Bruce Aven vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Bruce Aven
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Bruce Aven posted the stronger offensive profile against Sam Mertes. Bruce Aven posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .744) and slugging (.432 vs .398). Sam Mertes had the advantage in batting average (.279 vs .273). By the career numbers, Bruce Aven had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bruce Aven and Sam Mertes

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
227.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
534.99
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
166
145.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
111
97.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.99
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
48.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
90.96
79.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
231.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
205.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
85
74.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
90.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
86.54
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
168
147.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
93.52
82.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
57
50.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
118.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5.06
5.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.51
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bruce Aven and Sam Mertes

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3498
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1166
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.61
69.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0