Mike Anderson vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Mike Anderson
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against Mike Anderson. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .691) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .329). Mike Anderson had the advantage in home run production (28 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 Mike Anderson and Sam Mertes

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
258.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1675
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1490
533.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
367
131.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
261
93.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
106
37.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
177.8
63.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
540
193.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
532
190.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
56.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
134
48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
265
94.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
179.91
64.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
57.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.96
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
122.87
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.88
4.88
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Anderson and Sam Mertes

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
1.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11135
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3711.2
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
2.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1033
2.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
2.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.39
59.39
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0

Pitching Stats for Mike Anderson and Sam Mertes

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-1
-1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
11.57
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64