Rich Aurilia vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Rich Aurilia
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Rich Aurilia 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+ 100 for Rich Aurilia, 105 for Sam Mertes), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 113). The overall lean goes to Sam Mertes, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Rich Aurilia and Sam Mertes

Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1652
157.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6278
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5721
546.77
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1576
150.62
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1067
101.98
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
28.77
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
17.78
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
48.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796.95
76.17
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2479
236.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2050
195.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
745
71.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
72.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
1315
125.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828.72
79.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
43.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
861
82.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
7.29
7.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
140
13.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.72
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rich Aurilia and Sam Mertes

Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
1.15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
1.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37603
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12534.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3079
2.21
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
2.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6754
4.85
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6595
4.74
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.109
4.109
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.22
88.22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
0.67
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Aurilia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rich Aurilia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0