86.54
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1799
159.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
991.09
87.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.7
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
310
27.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
31.54
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.03
19.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
5.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
338
29.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
338
29.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Anderson and Sam Mertes

John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
1.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
0.39
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41697
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13899
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8078
5.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
0.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8766
5.68
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8522
5.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.293
5.293
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.96
36.96
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0